Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Win A Compressor

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Quirkworthy

A local air compressor company is having a competition that you might have seen kicking about the net – they certainly seem to be doing a fair job of promoting it. If you haven’t, then why not head on over to … Continue reading →

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Some DKH Scenarios

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Not by me, either, which is fun. I’ve not tried these yet, but I’m sure Mr Dixon would be happy to hear any feedback if you had a chance to play through them yourself. http://nfrdixon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/unholy-assassination-scenario-for-dwarf.html http://nfrdixon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/prison-break-dwarf-kings-hold-sc.html I’m sure there must … Continue reading →

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Unboxing Darkhammer’s Monk With 1000 Hands

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Here’s another one from the toy pile. This time it’s the Monk With A Thousand Hands, again from Darkhammer Miniatures. This model shares many similarities of packaging, detail of sculpting and quality of casting with the undead samurai. I won’t … Continue reading →

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Unboxing Darkhammer’s Undead Samurai

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Darkhammer Miniatures

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Game Design Theory: Playtest In Parts

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Deadzone Unboxing

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I’m sure there are several of these online already. This one has me rambling on about stuff too đŸ˜‰

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First Saturday Of The Month…

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Quirkworthy

…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 →

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…And Hello 2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Farewell 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Quirkworthy

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 đŸ™‚   Gaming As Work Mantic ran two Kickstarters of games I designed: Deadzone and … Continue reading →

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