Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Last Chance For Charity Raffle Terrain

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Quirkworthy

If you fancy a shot at winning a table’s worth of Mantic’s Battlezone terrain (the stuff that’s in Deadzone) then you should have a look at the Terrain Tutor’s YouTube channel. He’s been running this for a while, and he’s … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming My Hobby

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Following on from my State of Play post the other day, I’d like to ramble for a bit about hobbies. Specifically, the gaming hobby I used to have and don’t quite any more. Essentially, I’d like it back. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Rules At Half Price

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Quirkworthy

For a short while (and I have no idea how long) Foundry are selling my God of Battles fantasy tabletop rules at half price. I’d tell you that they are a splendid and hugely entertaining set of rules with oddles of … Continue reading →

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Gaming Daze

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Spent part of yesterday’s gaming session playing Dungeon Sagas and all morning running through it again with some new victims at Mantic HQ. We played¹ one of the training missions about ten times, and they were all still cheery at the end of … Continue reading →

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State Of Play

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I don’t really like mixing lots of topics in one post, but a round up of where I’m at and what’s planned for the future seemed like a sensible thing to do at this point. Firstly, let me say thank you for your … Continue reading →

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DKH Mini-Update

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As most of you will know already, the next Mantic Kickstarter starts soon and is the latest in the Dwarf King’s Hold series – or is it? After considerable debate and many, many suggestions, we’ve decided to change the series … Continue reading →

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Still Alive

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Hi folks. I’m still here. It’s been a long time since I last posted, and some of you are rightly wondering what’s going on. Well, it’s nothing to do with any problems with the games. Let’s get that straight to start … Continue reading →

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For Your DreadBall Convenience

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Just so you know, this chap has come up with some sets of reference cards for DB. I haven’t got any myself yet, so I can’t comment more than to say that they’re available. If you’ve got some I’d like … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Good (Pure) Co-Op Game?

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

You tell me. Bu “you”, I mean the happy folk who particularly enjoy this style of play. As I said earlier, it’s not something I really get on with. What would be both helpful and interesting is to know what … Continue reading →

Posted in Dwarf King's Hold | 38 Comments

Why Co-Op And I Don’t Get On

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Co-operative play is rather fashionable in game designs at the moment. It comes in a few distinct flavours, and although they can be quite different they all tend to get lumped together into “co-op”. Personally, I like some types and can’t get … Continue reading →

Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Game Design Theory | 45 Comments