THE GAME CHANGERS - out Nov. Author of THE HONOURS, THE ICE HOUSE & COWARD. Presents DEATH OF 1000 CUTS. Support me: ko-fi.com/timclare
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13 Nov 2024
Hey, I'm on Bluesky if you want to follow me there. I don't really get Threads - my feed seems to be entirely people posting about outrages by inconsiderate co-workers - but I quite like Bluesky & it feels like it's finally hit a critical mass of usability.
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Tim Clare retweeted
16 Jan 2025
Why you need to run, not walk, to pick up this copy of Tim Clare's newest book The Game Changers. If you love board games, make that a sprint... tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews…
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8 Dec 2024
I have a big article out today about being diagnosed as autistic while I was writing my latest book, & how tabletop games help me navigate the world as an autistic person. I hope it's interesting to some people.
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1 Dec 2024
Issue 17 is out now! In which @TimClarePoet examines immigration as a board-game theme. Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful
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24 Nov 2024
Hey I've given up cross-posting here & migrated fully to Bluesky. If you're over there please follow me.
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Tim Clare retweeted
12 Nov 2024
I truly enjoyed both Tim Clare's new book, The Game Changers, and the convo we had about it on my podcast. One of the highlights of the season for me! youtu.be/2vgzjQIQYV0
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11 Nov 2024
Ooh! I'm on the latest episode of Beyond Solitaire, talking about boardgames & writing THE GAME CHANGERS. Have a listen if you want to hear us geek out about kyogi karuta & the weird beautiful world of tabletop games history in general:
youtu.be/2vgzjQIQYV0?si=s35p…
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11 Nov 2024
First spotting of my book 'in the wild' (a bookshop). If you live in the UK you ought to be able to go into your local & either pick up a copy or order it! I signed all the copies in Norwich Waterstones continuing my unbroken run of never being asked for proof I am the author
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9 Nov 2024
Hey, if you'd like to start building something new, I made a free 8 week writing course that sets you 1 exercise a day & only asks for 10 mins writing each time. It's all by podcast & the timer's included in each episode. Just grab a pen & press play.
timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80…
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9 Nov 2024
There's a 100 day version if you fancy something a bit longer:
timclarepoet.co.uk/the-100-d…
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Tim Clare retweeted
8 Nov 2024
Tim’s book, Game Changers, is a truly fascinating deep dive into our relationship with games, why we love them, and the central role they’ve played in our social history.
It may not explain the US elections, but it has a huge amount to say about humanity and our relationships.
8 Nov 2024
Um, so my book came out yesterday. It's in the world, in bookshops, on bedside tables. I'll still share stuff related to it but my most obnoxious banging on about it will decrease. I'm not a credible advocate for my own work. What matters now is if *other* people talk about it.
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8 Nov 2024
Um, so my book came out yesterday. It's in the world, in bookshops, on bedside tables. I'll still share stuff related to it but my most obnoxious banging on about it will decrease. I'm not a credible advocate for my own work. What matters now is if *other* people talk about it.
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8 Nov 2024
To an extent this sort of thing can be manufactured - what gets picked to be publishers' Superleads, what's Waterstones' Book of the Month, what gets pushed to BookTok influencers - but no one's going to rave about a book to their friend in a steamroom unless they loved it.
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8 Nov 2024
Anyway, thank you for all the support & enthusiasm. A book doesn't really become a book until someone sits down & reads it. That's when it fulfils its purpose. So it's really lovely to see.
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7 Nov 2024
Got home to my pre-order… already several chapters in! It’s flaming brilliant… loving reading every word 💙
I really enjoyed reading Everybody Wins and I loved What Board Games Mean to Me but this, this is unputdownable! @TimClarePoet it’s marvellous 😁
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Tim Clare retweeted
7 Nov 2024
Hey friends. The book I spent the last 3 years working on, The Game Changers, is out in the UK today. It is all about tabletop games - boardgames, card games & roleplaying games - past & present, & how they help make us human. I hope it is interesting & hopeful & you enjoy it.
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7 Nov 2024
Oh, by the way you might like this piece I wrote for @TabletopMag about the card game Netrunner, how it fell apart & how @NullSignalGames have worked to bring it back straight-up better than before. They're doing such a great job:
tabletopgaming.co.uk/feature…
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7 Nov 2024
Hey friends. The book I spent the last 3 years working on, The Game Changers, is out in the UK today. It is all about tabletop games - boardgames, card games & roleplaying games - past & present, & how they help make us human. I hope it is interesting & hopeful & you enjoy it.
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7 Nov 2024
I also wrote this piece for the @guardian about the purpose of games, in case you missed it:
theguardian.com/books/2024/o…
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7 Nov 2024
I don't know if there's a simple thesis statement the book turns on, but I feel like this bit from philosopher C Thi Nyugen gets to the heart of something that matters a lot to me.
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