Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Weekend Eventing

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Quirkworthy

As I said on Friday, the weekend had a couple of events to fill my time. The Mantic Day on Saturday was jolly, with plenty of happy folk playing a variety of games. Instead of a single theme, the plan was to … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Another busy week not posting here ;P Getting on with the DZ stuff, testing out ways of streamlining and clarifying the rules so that the learning curve shallows out without losing the interesting bits. I don’t normally get a chance … Continue reading →

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More Samurai

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Inspired by the Ashigaru, and tempted by a superb piece of timing from North Star, I got a few more toys this morning 🙂 This is one each of the four boxes that make up Wargames Factory’s Rising Sun range. … Continue reading →

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Salute Stuff – Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Salute was a long and slightly hectic day, and seems much further back in the mists of time than this time last week. Unusually for me, I went as a customer and spent much of the day wandering about the many … Continue reading →

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DB Team Test – Where We Got To

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Quirkworthy

First up, a big thank you to everyone who took part in testing these DB teams. I’ve really enjoyed the comments and feedback from your games. While I’ve not replied to every comment individually, I have read them all. I … Continue reading →

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Any Final Thoughts?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Quirkworthy

I decided to keep myself out of the discussion today, to let you guys come up with comments unsteered by me. Just to see what happened. The result has been rather fewer comments than I’d expected, but some goodies. Thank … Continue reading →

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Ada Lorana v3

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Quirkworthy

I’ve tried a large number of slight variations on this theme, and I’ve ended up being quite brutal. Ada-Lorana v3 The cost per player has gone up slightly, but the biggest difference is that solid Phasers are just like other … Continue reading →

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Hacking v2

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Quirkworthy

While I’m updating stuff… I’ve removed Reputation as nobody seems to like it apart from me and Seb. Hacking is largely as it was, with the exception of a cost hike (as it no longer has a Reputation cost). Hacking v2

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Mechanites v2

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Here’s the really challenging one to sort out. Mechanites v2 I’ve increased many of the points costs, and shuffled around a few of the abilities. That makes the nasty combos much more expensive. However, that’s probably not enough. To balance out … Continue reading →

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Mutants v2

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Quirkworthy

One of the more problematical and powerful teams. As with the other teams, there have been lots of useful and interesting comments – thank you all. The following incorporates that feedback. Edit: updated to v3 to clarify that doubled cost … Continue reading →

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