Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Deadzone Alpha – I’m Listening…

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Wow! What a busy day. Yesterday Quirkworthy had the most page views it’s ever had in one day, which is very heartening. I thought the Alpha might get some interest, but this was wonderful. Thanks to everyone who’s already commented … Continue reading →

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Deadzone Alpha Rules

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Quirkworthy

The Deadzone Alpha rules are going up today and this post is here for your comments and feedback.   The rules are a work in progress and I’ve got a few specific questions that I’d like to ask your views … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 320 Comments

Deadzone Designer’s Notes: Shooting And Cover

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Like the talking head says, there are two kinds of gunfire in Deadzone: Shooting and Blazing Away. Shooting is what you always see in games: an effort to kill the enemy. Blazing Away is not about killing – it’s about … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, Game Design Theory | 17 Comments

Foundry God of Battles Day Tomorrow

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Quirkworthy

With all this Deadzone frenzy it would be easy to forget that I’ve designed other games and that we’ve got a few folk congregating at Foundry HQ in Nottingham to play one of them tomorrow: God of Battles. This saturday … Continue reading →

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Deadzone Designer’s Notes: Turn Sequence

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Quirkworthy

One of the facets of Deadzone that has surprised a few gamers who’ve played my other games is the idea that it has an i-go-u-go turn system. It’s just not what I do. So why have I done it this … Continue reading →

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Deadzone Designer’s Notes: Grids & Line Of Sight

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Probably the most unusual feature of Deadzone is its combination of a board game grid and skirmish game Line of Sight (LOS). This needs explaining as I don’t know of another game that uses this approach.   The Challenge Those … Continue reading →

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How’s It Going?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Very well, thanks. My New Plan to post something every day seems to be working alarmingly smoothly. Although I mentioned it on the 31st of March, I’d actually been following it since the 21st, which means that I’ve managed a post … Continue reading →

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Deadzone – Incoming Articles

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Quirkworthy

This is a heads up for what I’m currently writing. If you’re interested in DZ you might want to subscribe (over there, on the right) so you get an email when the new post goes up. Shhh… something’s coming… Firstly, … Continue reading →

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What Has Kickstarter Ever Done For Us?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Quirkworthy

With DeadZone live on Kickstarter I’m dealing with a lot more KS comments than usual and reading a lot more forums about it. Well, Deadzone plus pledging on a couple myself recently. One thing I came across this morning was … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, The Business of Games | 58 Comments

Smokin’

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Answering some questions on the BGG forums this morning I noticed that Deadzone had just snuck onto their Hotness list (on the left). Then I noticed that there is a separate list for people and companies, and it seems that … Continue reading →

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