Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Mars Attacks Playtests

Been playing quite a bit of MA of late, working through the core system and tinkering with a card deck as an option if the Kickstarter goes nicely. All the previous games I’ve done with Mantic have gone bonkers on … Continue reading

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Coming Up…

A few bits and bobs to come over the next few days. Deadzone: Blaze Away that can cause damage and a slight change to campaigns. God of Battles: a report on the tournament and details of the campaign day I’ll … Continue reading

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DreadBall – Threatening & Gotcha!

Since the DB3 rules have come out on pdf there has been discussion over whether there is  a mistake in the Threatening rules on page 31.  I’ve spent some time trying to get to the bottom of this and here’s … Continue reading

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Deadzone Campaign Rules

My recent lack of posts has been largely down to sorting through all the comments and feedback for Deadzone and incorporating it into the final version of the rules. I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who … Continue reading

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Spending More Money ;)

Just backed another intriguing looking French game on Kickstarter. This one’s called Color Warz: Dark Threat. Apart from anything else it’s got (yet another) set of counters for the Heroes of Normandie I’ve also got coming 😉 It’s a fresh … Continue reading

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Fun & Frolics

A brief note between deadlines to say a big thank you to the brave souls who came for yesterday’s God of Battles tournament. I enjoyed myself immensely and though it had the perfect atmosphere of competitive fun. I took loads … Continue reading

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Big Day Tomorrow

Well, I say big. It’s probably the same size as other saturdays in reality, it’s just that we’ve got a God of Battles tournament at Foundry, which is quite exciting. I’ve got no idea how many will make it and … Continue reading

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A Final Change

It’s amazing how excitable people can become over a single roll of the dice. In response to the many comments about the new ball launch rules I’ve talked to Mantic and they’ve kindly agreed to delay the book slightly to … Continue reading

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Launching Notes

Well that seems to have caused quite a stir! I’m disappointed that a lot of the comments on yesterday’s post about the new rules for launching the ball are rather negative. Rather than say the same thing to each comment … Continue reading

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DreadBall – New Rules For Launching The Ball

These rules are coming out in Season 3, but as I said earlier this week I’d post up a set for you to read in advance. Here they are as a pdf. I’m afraid you’ll have to do without the … Continue reading

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