Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Build Your Own Heroes

The latest update announced a rather exciting upgrade to the Advanced rules if we get to $600k: build your own Heroes. This is a big expansion and one that I’m really excited about. It’s certainly something I’ve been itching to … Continue reading

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 72 Comments

DZ FAQ Tomorrow

I’ve done some work on the DZ FAQ today and would like to do some more on it tomorrow. Rather than putting up two updates within 24 hours of each other (and confusing everyone) I’m going to do a slightly larger one tomorrow. … Continue reading

Posted in Deadzone, FAQ | 2 Comments

Bad Guy AI In Dungeon Sagas

I’ve had a few questions about this, mostly focussing on whether the different factions in the expansion packs will have different AI behaviour or not. The answer is simple: yes, they will. Don’t worry about that. Goblins will be sneaky … Continue reading

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 19 Comments

Numbers Always Lie

Ben dug out an interesting report on the value of gaming as a whole (in the US). It’s interesting stuff. For me, the most troubling thought is not that CCGs are worth almost twice the total of other types of gaming put together … Continue reading

Posted in The Business of Games | 16 Comments

A Brief DS Alpha Update

I’ve been a bit overrun with various craziness for the last week, so haven’t posted as much as I’d like. The following is a sort of roundup of answers to common questions. There’s so much discussion and suggestions on the … Continue reading

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, FAQ, Kickstarter | 100 Comments

Is There An Echo?

It may be my imagination, but it seems to me that the backers of the Dungeon Sagas Kickstarter are a chattier bunch than normal. Or, if not chattier, perhaps more wordy. Now I’m the last person to suggest that this is … Continue reading

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Random Thoughts | 148 Comments

Live Dungeon Sagas Interview Tonight

From 6.30pm UK time (7.30pm CET) tonight I’ll be doing another one of those Google hangouts thingamajigs live on Youtube. If you’re in a different timezone then there’s a handy countdown timer on there so you can see how long you … Continue reading

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 14 Comments

The Many Modes Of Play

With the $300K stretch goal smashed on the Kickstarter, we’ve now added not one, but two AI decks to the game. Adding this to the already flexible design means that there are now more different ways of playing than I … Continue reading

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 35 Comments

A Quick Detail For The DS Scenarios

I’ll get a FAQ for the DS Alpha done tomorrow. In the meantime, a couple of points about piles of bones. The Necromancer has a limit of 4 Skeleton Warriors on the board at once in each Scenario. This makes … Continue reading

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 25 Comments

A Brisk DS Round Up

Just in case I don’t get time online this weekend, I wanted to post a quick summary of where I’m at with DS comments. To start with, I’d like to say  a big thank you for all your comments both here, … Continue reading

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 32 Comments