Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Miniature Mondays: a battlefield to call your own

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Quirkworthy

More on Old Skool Skirmish today. Diehard miniatures join the ranks I’ll be using for my personal games. Some great models in their growing range. I particularly like the Eru-kin (above), though there are plenty of other gems lurking in … Continue reading →

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Played Nina & Pinta last night

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Quirkworthy

I’ll be doing a full review of this once I’ve played a couple more games (I like my reviews to be based on at least 3 plays). However, I just thought I’d post my first impressions of this new game while … Continue reading →

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Mantic UniCast Model

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Quirkworthy

This is the last bit I’m going to be doing about UniCast for now. If you’ve been reading my other articles on the topic then you’ll know the drill by now. If not, then why go and have a quick read? I’ll wait. … Continue reading →

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Miniature Mondays: in the beginning

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Quirkworthy

Miniature Mondays is a regular slot for me to talk about playing with toy soldiers. For the moment, this will be a sort of project log for the Old Skool Skirmish rules I’ve been working on, together with the models I’m … Continue reading →

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DZ2 FAQ up

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Quirkworthy

This has gone live on the Mantic download page.

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Made Me Smile :)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Quirkworthy

Just found one of the most amusing Kickstarter videos I’ve seen. Thought I’d share it with you 🙂

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Adding Some Structure

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Quirkworthy

I’m trying some different ways of organising my work, my posts, and my gaming. For this site, whilst a rigid format is probably unhelpful, I think a bit of structure is useful. With that in mind, I’m going to try … Continue reading →

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Hectic Time

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Quirkworthy

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, what with the UK Games Expo and all. Still sorting through the fallout from that before I post an AAR. I’ve also been along to several gaming sessions, including some very interesting playtest … Continue reading →

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UniCast LOADed

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Quirkworthy

Having got my hands on some of the production (I think) models for the LOAD Kickstarter, I thought I’d put up some more pics of UniCast in action before it finished. LOAD is a full game using UniCast to make … Continue reading →

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Back From The Expo

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Quirkworthy

Feeling a bit jet-lagged this morning after a marathon train journey back from the con. Very happy with going though – I’d not miss it. My head’s still buzzing with all the stuff I saw, all the people I spoke to, … Continue reading →

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