Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Fastest Kickstarter In The West

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I often hear people bemoaning the lateness of this or that Kickstarter project. Some are over a year behind schedule, and so it’s hardly surprising folk get peeved. In contrast to this trend, I recently got a boxed game called … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, Random Thoughts | 12 Comments

Weird Stats

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Not game stats, but website stats. This morning I looked at the stats for this site to see how many page views there had been. At that point there had been 270. The strange thing was that there had, apparently, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 8 Comments

DZ FAQ Updated

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Quirkworthy

It’s here. I’ve managed to deal with 130-something comments plus half a dozen pages worth of other notes. Not as much as I’d hoped to get done, though it’s progress. The Overwatch article I posted earlier will hopefully clear most of that up … Continue reading →

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Overwatch In DZ

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Quirkworthy

First principles: if all else is equal, simple is better. The discussion around Overwatch has been both interesting and frustrating to watch at the same time. After reading many comments I ended up more confused than when I’d started, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, FAQ, Game Design Theory | 38 Comments

Thank You For Your Patience

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Quirkworthy

But I’m going to impose a little longer. I’ve dealt with a bunch of the DZ FAQ, though there is still more to go through. I was hoping to get all of it done (bar the answers that need time-consuming … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, FAQ | 4 Comments

Spy Vs Spy

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Nothing to do with Deadzone. Can anyone recommend any good board (or card) games about spies, espionage, counter-intelligence, and similar cloak and dagger skullduggery? I can’t think of any really good ones off the top of my head. I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Random Thoughts | 30 Comments

Flavours Of News

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Quirkworthy

It’s a classic good news, bad news situation. Which do you want first? The bad news? OK. The bad news is that I’m going to delay posting up the new DZ FAQ for 24 hours 😦 The good news is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, FAQ | 10 Comments

A Design Theory Question

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Over the last couple of years I’ve expounded on the theme of game design theory a number of times. Several people have been kind enough to say that these posts have been helpful to them in their own design work, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Design Theory | 14 Comments

A Little Dungeon Sagas Progress

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Since the Kickstarter I’ve been pushing ahead with various pieces of the large puzzle that makes up Dungeon Sagas. Now that we’ve got a final list of things to include, I’ve got a map of what I need to get … Continue reading →

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The Day’s Plunder

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Back from the show, and bearing bags of swag 🙂 I’ve not been to the Derby show at this venue before, and it’s a big change from the last couple of places they held it at. Instead of a series … Continue reading →

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