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Game Design Competition Is On!
Had a long chat with Chris today about what to do with the 30th Anniversary of the Battle of the Halji next year. We’ve decided to run a game design competition, and will announce the rules later this week. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Battle of the Halji, Competition, Random Thoughts
Tagged Battle of the Halji, Competition
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A Bit More Lost Patrol
So now we have some more photos of the new version, courtesy of GW’s pre-order page. What I find interesting is that they’ve reused the original tile artwork. Pleased though. I’ve always been really fond of Nuala’s art, which conveyed exactly what I wanted … Continue reading
Or Do We Make It A Competition?
One of the comments on yesterday’s post was that we could have a game design competition around any 30th anniversary edition of Halji. Thanks to edenchanges for that suggestion. I’ve been looking at competitions to enter myself, as a sort of … Continue reading
Battle of the Halji 30th Anniversary Edition
It’s funny how things happen. The first game I ever had published was the slightly strange Battle of the Halji. This was designed in cahoots with friend of mine called Chris Hunt, way back in 1987. Looking back, it was a bit slower than … Continue reading
Posted in Battle of the Halji, Board Gaming, Nostalgia, Random Thoughts
Tagged Battle of the Halji, Board Games, Nostalgia
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Lost Patrol Found Again
Yesterday I’d gone exploring the wilds of Whitley Bay, visiting a games club I’d just discovered was only a short distance away. I returned to an inbox full of people telling me that Lost Patrol had resurfaced, and did I know … Continue reading
Twisted Almost Over
I’ve mentioned the Twisted Kickstarter a couple of times before, and I’ll be coming back to them again, I’m sure. Hard to resist such lovely figures. As you can see in the picture, they offer these 32mm models in both … Continue reading
A Dungeon Saga Question…
…and answer. This one came up yesterday, and I thought I’d pass it on before I forgot 🙂 The following follows my usual Question, Answer, Discussion format. Q: What happens when a Hero that starts without any Shooting skill gains a … Continue reading
A New Gaming Magazine Coming Soon
The folks who do Figure Painter magazine are branching out into gaming with their upcoming title Initiative Magazine. I rather like Figure Painter (even when I’m not daubing myself), and have found a number of great models and companies in there … Continue reading
A Moment’s Interruption
Sorry if you tried to connect this morning and couldn’t find quirkworthy.com. The auto-renewal for the domain name was linked to an expired credit card and I’d forgotten to update it. Oops. All sorted now.
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Last Hours Of Age Of Tyrants
Well the clock is ticking down on the AoT Kickstarter. They’re fully funded, so it’s going to happen, which is great. They’ve also unlocked a bunch of extras, which is also good news for their backers. These include a whole … Continue reading
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