Monthly Archives: February 2013
Foundry Open Day!
Just to remind anyone who is sufficiently local that tomorrow and saturday are open days at Foundry in Nottingham. I’ll be on hand both days to talk to people about God of Battles and run folk through demo games. The … Continue reading
Clear Base Technology
Well it looks like clear bases are go for the next stage. I’ve been playing about with a set of clear acrylic bases I got from those nice folk at Fenris Games. Now they normally sell these as 2mm thicknesses, … Continue reading
Spam, Spam, Spam
It’s amazing really, how obvious it is to everyone else that I am in urgent need of more tramodol, viagra, Louis Vuitton bags, Russian brides, anti-ageing everything, and any number of fake Rolexes. Judging by the spam, I really need … Continue reading
One More For The Road
The last of these Trollslaying sonnets isn’t a sonnet at all, though it is still about Slayers. Having done the previous two in one form, I thought I’d try something different and went back to a style that is reminiscent … Continue reading
The Song of Felix
Here’s the second sonnet on trollslaying. This one is from the viewpoint of the human, Felix Jaegar of Gotrek & Felix fame. If you don’t know the story, basically he got very drunk with a dwarf in a bar one … Continue reading
Trollslaying Sonnet
Back when I was talking haikus, I mentioned that I had written some sonnets about Trollslayers. I did say don’t ask, but some of you insisted so here’s the first of them for your amusement: Trollslayer A silver glitter arcs across … Continue reading
Orc Warlords Army Diary – Part 3: Tiny Steps Forwards
I was supposed to get some painting done for today’s post, and failed in that. I actually got the stuff out, and then thought that with a new airbrush due to arrive tomorrow it would be a bit pointless trying … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Magazine
These days a shiny new KickStarter campaign appears over the horizon every few days – or at least it seems so. There are a plethora of worthy projects clamouring for your attention and it can be easy to miss out … Continue reading
DreadBall Results Tracker
Here’s something to stir debate. A tech-savvy DB fan called Alex has set up this elegant online database to track and collate results of DB games worldwide. It’s a simple, 3 step process: Play your game. Input your results.* Ponder … Continue reading
God of Battles Designer’s Notes: Basing
Occasionally, even designers of fantasy games have to face up to reality. Nice as it might be to imagine everyone dropping their current game system and flocking to your latest work of (undoubted) genius, in the real world this probably … Continue reading
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