Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Daubing The Paint On

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Quirkworthy

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 →

Posted in Painting & Modelling | 28 Comments

Mars Attacks – The Design Challenge

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Quirkworthy

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 →

Posted in Game Design Theory, Mars Attacks! | 18 Comments

Mars Attacks Podcast

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Quirkworthy

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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Mars Rules!

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Quirkworthy

  For those of you that wanted to know a bit more about how the game works, here is a taste: Mars Attacks beta rules. The introductory scenario is included to get you started and give you a flavour of … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars Attacks! | 24 Comments

Mars Attacks & Deadzone

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Or should that be Mars Attacks vs Deadzone? The most frequent question I’ve had about Mars Attacks is “what’s the difference between Mars Attacks and Deadzone?” Actually, “what’s the same¹” is a shorter list. Overview Game designs can be divided into … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, Mars Attacks! | 13 Comments

Foundry God of Battles Event Cancelled Due To Illness

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Hi folks. Unfortunately the Foundry staff have been beset by illness and aren’t going to be able to open tomorrow. This means that the planned God of Battles campaign day won’t be able to go ahead on saturday the 5th … Continue reading →

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Warning! Enemy Approaching…

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Quirkworthy

With less than four hours to go to the launch of Mars Attacks on Kickstarter I thought I’d let you know of another freebie on the topic. Mantic have arranged a free digital issue of one of the Mars Attacks … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars Attacks! | 8 Comments

Frantic At Mantic

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Rhymes, eh? Where would advertising be without them? Seriously though, I was at Mantic yesterday where it was all hands to the pumps packing  shiny DB3 boxes for despatch all over the world. Stacks and stacks of the things in … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game, God of Battles, Mars Attacks! | 2 Comments

Dropzone Commander Plastic Starter Set

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I just got my paws on one of these and thought I’d drop some first impressions here. For £60 RRP you get a heavy box with quite a bit in. It looks like a well thought out entry point for … Continue reading →

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Campaign Day

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Well time does fly when you’re having fun, and I must have been really enjoying myself lately as the last month has roared past. It seems like only a couple of days since I was talking about a God of … Continue reading →

Posted in God of Battles | 26 Comments