Author Archives: Quirkworthy

I Asked Nicely…

…twice …and I was ignored both times by both parties. Consequently I have deleted the post with all the bickering in the comments. Reading a litany of snide comments and sly digs is not amusing or helpful. In fact, it’s … Continue reading

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Please Excuse the Mess

Morning all. I’m reorganising the pages on the site and rewriting a bunch of them today, so things will appear and disappear. Don’t fret. It’s all for the Greater Good. Trust me. It’s been a long while since I did … Continue reading

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Dropzone Commander Review: Is It Expensive?

This is the first step in a series of articles about DzC (as Dropzone Commander is apparently known to its friends). I will be looking at the book, the models and the game play of the beast in due course. … Continue reading

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Army Painting – First Things First

Who and What? Painting an army was what I mentioned the other day. Absolutely. So what’s the first step? Well, before I can pick up a brush, I first have to decide which army I’m going to collect and for … Continue reading

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DreadBall Details – Follow Up Sequencing

Serves me right for trying to be clever. This was, of course, supposed to be published yesterday as a Sunday Support article, but when I did the clever scheduling thing I went and set it for the wrong date… Slams … Continue reading

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Another Playtest Day for Season 2

Just got back after another day’s testing the new teams. Had a different group of playtesters over this time and it worked very well indeed. Building on what we had the first time, plus other games in-between, I think we … Continue reading

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Been AFK…

I dunno. I turn away for 5 seconds and when I get back my inbox is overflowing again! As you may have noticed, apart form the odd comment from my iPad, I’ve been AFK for the last couple of days, … Continue reading

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Waiting to Settle

My head feels like it has something in it to express, though I am not sure what that may be. Possibly it’s just full of things and needs a release valve. So excuse me while I unload some of the … Continue reading

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A Little Bit of History

It all started with the Warlock of Firetop Mountain. The history of adventure game books is 30 years old this year, and to celebrate that fact a friend of mine has organised a Kickstarter to finish his book on the … Continue reading

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Wildcard

Wildcard is one of the Season 2 MVPs, and as such shouldn’t really be out and about for months yet. However, KickStarts being the odd things they are, and Ronnie having trouble keeping shiny toys to himself, more than a … Continue reading

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