Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Free Stuff!

I really should have mentioned this sooner. Some enterprising folks have set up a God of Battles group on FaceBook and as a way of encouraging people to join they’ve giving one random member a free blister from the range … Continue reading

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DreadBall Season 2 Design Theory: Girls! Girls! Girls!

One of the things I really like about the way the Void Sirens have come out is that the models make sense to me. Very often in fantasy and SF miniatures, the women get to wear little more than chainmail … Continue reading

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Too Much Fun – What Jake Did Next

Well DreadBall Season 2 is off my desk now, and apart from talking to you guys about all the fun stuff it contains¹ I can shift my focus onto the next project – but what’s that to be? Well the … Continue reading

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Space To Be Creative

I’ve been trying to make enough room to set up a permanent painting area. One of the things that constantly stalls my painting efforts is the fact that I’ve got to clear a space to do any. It may be … Continue reading

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DreadBall Season 2 Design Theory: Bugs!

Are Z’zor evil or are they just misunderstood? It’s not easy to tell, and their peculiar noises and movements don’t fill the average human with any sense of comfort or warmth. This makes them perfect “bad guys” in the spectacle … Continue reading

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5,000 Comments

Looking at my stats page I see that I’ve got a current total of 5,000 comments on this site. I have no idea whether 5,000 comments is a lot or a little, but it’s a big round number that keeps … Continue reading

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DreadBall Season 2 Design Theory: Mr Roboto

One of the main features of Season 2 is the four new teams, and the one I get asked about most is the Robots. What are they like? What style do they play? Are they a strong or a fast … Continue reading

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Kev “Goblinmaster” Adams Injured

Frankly, this makes me both sick and angry. Just getting reports that Kev Adams was attacked in his home by a group of knife-wielding burglars on wednesday. He was injured in the assault, though luckily he survived. As the report … Continue reading

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DreadBall Season 2

One last bit of detail to add about the robots and I think I’m done. That’s why I’ve been AWOL lately, well that and the new exciting (and distracting) project for Mantic which follows hot on the heels and which … Continue reading

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God of Battles – Battle Report

This is a first for Quirkworthy as this article is written by someone other than me. The author, Ben Clapperton, was a fan of Tribes of Legend and had been eager to try out God of Battles. When he told … Continue reading

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