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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Trying Bonebreaker by Inkfox Games. Quickstart rules and this lovely arena sheet were handed out free at #SpruCon yesterday. There's something really cool here. Feels similar to turn based tactics games like Tactical Breach Wizards. Lots of shoving terrain and enemies to set up action combos.

Photo of a gameboard. The board is a large grid room with wooden flooring and is full of crates. Miniatures and dice are moving about the room as heroes fight to carry treasure chests to the exits. In the corner of the photo are the quick start rules for Bonebreaker with an illustration of a hooded rogue kicking a skeleton into a pillar where its bones shatter.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Now with 30 more minutes of running through corridors full of steam pipes and sparks. (Yes... Hahaha... yes!) youtu.be/BBBP-iqluxw?...

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The Satan Pit: Extended Movie Cut | Trailer

YouTube video by Doctor Who

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Free miniature storage, that's perfect for skirmish games like #Greathelm or #KillTeam? Eggggg 🥚

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

After making an A4 #Greathelm board earlier in the summer and I'm doscovering the additional benefits of it as a photo backdrop. Most recently, this Vampire Hunter for The Silver Bayonet.

A graveyard scene - A woman in Napoleonic uniform, striking with a stake at a ghoulish figure the foreground.

A woman in Napoleonic uniform armed with a stake, sword and fierce expression is surrounded by creatures in a graveyard. A werewolf, a black hound and a skeletal soldier.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Primed the Vets years ago and something went wrong, the surface was hydrophobic, literally repelling paint. Rather than strip and re-do I tried a heavy drybrush and thick speedpaint. Not pretty but it was satisfying to get them table ready at last for Chopper Base Open. #StarWarsLegion

A unit of rebel veteran miniatures with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker riding tauntauns behind them. All on a cutting mat surrounded by paint and hobby supplies.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Zero Company is fantastic. My main note for the sequel is that when operators get to the maximum bond level, they should kiss.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A series of culinary crimes courtesy of The British Egg Information Service 🥚 Found pinned to the inside of my Gran's tea cupboard.

A series of culinary crimes involving boiled eggs including recipes for Egg Cocktail, Toadstool Eggs, Quick Blended Mayonnaise and Cream Salad Dressing.

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onlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pelicans, U-Wings, Valkyries. Transports are some of the coolest ships in sci-fi and Undaunted: Revolution lives up to that. You can pull off some really satisfying turns scooping up and dropping mechs off around the board. Transports are cool.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Going even more behind the scenes, here's what my terrible scribbles looked like trying to convey the idea to the animators before they turned them into their beautiful storyboard.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I tell you what, watching someone fail to make their pinhole camera work and then getting to hand them my perfectly crafted doohickey to have a look at the #eclipse, is a rare and perfect satisfaction.

An old cereal box covered in tape and gubbins with Sun-Starer 3000 written on it.

Tiny pinhole projection of the eclipse at maximum coverage in Portsmouth.

Staring at the sun through a cereal box pinhole projector. Now that's astronomy.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Resurrecting a Netrunner playmate I won a decade ago (☠️) at an X wing tournament. Backing was falling to pieces and it had done a stint as the surface of my hobby desk. A rinse out, a bit of Poundland elastic glue to seal the back, and it seems ready to finally be used for its intended purpose.

Play mat with the image of a bunch of cyberpunk-looking people standing round a holo-projection of a city Scape

Back of a neoprene mat, one edge has been coated with elastic glue to stop the neoprene from further crumbling away.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

With the weather being the way it is, outside the office was starting to match the yellow of the Montana prairie tiles. So I went out with a camera.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Been playing a bunch of Startup format #Netrunner recently. Tried out a standard deck for the first time that was leant to me at a local meet up. I've since been giving it a go on Jnet and didn't realise it was possible to become so tagged. I want the corp to know it was me.

Picture of the Jinteki.net UI showing the Runner's hand and details in a game of Netrunner. The Runner currently has won the game with 12 tags.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I've only seen the sequel and I guess they get tired of that wicker man pretty quickly.

Wikipedia page for the 2026 film 'Wicker'.

An outcast in a fishing village commissions a husband for herself made out of wicker.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Working on an All Stars* of the Seven Kingdoms Team for #Greathelm The lineup: Raymun Fossoway Dunc Ser Arlen The Red Widow Howland Reed Squire Dalbridge On the Bench: Glendon Ball Anyone else I should be drafting?

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Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The extent to which people sanitise historical resistance & protest is always so wild to me. In one breath celebrate a protest movement from history. And in the next criticise a contemporary one for being “polarising” with their actions (which are pretty fucking mild in the grand scheme of things)

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Dnup at 2 players is both learnable, teachable and enjoyable after 2 pints.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

For once I managed to actually gain some shelf space back after UKGE. Big boxes out, small boxes in.

A selection of small box games, (dnup, tinderblox, Tedoku, The Gang, 123, Go!, dnup again but smaller, and the Elevation card pack for Net runner) miniatures (Vampire hunters from Bad Squid do) and an RPG (Mothership Core set).

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Really cool to see Buenosmal turn my dodgy storyboard into something brilliant.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 24/05/2026

Pratchett’s politics evolved over the series, because he wrote them over the course of most of his life, and his own thoughts evolved. This does not make his politics “hard to pin down” unless what you’re trying to do is avoid describing the conclusions he reached about, say, trans rights, HELEN.

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Osprey Games 🎲 @ospreygames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

See you @ukge.bsky.social 2026! Head to Stand 3A-448 Demo our latest releases and get a first look at Crab Rage! and Undaunted 2200: Revolution releasing later this year. Just beware of dragons on the Saturday! 🔥

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

That's two #Greathelm teams done and maybe a third already in progress. The boy yearns for small people with swords.

