Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Yet More Money

I don’t mention every Kickstarter that catches my eye. Honest. But here’s another one I’ve pledged for and which might interest you too: Fallen Frontiers. It’s a biggish scale SF skirmish game in a box, with some lovely looking models. … Continue reading

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Talking About DKH 4

While I was at the UK Expo I did a couple of interviews. The first one has now gone up: There is a lot of background noise as it was a very busy event. I think you can hear it … Continue reading

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DKH Is Not KOW Skirmish

There seems to be a little confusion. I’m not sure where it’s from – Ronnie thought it might be something he said in a seminar at an Open Day. Wherever it started, I’d like to try to clarify things. Mantic … Continue reading

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The Wanderer Returns

Back from the UK Game Expo, and what a fun time that was! Lots to see and do, both in terms of work and play. Spoke to dozens of interesting folk, met up with some old friends and made some … Continue reading

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DKH, Expo and Stuff

Lots of interesting and encouraging comments on the post I wrote about the upcoming Dwarf King’s Hold 4. Thank you for those. Agree, disagree or otherwise, it’s always good to have the feedback. As a folllow-on to that article, I’m part-way through writing … Continue reading

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Dwarf King’s Hold 4 – Some Info

There have been a number of postings on this topic from people who were able to attend the last Mantic Open Day (and ask awkward questions) 😉 Barbarian. Because every dungeon should have at least one. This is a sort … Continue reading

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Does Anyone Else Think This?

A ramble and a rant: I’ve been watching the Spectre Miniatures Kickstarter recently, as I mentioned a while back. In fact, I pledged for it then, and may be upping that amount to get some more of their increasing range of … Continue reading

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Plastics Going Cheap!

Seems to be the season for it. Both Warlord and Victrix are having a sale on some of their plastics. Warlord are doing 50% off their sprues until the end of May, and Victrix 25% off boxed sets till the 12th … Continue reading

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Deadzone Scenery Details

I’ve been collecting interesting bits to do a series on building Deadzone scenery. The idea was to start with the basics and explore various ways of adding detail as we went on. This is partly because it’s something I’m asked … Continue reading

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Mantic Open Day Piccies

Got the pictures to work now. No idea what that was all about. Anyway… I’ll cover DKH in another post. These are some pics of the different stuff that was going on during the day, to give you a flavour. … Continue reading

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