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    How to Handle High Emotions at Megagames

    by BeckyBecky 25th February 2021
    25th February 2021

    Megagames are hella intense. I know I’m not the only person who has gotten overwhelmed, upset, angry or otherwise emotional at a game – in fact, I’d say that pretty …

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  • Geek Culture

    Geeky Present Haul: Christmas 2020

    by BeckyBecky 15th February 2021
    15th February 2021

    Is February too late to do a Christmas present haul? Probably! But let’s pretend we’re still feeling festive and Christmas doesn’t feel like it was several decades ago… Sadly there …

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  • Game Design and Theory

    5 Lessons about Megagame Councils from the Handforth Parish Council meeting

    by BeckyBecky 8th February 2021
    8th February 2021

    Councils are a staple feature of many different Megagames. From the UN at Watch The Skies, to the Small Council at Everybody Dies, to Lenin’s Party Congresses at Red Dawn, …

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  • Game Design and Theory

    How to run an online game with Gather.Town

    by BeckyBecky 24th January 2021
    24th January 2021

    At the end of November, I adapted a physical space game to online, with Gather.Town as my software of choice. I first came across Gather.Town a lot earlier during lockdown …

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  • Life

    2020 in Photos

    by BeckyBecky 7th January 2021
    7th January 2021

    This time last year I did the 2010s in photos and short summaries, so let’s have a go at doing the same thing for 2020! It’s been a hell of …

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    Achievement Unlocked: Married! (Part 3)

    by BeckyBecky 12th December 2020
    12th December 2020

    Part one of my wedding blog series looked at the lead-up to our big day, including the pandemic, postponement and rebooking. Part two covered the first half of the day …

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  • Life

    Achievement Unlocked: Married! (Part 2)

    by BeckyBecky 6th December 2020
    6th December 2020

    In my previous blog about our wedding, I talked about the run-up to our pandemic wedding, including the massive delay from May, several weeks of shielding, local lockdowns in the …

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  • Life

    Achievement Unlocked: Married! (Part 1)

    by BeckyBecky 24th November 2020
    24th November 2020

    Ten weeks of shielding, one not-wedding day, three different venues, more changes of government regulations than I can count… but we did it. It wasn’t the big white wedding of …

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  • Reports and Reviews

    Poachers’ Compound: Leeds Outdoor Escape Room by Kanyu Escape

    by BeckyBecky 22nd October 2020
    22nd October 2020

    I’ve still not dared to go to an indoor escape room since my trip to TimeTrap Reading back in March. But Tim and I had just got married! Unable to …

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  • Reports and Reviews

    Endgame: Virtual Escape Room by @russbuilds

    by BeckyBecky 6th October 2020
    6th October 2020

    “Would you be interested in trying out an at-home escape room that’s Cold War themed?” said the email as it slid into my inbox. I couldn’t respond fast enough to …

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