Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Deadzone: When Do You Count VPs?

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Have a look at the different ways to earn VPs on page 41. When you Kill a target listed on your mission, or scamper off with an item for Scour, it’s pretty easy to see that you should count those … Continue reading →

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Heroes Of Normandie Army Boxes

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Michael asked me yesterday how big these were, so here’s a pic. The DreadBall rulebook is lined up against the top left corner as a reference, so the HoN army boxes are slightly larger than that (all 3 army boxes … Continue reading →

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Heroes Of Normandie: (Big) Unboxing

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I was going to write something else today, but then the postman arrived with a large and rather heavy box. I’ve put the Deadzone box beside it for comparison as that’s one of the biggest game boxes I’ve got. It makes DZ … Continue reading →

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Salute Spoils

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Back from Salute now, and what a show it was! The best show I’ve been to in ages, I think. Why? Several reasons. To start with there was a very upbeat and cheery atmosphere, both among the traders and the customers (not always the … Continue reading →

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Down At Salute

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Quirkworthy

This saturday is one of the biggest events in the UK gaming calendar: Salute. This is a big one-day show down in London, and this year I’ll be attending with the Mantic crew once again. For many of you this will … Continue reading →

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Gamer Bling

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Of the many gaming items I’ve acquired of late, perhaps the oddest is some new dice. No, not the D10s I ordered from Chessex, I’m talking about a pair of perfectly ordinary D6s I was given as a present. Well, when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 9 Comments

Nexus Psi Book

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Saw this book for the first time yesterday, when someone gave me a copy to sign for a customer. I’ve no idea if it’s any good or not, but it’s certainly shiny as you can see 😉

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Mantic Radio Podcast

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Recorded with the chaps just before the Kickstarter ended.

Posted in DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game | 5 Comments

Silence

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Apologies for last week’s silence. I’ve not been very well 😦 There’s a lot to catch up with, and I’ll be replying to your comments and suchlike as soon as I can.

Posted in Random Thoughts | 5 Comments

Xtreme Team-Building Part 3

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I’ve looked at some of the background and some of the challenges for the team-building system in DBX. Now I want to go through the rules as they currently stand.   One-Off games In a one-off game you have a … Continue reading →

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