Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Got Myself Some DS
Righty-ho. Stumped over to Mantic and back in the rain with a big box of stuff. Tomorrow I’ll start trying to make sense of where any problems lie and what (if anything) I can do about fixing any of them. While I’m … Continue reading
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
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