Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Big Battles In Mars Attacks

Mars Attacks can be played in a variety of ways. When you start out you’ve got a single mat and a box full of models to fight with. To get you straight into the action the box also includes a … Continue reading

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Mars Attacks Mumblings

Had another chat about Mars Attacks last night and thanks to the miracles of modern technology it is available on YouTube for your amusement. It’s a bit back and forth because it’s translated into Spanish. Still, it’s not long overall … Continue reading

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What Scale Are These Guys?

If you haven’t seen them already, these pictures are quite intriguing. Apparently this is the latest in armour for the Taiwanese Special Forces. No, really.  According to one site the face masks are protection against close range shots. Hmmmm… not sure … Continue reading

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Butterflying About

Today I’ve finished another bit of Deadzone, am playing Mars Attacks in a couple of hours (when I’ve finished the new scenario) and will be leading out the Orcs tonight for a God of Battles fight or two. Or maybe … Continue reading

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A Year On

Time does fly when you’re having fun. It’s a year ago since I said that I’d be doing some of my own products, and so far I’ve not published any of them. I’ve also been very quiet about Eternal Battle … Continue reading

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On M&M Again

Neil Shuck from the Meeples & Miniatures podcast has posted up another discussion we had, this time about my God of Battles fantasy battle game.   As well as covering how and why the game works as it does, the … Continue reading

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Mars Attacks – Leaders Lead

There’s a difference between heroes and leaders. At least, there is some of the time. A few individuals can do both, but many of the heroic survivors of Greenville’s largely disintegrated population aren’t cut out to lead troops in battle. … Continue reading

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Big And Stompy

Nothing says “you’ve been invaded” quite as well as several huge robots crunching down Greenville’s Main Street, disintegrating everyone they can see. I’d really like to be able to get that image onto the gaming table in Mars Attacks, though … Continue reading

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Heroes In Mars Attacks

I promised I’d get back to heroes eventually, and here I am. As I mentioned in some of the comments, I’ve had a rethink and come up with an improvement on my original idea for the hero rules. It’s still … Continue reading

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Another Interview

I’ve done another interview for a podcast, this time a Spanish one (though it’s in English) at http://laserburn.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/mars-attacks-dreadball-season-3-en-el.html It’s been a while since I chatted to Miguel so we talk a bit about DreadBall as well as Deadzone and, of course, … Continue reading

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