Author Archives: Quirkworthy
DreadBall Playtest Day
Tomorrow is another “secret” playtest day, this time for the new teams and multi-player version of DreadBall’s Season 3. It’s always fun to see what folk make of the new stuff for the first time and how much they manage … Continue reading
DreadBall Season 3 Teams
I’ve settled on a set of team rules for our next playtest day, after which I was thinking of throwing them out to you guys for comment. They’ve been tricker to develop than previous teams as they’re getting increasingly subtle … Continue reading
More Toys
The more venerable among you will recall me winning a haiku competition a while back, run by Secret Weapon. Well I finally got around to ordering some bits with my prize voucher, and they turned up yesterday. I’ll have a … Continue reading
Change of Date
A quick note to anyone who was thinking of coming to the next God of Battles day at Foundry. In a change to the normal first-saturday-of-the-month arrangement we’re putting it back a week till the 13th of July. If you … Continue reading
DreadBall Results
One thing I’ve talked about before, but haven’t mentioned much of late is the online DreadBall results tracker. It’s still there, quietly vacuuming up all the results it can find, and you’re more than welcome to add to the data. … Continue reading
DreadBall Season 3 Mutterings
Season 3, or Ultimate as it’s also known, is the next instalment of the DreadBall range and one that you’ll see some more of over the next couple of weeks. As the public testing for Deadzone was so useful we’ve … Continue reading
Quirkworthy’s Ramblings: It’s All Mine!
This article reprinted by kind permission of Ravage magazine. Gamers like stuff. Me too, and sometimes I wonder why the draw to the latest shiny thing is so strong. When I say “stuff” I don’t mean the games themselves. Of … Continue reading
We Come In Peace
So here I am, hard at work reading the Mars Attacks comic when the thought strikes me: why are they so angry? Wherever they turn up in fiction* Martians always attack. Why do we never see Mars Learns To Salsa, … Continue reading
DreadBall, Sucker Punch and Running Interference
This has been on the FAQ to be answered for a while now, and yesterday I took a stab at it. However, the more I ponder it, the more I think that my initial reaction was wrong. I’ll explain why … Continue reading
Questions and Answers
Poor old Lines. He is ever so keen and has been asking his DB questions for a while. All answered now on the FAQ. However, it does bring up a worthwhile point about how long it takes me to answer … Continue reading
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