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The History and Games Society @EdinburghUni is dedicated to examining and critically playing historical games

 Edinburgh, Scotland
eusa.ed.ac.uk/activities/view/historyandgames
Joined April 2021
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CREATOR SPOTLIGHT @JoshMGillingham is an author and board game designer from Vancouver Island. He is currently sipping coffee and writing about Vikings. Joshua is Creator for Althingi World. The card game, One Will Rise, is available tomorrow at bit.ly/OEAlthingiCardGame?ut….
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#Vikings were often more popularly known as their by-names than their family names. @JoshMGillingham, creator of the Althingi World, wants to know: If you were a Viking, what would your by-name be? And get your Althingi card game at bit.ly/OEAlthingiCardGame?ut…
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Working on a prototype for the #Althingi: Saga Heroes expansion ⚔️🔥⚔️ Testing out a new mechanic involving clan feuds... First playtest on Friday! #tabletop #gamedev #boardgames #indiedev #iceland #Vikings @OutlandEnt @JoshMGillingham
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#Althingi: One Will Rise is up on @BoardGameGeek! Add it to your collection if you have it ⚔️🔥❄️ boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/… #tabletop #boardgames #gamedev #Vikings @OutlandEnt (Photo Credit - @Fjorn_the_Skald)
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I'm part of the 8,060 backers who helped raise an additional $382,261 for Distilled on BackerKit! 🎊 @distilled_game @backerkit distilled.backerkit.com/comm…
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📢Join us tomorrow for the online book launch of Lion Rampant: A Viking in the Sun!
History & Games Lab@HandGLab19 Oct 2021
Join us on November 2nd at 19:00 GMT for the online book launch of Lion Rampant: A Viking in the Sun! Expect talks from authors Dan Mersey, Gianluca Raccagni and James Holloway! Livestream on YouTube here: youtube.com/watch?v=Y-66Dq38… @HCAatEdinburgh @Handglabprod #Livestream
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One Shot Pitch listings are up! Check them out here: geas.org.uk/2021/10/29/spook… , and join the Discord call at 6pm tomorrow to sign up and play a game, all in one evening!
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh16 Oct 2021
It's that time of the year - spoopy season where GEAS becomes Glow-in-the-dark Evil 'Alloween Skeletons! fb.me/e/21ZXEJmed Join us on Discord for a single night of gaming - some themed games, some general one shot fun! (1/2)
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Next week is GEAS-but-spooky! Join us for a night of gaming with both themed and non-themed games - sign ups will be on the night, all you need to do is turn up!
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh16 Oct 2021
It's that time of the year - spoopy season where GEAS becomes Glow-in-the-dark Evil 'Alloween Skeletons! fb.me/e/21ZXEJmed Join us on Discord for a single night of gaming - some themed games, some general one shot fun! (1/2)
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GMs looking to GM for the Halloween One Shots on the 30th October at 6pm, Game Sign ups are now live! You can submit your game here: forms.gle/ZoGeHnNNR4H3tDNQ6
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So this showed up on my doorstep. Who is ready to play some Althingi: One Will Rise!? @OutlandEnt #Vikings #Iceland #GameDev #BoardGames #Tabletop @HandGLab
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On the 3rd and 7th November, our weekly gaming slots are open for repitches. This is an opportunity to pitch new games and join new or existing games. These will be in the Wednesday 6pm, Sunday 1pm and Sunday 6pm gaming slots, on Discord.
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Next Saturday is our Halloween One-Shots event! Come along to play through a story in a single night - no need to sign up in advance!
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh16 Oct 2021
It's that time of the year - spoopy season where GEAS becomes Glow-in-the-dark Evil 'Alloween Skeletons! fb.me/e/21ZXEJmed Join us on Discord for a single night of gaming - some themed games, some general one shot fun! (1/2)
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THANK YOU FOR ALL COMING THIS EVENING! I'm gonna be trying develop the ways that GEAS workshops work in future so they're accessible and effective for everyone! This evening went smoothly but there's ways to improve. If there's anything you'd like to suggest, message me! - Dunc
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh7 Oct 2021
A reminder that next week on Saturday 16th October we have a GM Workshop happening! It will be taking place in the Teviot Study room from 6-7:30pm that evening. If you have any suggestions about what sort of topics we should cover too, let Dunc know! fb.me/e/1qy1JoML4
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Our latest blog post by game designer Brian Train (brtrain.wordpress.com/) is now up to read on our site! Read 'Analog Newsgames as Citizen Journalism' by clicking on the link below: historyandgames.shca.ed.ac.u… @HCAatEdinburgh @Handglabprod #wherehistorymeetsgames #blog #blogpost
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I'm delighted to be able to reveal the cover of @KatExe and my forthcoming Women in Classical Video Games, to be published by @BloomsburyClass. The gorgeous image is Penthesilia from A Total War Saga: Troy, courtesy of @CAGames - thank you so much! @UofGGamesLab #archaeogaming
The cover of the edited volume Women in Classical Video Games, depicting the character Penthesilia from A Total War Saga: Tory.

ALT The cover of the edited volume Women in Classical Video Games, depicting the character Penthesilia from A Total War Saga: Tory.

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From the GEAS Archive: Summer 2021 To give new members an idea of what games GEAS has run in the past, and to given current and potential GMs some inspo, we'll be featuring past pitches. The Drowned City uses Call of Cthulhu 7e, and was pitched by Matt. (1/4)
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There's still a few tickets left for the Gaming workshop this Saturday (16th) at 6pm being held in the Study at Teviot eusa.ed.ac.uk/.../id/705-gm-… Feel free to drop Dunc a DM or ask in Discord if you have any questions. And a reminder that this is open to both GMs and Players!
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh7 Oct 2021
A reminder that next week on Saturday 16th October we have a GM Workshop happening! It will be taking place in the Teviot Study room from 6-7:30pm that evening. If you have any suggestions about what sort of topics we should cover too, let Dunc know! fb.me/e/1qy1JoML4
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We've had lots of you interested in the reprint of Lion Rampant: The Crusader States, and we're delighted to announce that it will be coming out in time for Christmas! A perfect stocking filler. In the meanwhile, the electronic version is available here: drivethrurpg.com/product/331…
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Reminder that our GM workshop is this Saturday! If you're curious and new to the idea of GMing, or you're a Forever GM that wants to chat to fellow GMs, all are welcome. Book tickets (free) in the event link.
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh7 Oct 2021
A reminder that next week on Saturday 16th October we have a GM Workshop happening! It will be taking place in the Teviot Study room from 6-7:30pm that evening. If you have any suggestions about what sort of topics we should cover too, let Dunc know! fb.me/e/1qy1JoML4
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All are welcome at this workshop - there's already been some cool discussion in the GM channel about what might be helpful, but if you have any ideas or questions, send Dunc a message on Discord!
GEAS Edinburgh@GEASEdinburgh7 Oct 2021
A reminder that next week on Saturday 16th October we have a GM Workshop happening! It will be taking place in the Teviot Study room from 6-7:30pm that evening. If you have any suggestions about what sort of topics we should cover too, let Dunc know! fb.me/e/1qy1JoML4
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