Three knight miniatures on a grassy tree-stumped board.

Three knight miniatures on a flagstone board amid stone ruins.

Painted miniatures - two knights in full harness with four retainers. All wear sallets.

Six knight miniatures primed for painting in light grey with brown shadows.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Seeking solace in soup and dumplings

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Charlie Theel @charlietheel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Battalion: War of the Ancients deserved more recognition. It captured the essence of mass battle miniatures games (Warhammer!) in a board game format.

Battalion cover with chariots and soldiers fighting.

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Osprey Games 🎲 @ospreygames.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Finally, a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported Osprey Games over the years. Your enthusiasm and belief in what we do has meant more to us than we can say. (6/7)

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Too many recipes settle for mediocre knife skills. You might chop it finely but I'm chopping it well.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Having also seen The Ballad of Wallace Island recently, I now need another film to round out the trilogy of 'Brought to a Scottish island under false pretences' films.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Watched The Wicker Man for the first time. If the remote cult thing doesn't work out for Lord Summer Isle, he could do a great line in escape rooms or detective games.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

First set of knights finished for #Greathelm. A few bits of scatter terrain to fill out the double sided board too.

Three painted miniature knights in a grassy field amid tree stumps.

Three painted miniature knights amid stone ruins.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I'm seem to be in a cycle of falling hard back into @garthnix.bsky.social's Old Kingdom series every 5 years. Re-listening to the audiobooks while working on some miniatures inspired by Sabriel, Lirael and Touchstone. Crossing Point Scouts to follow.

Three unpainted miniatures, showing a swordsman, a necromancer controlling the dead with bells and an apprentice with book and sword.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Hey this Netrunner game is pretty neat. He realised for the 5th time.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

My first attempt at doing Non-metallic metals. I don't know if I really got close to the intended 'illusion' but I still like how it turned out. #StarWarsLegion

Two miniatures from star wars legion. Din Jarin shooting from the hip and Grogu chomping a frog.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This thief (@badsquiddogames.bsky.social) is ready to join my Hero's crew. Someone has to grab the loot while the muscle is tackling the monster. #WarriorsOfAthena

Photo of a painted miniature - a woman in a green dress and dark Turquoise cloak holds a gold jug in one hand, a knife partially concealed by the cloak in the other.

A line of painted minis - different fighters from Ancient Greece/Mediterranean. A raven is also hanging out on a stone. A singer with a Trumpet is set to flee.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Is this the best the Gods can send against me?!" Finished this Medusa inspired warrior for Warriors of Athena. Tempted to make her the hero of my crew - lots of cool options to choose from and more still to finish.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 18/02/2026

#OtD 18 Feb 1943 members of the German anti-Nazi group the White Rose, Sophie and Hans Scholl were arrested distributing leaflets at Munich University. They distributed several anti-fascist leaflets before they were caught and beheaded stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8970...

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Introduce kids to Roman poetry too early and they'll become Juvenal delinquents.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Cornelius Hootigan. Many spells, few scruples.

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Osprey Games 🎲 @ospreygames.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

With Warriors of Athena releasing next month, we're prepping a collection of mythical warriors from across the ancient Greece from which to build a crew. 🎲 Warriors of Athena ✏️ Joseph A. McCullough 🎨 Hazem Ameen // FEBRUARY 26th UK // 24th US // #OspreyGames #WarriorsofAthena #Miniatures

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

My 2025 in board games By most plays and most time playing. I guess what the stats don't show was the career change into a role I really love doing and meeting so many awesome people. I also won the game of TI. So yeah, pretty good year.

Top 9 board games by plays
Crokinole, Trios, My Favourite Things, Cambio, Compile, General Orders: Sengoku Jidai, Sky Team, Coup, Whirly Derby

Top Board Games by Time Spent Playing. Star Wars: Rebellion, Civolution, My Favourite Things, Twilight Imperium, Lightning Train, Ayar: Children of the Sun, Cyclades, Compile, Ahoy.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Finally got one of those fancy custom board game tables. Closed out the year with my brother racing to complete our Undaunted: Stalingrad campaign. We're neck and neck with 2 missions to go. Next up, Rattenkrieg! 🐀

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Rounding off my journey into making chilli crisp with a final triumph. A perfect cornflower skirt on some dumplings.

Dumplings joined by a crispy cornflour crust plated next to a jar of Chilli Crisp.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Did well for books this Christmas. Already 1/3 of the way into A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by @emmasouthon.bsky.social, it's brilliant.

Stack of books - A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon. Once more, with feeling by Victoria Coren and Charlie Skelton. This Way Up by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman. I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

After many games of Undaunted together, I introduced my brother to War Chest. Boxing day cheese and chocolate fueling the action.

A board game on a table between two players. Fox player about to get clowned on by the Raven player.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Ewoks join my Rebel forces in #SWLegion - my final bit of hobby for the year. There's a little easter egg on the leader's base to connect them with the Riot Troopers I sent to my Secret Santa. Hopefully they'll get to meet on the table.

4 painted miniatures of Ewoks. One stand atop a cracked stormtrooper helmet blowing a horn, the others pose armed with slings.

Four painted Ewok miniatures. Two have spears, one brandishes an axe and one is carrying trapping equipment.

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George Barker @scruffylooking.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

First time attempting to make chilli crisp. Free handing a bit - not sure of ratios but throwing everything I think might be good into it and hoping for the best.

Shallots frying in oil surrounded by aromatics and spices ready for chilli crisp.

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