Monthly Archives: April 2013
WIll 3D Printing Kill Miniature Companies?
Of all the trends I see in the gaming industry at the moment, the one that I find most concerning and potentially disruptive is 3D printing. Currently, companies use this as an increasingly important part of their design and mastering … Continue reading
I Can See Clearly Now…
Bad puns. We loves ’em. Clear bases are go, in a variety of shapes and sizes as you can see in the picture. The fact that you can see them at all is, of course, only due to the backing … Continue reading
Quirkworthy’s Ramblings: A Golden Age
This article reprinted by kind permission of Ravage magazine. We live in the Golden Age of Gaming. Look around and you find more companies than ever before producing games and games paraphernalia: vast libraries of board games, acres of … Continue reading
Easter Egg
Has anyone noticed the Easter Egg in this blog post and the latest newsletter from Mantic? Just wondering.
Mantic Meeting – Deadzone & DreadBall Kick-Off
It’s been a rather long day so I’ll be brief (for once). I’ve been in a meeting with Ronnie all afternoon, discussing various upcoming projects and also what I can talk about here. It’s tempting to blurt it all out, … Continue reading
A Nice Surprise
I’d half-forgotten about them, so when a message from the French postal service landed in my inbox this morning I was a bit confused at first. Google confirmed my schoolboy translation, and my parcel of European obscurity is preparing to … Continue reading
Can Gaming Genres Be Too Crowded?
Here’s a question I’d like to pose you. Yes, you. Can gaming genres be so full that there is no room for anything else? By gaming genres I mean things like “fantasy skirmish”, or “fictional sports board game”. Obviously if … Continue reading
Blood Bowl Again?
It’s a common topic of gamer chat at the moment: is GW’s assumed Limited Edition (LE) release this year going to be a new Blood Bowl? For those of you that haven’t been paying attention lately, GW has released 2 … Continue reading
Clear Bases Incoming!
Just heard that the 1mm clear bases I’ve been after have all now been cut and are just waiting on the tender mercies of the Royal Mail. Probably get them next Feb 😉 At Foundry today we had a bunch … Continue reading
Gods, Battles & Eldar Scouts
Tomorrow is the first saturday of the month, so that means it’s God of Battles over at Foundry 🙂 You’re all very welcome to pop along to their factory/shop and have a game, chat about the rules, rifle through the … Continue reading
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