Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Unboxing Darkhammer’s Undead Samurai
Following on from yesterday, here’s a look at the first of my Darkhammer goodies. I’ve started with the same one they started with: the mounted Undead Samurai in the middle of the picture below. Oh, and before we get started, … Continue reading
Darkhammer Miniatures
I thought I’d show you some of the new toys I got recently. Darkhammer Miniatures themselves are a relatively new Chinese (I think) company with only a small line so far – when I ordered these they were the entirety … Continue reading
Game Design Theory: Playtest In Parts
In general there is a tendency to think of playtesting as simply playing the game lots of times. This is an important part of the process, but I think it’s only part of the story. Playtesting is a complicated subject … Continue reading
Deadzone Unboxing
I’m sure there are several of these online already. This one has me rambling on about stuff too 😉
First Saturday Of The Month…
…and so we’re off to Foundry again tomorrow to play God of Battles. As ever, if you’re local and fancy a game then feel free to pop along. I’ve been challenged to a 48 point battle, so I’ll be doing … Continue reading
…And Hello 2014
So what’s coming up? Or, more accurately, what’s in the plan today? I say that as things changed last year between plan and execution and there’s no guarantee for 2014 either. Gaming As Work The first and only really … Continue reading
Farewell 2013
Well the time has come again for the traditional retrospective. How did things go in my last year of gaming? Generally very well, I think 🙂 Gaming As Work Mantic ran two Kickstarters of games I designed: Deadzone and … Continue reading
DZ Blaze vs Construct
I’m currently thinking that this is the best balance point between making BA too powerful and too ineffective. It’s still not a great deal of use against Asterian Cyphers, but they are particularly heavily armoured for Constructs, and not all … Continue reading
DZ Experimental Rule
The subject of this experimental rule is related to high AP weapons and Tough targets. I say experimental as this isn’t something that’s slated for a particular product. It is, instead, simply something that has been worrying away in the back of … Continue reading
Shiniest New Toys
During the run up to the holidays, every company known to man was busy shouting their wares at the top of their marketing budgets. Now that you’ve all had a chance to open your presents, I’m here to ask you … Continue reading
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