Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Tis the Season

Well it’s that time of year again. The sun is shining, the bees are buzzing, the happy images of May Day parades are still fresh in the memory, and GW is in for it’s annual basting. Price rises, or, more … Continue reading

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Design Theory: Pre-measuring Revisited

This topic just rumbles on and on, but unfortunately the arguments have grown stale. All I’m hearing is the same tired points again and again, and I’ve refuted them repeatedly already. It is still obvious to me that allowing pre-measuring … Continue reading

Posted in Game Design Theory | 60 Comments

Living FAQ: Project Pandora

This is a quick and dirty stand in for a proper living FAQ, just so folk have somewhere to ask questions and get answers πŸ™‚ Q = Question A = Answer D = Discussion. I’ll start by answering the ones … Continue reading

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Design Theory: Simplicity vs Dumbing Down

I’ve been writing quite a lot lately, and thinking about the process of design as well as doing it. One of the common threads is simplifying things. I’m pretty sure this isn’t just me as a general unwillingness to murder … Continue reading

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What to Write?

I started out writing a review of the Beowulf movie – you know, the 2007 CGI one with the cockney Beowulf. Unfortunately it turned into a little bit of a rant, so you’ll have to wait till I’ve calmed down … Continue reading

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Whatever Next?

One of the reasons I’ve been AWOL for a bit is that I’ve been writing a section for the new Kings of War (3rd edition). Yeah, I know. Weird. And no, I can’t do anything about the pre-measuring. You’re the … Continue reading

Posted in Kings of War, Tabletop gaming | 24 Comments

Lots of Catching Up To Do

What with Ancient Grudge coming out, Project Pandora being promoted for a week on the Mantic blog, the Kings of War tournament last week and a Foundry Open Day today (where I’ll be running games of Tribes of Legend), I’ve … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Kings of War, Project Pandora, Tribes of Legend | 26 Comments

Amusement :)

Someone posted this on Facebook, and I thought it might amuse. πŸ™‚  

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Legendary Tribes

Foundry continue to support the Tribes of Legend rules with another wave of Greek Mythology figures. I’ve lost track of which ones are yet to come, but I think there’s one more wave left. It’s a big range and that’s … Continue reading

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Round-up

As you can tell by my silence, it’s been a busy week one way or another. On the gaming front, Foundry have released the Tribes of Legend book, and continue to add more to the rather jolly range of miniatures … Continue reading

Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Project Pandora, Tribes of Legend | 16 Comments