Author Archives: Quirkworthy

A Brief Interlude

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I’ve been mostly taking a break from Deadzone today, looking instead at the tiles for DKH 4. Of course, “looking at the tiles” means working out what’s in the rooms which means knowing what the scenarios are which means basically … Continue reading →

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So What’s Happened To Eternal Battle?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Quirkworthy

In a word, Deadzone. Whilst my normal state is to be working on 2, 3 or more games at once, designing both EB and DZ at the same time was getting a bit confusing as they are so similar in … Continue reading →

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Dead Brain Zone

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Quirkworthy

What a hectic day! Back from the Mantic Open Day and a lot of talking to excited people about Deadzone, DreadBall, Dwarf King’s Hold and Pandora. Every game has its fans and every fan has a question. I do enjoy … Continue reading →

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Mantic Open Day 2013

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Well it’s that time of year again, and tomorrow is the 2013 Mantic Open Day. This year we’re in a new venue a short distance from Mantic HQ so we should have a bit more space to sprawl. I think … Continue reading →

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Suppression In Deadzone

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Quirkworthy

The scale of Aggression mentioned in the Alpha rules includes Berserk at the top, but it omits the equivalent at the other end: Suppression. This follows from Pinned and is an even less happy state. Mechanically it works identically, being … Continue reading →

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Deadzone Force Selection

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Something I haven’t talked about yet is how to select a force. In the Alpha rules you’re given a fixed set of models on each side to get you going quickly. In the full rules you will be picking a … Continue reading →

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Oh My…

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Many, many comments and emails to answer… Another day not at my desk till gone 10pm. Lots got done, but not in the way of writing answers I’m afraid. I’ll get onto that first thing tomorrow. Tomorrow is also looking … Continue reading →

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Beasts

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I’m down with the Beasts of War today after far too early a start so I’m afraid that you won’t see much in the way of comments from me today. We’ll be recording some videos I daresay, but I’m not … Continue reading →

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I Think We Have A Winner

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Tried out the variant turn sequence I was talking about and it works very nicely. It retains the ability to act as co-ordinated groups whilst adding to the interactivity of the turns and also scaling better across different sized games. … Continue reading →

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200 Emails In A Day… Catching Up With Deadzone

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I was out all day yesterday at Foundry, talking to people about God of Battles and helping people play their first games. To be honest it’s so easy to play that after an initial brief and a couple of turns … Continue reading →

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