Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Been Away – Back Now
Just to say that I’ve not been ignoring you guys deliberately. I was away from my desk for a few days, and as soon as I left I started having trouble getting onto my email remotely. Seems to be all … Continue reading
GoA Unboxing Vid
I try not to post all the promo stuff various companies push out, but this amused me so I thought I’d share. The chap doing the unboxing is so excited that he doesn’t seem to breathe… Certainly looks like a full box of … Continue reading
Coincidence?
Just wondering. This comes out on the 7th Nov. And now you can pre-order this the same day : ) Conspiracies? Oh yes…
Game Design Theory: When Is A Skirmish Not A Skirmish?
When it’s too big. In my head I have a pretty clear definition of a skirmish game. It’s the same one I’ve been using ever since I started gaming, more than 30 years ago. It’s not a term that I made … Continue reading
Poll Ponderings
Well I think that worked rather well 🙂 I’ve been wanting to include a poll or two here for some time. When I looked previously, the process was something of a faff. Luckily, things seem to have caught up with … Continue reading
What’s Your Opinion?
It’s an interesting time for SF gaming. For many years there’s been 40K and not a great deal else in the way of large scale 28mm SF battle games. Yes, there have been others, and some have done OK for a … Continue reading
Gates of Antares Concord Plastics Review
The opponent for the Ghar battle squad in the Gates of Antares starter box are the Concord infantry. I can’t find a good close up of the painted plastic squad on its own, so here’s the whole set’s contents shot. The Concord are … Continue reading
Deadzone Redux Movement
Another little snippet from the current version of DZR. I’ve added a Speed stat to the models. This is a way of including a lot more variation in the model’s rate of movement, and doing so very simply. Speed is … Continue reading
Gates of Antares Ghar Battle Squad Plastics Review
One of the things I did at the Derby show last weekend was snaffle a couple of the new Gates of Antares plastic sprues – one each of the Concord and the Ghar. These are late pre-production shots as far as … Continue reading
Deadzone Redux Command Dice
I’ve shown a few pics of us playtesting DZR recently, and you may have noticed some bespoke D6s we’ve had lying around. So far, nobody guessed quite what they are, though there have been some fun suggestions. Today I thought I’d explain … Continue reading
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