Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Here We Go Again!
The TGN voting pages are now back up, fixed (supposedly) and with all the nominations. Sort of. I did suggest a certain Dragon that’s missing… Anyway, I’m just reminding you because it’s a fun thing to peruse with lots of … Continue reading
Dreadfleet Salvage Project – Version 1.0
This is the first version of my house rules for Dreadfleet. It’s not a complete rewrite, but a cutting away of what I think of as dead wood that hides the worthwhile game underneath. Or, put another way, murdering some … Continue reading
Dreadfleet Salvage Project – Opening Shots
I’ll be putting up the House Rules in their own post so I can track comments better (and after I’ve got them a little more straight). For now, let me run you through the game GloatingSwine and I played. We … Continue reading
Dwarf King’s Hold at TGN’s Readers’ Choice Awards
Tabletop Gaming News (TGN) have an annual Reader’s Choice Award, split into several categories to cover the best in gaming for the past year. They’ve just put up the 2011 voting and Dwarf King’s Hold is in the Rules and … Continue reading
Dreadfleet Salvage Project – Putting a Toe in the Water
As those of you who have read my reviews of Dreadfleet will know, I wasn’t entirely impressed by the rules. The models are well made, the mat looks great and the rulebook is very pretty, but the game itself? Well, … Continue reading
Design Theory: To Pre-measure, Or Not Pre-measure…
…that is the question Shakespeare wrote so eloquently about. Well I’ve been talking to people, soliciting opinions (thanks Richard) and mostly mulling this one over since it blossomed into a big discussion in one of the comment threads. Because I … Continue reading
False Flag Marketing?
With the “leak” of a credible looking version of the (supposedly) upcoming 6th edition of 40K, I am prodded again into thinking about the curiosity that is False Flag Marketing. It’s a term I made up rather than read, though … Continue reading
No More Tears :(
Tears of Envy is no more. If you didn’t know, Tears of Envy is the brilliant graphic artist who designed the tiles for all the Dwarf King’s Hold series as well as the upcoming Project Pandora. She’s also worked for … Continue reading
Things You Should Read: Number 2
Oddly, given the title, I wasn’t really intending this to be a series, but here I am. Today I’d like to bring your attention to the unjustly ignored: I’d have hoped that more would know of this excellent site, but … Continue reading
A Couple of Things
I spent this afternoon playing Project Pandora: Grim Cargo with Ronnie. After some awkwardness to start with, she’s suddenly decided to behave herself. Yay! I’ve talked before about the variable helpfulness of different game designs, and this was another variation … Continue reading
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