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Posted on September 18, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Like most gamers of my vintage, Fighting fantasy game books are an integral and somewhat nostalgic part of their early gaming adventures. So, when Jonathan Green ran his Kickstarter to write the definitive history, I joined in with my pennies. … Continue reading →

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Space Hulk, Eh?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Quirkworthy

After the success of DreadFleet, I heard various “never again” rumours from GW. Then we had the Blood Bowl new edition rumours that came to nothing. To me, that sounded like a far better idea than Dreadfleet ever was (even though … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Random Thoughts | 68 Comments

One Old, One New

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Played a couple of board games yesterday. Nanuuk is an German game that I’ve had since it came out in 1998. I don’t think you can get it any more, which is a shame as it’s a fun little game. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Updating Dungeon Sagas

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Quirkworthy

In case you missed this in the comments: I will be putting up some rules updates for Dungeon Sagas here as the project rolls along. Unfortunately I can’t give you a fixed timetable for specific bits yet, so you’ll just have … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas | 12 Comments

Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 3

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Just a few final thoughts to add to yesterday’s post. Rentonite is likely to be with us for a while. Dungeon Sagas will be largely produced in it, as I suspect will many more of Mantic’s models going forward. Other … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars Attacks!, Painting & Modelling | 15 Comments

Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As I said yesterday, I’ve been struggling to get some good pictures to go with this post. I’ve had another go, though they still aren’t much cop. Apologies for that. Either way, they’ll have to do for now. I’ve left … Continue reading →

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Spoke Too Soon

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Those pics will have to wait till tomorrow when I’ve got better light. I’ll try again first thing. I did mean to do this earlier, I just got distracted by work. Turns out that the box contents models have far … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use That, Use This!

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Slight change of plan. Remember those Mars Attacks miniatures I showed you yesterday? Well I had to give them back for photography. Still haven’t got the whole shipment of those things in yet. However, I’ve managed to replace them with … Continue reading →

Posted in Painting & Modelling, Random Thoughts | 10 Comments

Put It Another Way

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As the comments on my post on diversity seem to be drifting this way anyway, perhaps it’s worth starting a topic about new recruits. Gaming seems to be doing pretty well these days. The rise of English language Euro games, … Continue reading →

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Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 1

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As I said the other day, I’d try to snaffle a bag or two of MA figures while I was down at Mantic HQ. Mission accomplished! I’ve not had a chance to scrape away at them yet, so this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Mars Attacks!, Painting & Modelling | 27 Comments