Author Archives: Quirkworthy
SF Skirmish Games
I mentioned in comments on another post that I was working on two other SF skirmish games, and some folk have asked to know more. Well these are both things I’m sure I’ve mentioned before… The first is Eternal Battle. This is … Continue reading
Notes From Limbo
When the year is this fresh, it’s customary to declare all manner of noble and ambitious goals for the forthcoming twelvemonth. “What are your New Year’s resolutions”, people ask. My own custom is not to make them. They are seldom … Continue reading
DS Reprints
Mantic asked me today if there were any bits that needed correcting in RoV or AC. I said we should ask you guys, so here I am 🙂 The instructions on what sort of thing they’re after was: “We’re looking for typos … Continue reading
Building: The Game
I’m sure there is a game in here… Still living in a building site. Yesterday someone managed to break part of the lighting, so now we need an electrician. Today one of the key builders is off sick. No wonder nothing … Continue reading
Age Of Tyrants Rules
Following on from the testing Mark and I did in November, there is a new version of the AoT rules up for you to have a play with. This is slated for a Kickstarter in January, and I’ve seen some … Continue reading
DZR Beta Points Values
Just to make things a little easier when it comes to sorting through all the feedback on the DZR beta, I’d like to collect all the points queries here. Obviously getting the points costs of the different models is important, … Continue reading
DZ & DS
With the unexpected arrival of the Deadzone beta, I’ve been a little sidetracked into answering the questions on that thread. This is fine – after all, that’s why the thread is up in the first place. However, it might make … Continue reading
Building Site
It’s a mess here. Builders have spent the last few days smashing old plaster off walls, humping rubble about, and drinking lots of tea. Today is day 2 without hot water or heating, with a puzzle in the plumbing that … Continue reading
Balancing DS Campaigns
The campaign rules on page 31 of the DKQ quest book include a simple balancing mechanism to tailor things to your group. The balance of the metagame is very sensitive to the relative skills of the different players, especially how cunning the Overlord is … Continue reading
DS Commands & Command Cards
One of the changes on the DS FAQ is a piece of errata for page 76, explaining the numbers of Commands per turn and Command cards the Overlord has. Some folk have found this a bit contra-intuitive, but it is … Continue reading
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