Author Archives: Quirkworthy

God of Battles Designer’s Notes: Formed and Loose

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Quirkworthy

One of the core concepts for God of Battles is that all units fall into one of two broad types: Formed and Loose. Formed units are the sort of regiment you’ve seen in Kings of War, Warhammer or any other … Continue reading →

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Dropzone Commander Review: Post-Human Republic Starter Army Unboxing

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Quirkworthy

This is the second starter set I’m looking at for the Dropzone Commander game from Hawk Wargames, and very pretty it is too. I’ll try not to repeat myself too much, so it might be worth you looking back at … Continue reading →

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A Quick One

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I was going to write some more about God of Battles, the design philosophy behind it, rule specifics, and so on. Rather than just ploughing on regardless like normal, I thought this time I’d ask if anyone had anything particular … Continue reading →

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Secret Poetry

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Well that was a pleasant surprise. My normal morning trawl through the emails included one that tells me I’ve won the haiku competition on TGN. Cool. The winning haiku was one of three I entered. My entry in total read: … Continue reading →

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I Am Weak

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Quirkworthy

It was going to be goblins. Lots of them. I’d got piles of the little fellers piled up ready, then this nice chap in a snazzy brown outfit came and delivered a box. It’s shiny and it’s new. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Lost Patrol: New Rules – Scout Snipers

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Quirkworthy

When I designed Lost Patrol I was limited to the models that were available. This means that the Space Marine Scout squad in the box used the sprue of models that was around at the time. This included a sergeant … Continue reading →

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Sunday Support

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Changing to this new (for me) discipline of posting specific topics on specific days is taking some getting used to, but I am getting there. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you guys necessarily get what you were expecting each … Continue reading →

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God of Battles Designer’s Notes: Which Armies to Include?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Well I could just list what’s in the book, but you know I won’t do that. Instead, before I get to the details of each individual army, I’d like to talk a bit about the overall philosophy I adopted for … Continue reading →

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Dropzone Commander Review: Shaltari Tribes Starter Army Unboxing

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Quirkworthy

The Starter Armies are the smallest of the 3 sizes of pre-packaged army boxes for Dropzone Commander and all come with pretty similar sorts of things in. They also all weigh in at a little over 500 points, which is … Continue reading →

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God of Battles Designer’s Notes: Picking An Army

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Quirkworthy

The GoB rule book includes 10 full army lists to choose from. In fact, that’s the bulk of the page count. These lists are a mixture of the familiar and the unusual with some features common to most wargame rules … Continue reading →

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