Author Archives: Quirkworthy

GoA Unboxing Vid

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Coincidence?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Just wondering. This comes out on the 7th Nov. And now you can pre-order this the same day : ) Conspiracies? Oh yes…

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Game Design Theory: When Is A Skirmish Not A Skirmish?

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Poll Ponderings

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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What’s Your Opinion?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Gates of Antares Concord Plastics Review

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Deadzone Redux Movement

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Gates of Antares Ghar Battle Squad Plastics Review

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Deadzone Redux Command Dice

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Quirkworthy

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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A Few Thoughts On Age Of Sigmar

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Quirkworthy

A warning: this is something of an unplanned brain dump and so it’s long and rambling. I hadn’t planned to write this, and I’ve not got a specific axe to grind or point to make; it’s just talking around the topic. People keep asking … Continue reading →

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