Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Change Of Date
The first saturday of the month is almost upon us again, and normally that would mean a God of Battles day over at Foundry. However, on the 2nd of November the Foundry crew are all over in Antwerp at the … Continue reading
My Martian Mistake
A little bird has whispered in my ear about yesterday’s post. Apparently I made a mistake and it’s not just the humans that alter their appearance – the Martians change too, just much more slowly. There are some earlier designs … Continue reading
The Astounding 60s
One question that has come up a few times is why make the GIs contemporary and not 1950s or 1960s? It’s simple: if you look at the Mars Attacks cards and comics they’ve always been set “now”, whenever that might … Continue reading
Trying To Spend Money
I mentioned the Color Warz board game last month when they had a go at running a Kickstarter. Well that didn’t work so they rebooted it for another go. I still like it, and the deals are even better this … Continue reading
How Large Is Your Martian?
I’ve seen a few people asking how big/bulky/etc the Mars Attacks models are, and having managed to scrounge up a couple yesterday I thought I’d do a few comparison shots for your amusement. The MA models look like they’re made … Continue reading
Hmmm…
As is often the way with these posts, not all of the comment and debate is in public. So it was when I said I was starting to paint again. The longest discussion was with a friend of mine who … Continue reading
Heroes & Villains
One of the things that distinguishes Mars Attacks from Deadzone is the way it deals with the different levels of model. In Deadzone everyone is an individual with some degree of importance, much as in the real military. Different duties … Continue reading
Daubing The Paint On
Well I actually sat down and splashed some paint on some figures yesterday. First time in ages. The photo isn’t supposed to show you any gorgeous work, it’s just to forestall the “pictures or it didn’t happen” comments. I’ve recently … Continue reading
Mars Attacks – The Design Challenge
Every game has its own combination of tricky bits to get right, and one of the most important things to do as a designer is work out what these are as early as possible so you get more time to … Continue reading
Mars Attacks Podcast
This is a rather uncoordinated talk I had with Neil of Meeples & Miniatures the other day about Mars Attacks (click the link). As usual, I drifted off into design theory and similar gubbins rather than details of the game. … Continue reading
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