Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Review: Titan Dragon – The Mother of All Dragons
Well it seemed like meanness to keep you in suspense, so here I am with a proper look in the box… The Titan Dragon is the largest of the (re-)releases of ex-Rackham miniatures from Legacy Miniatures via their exclusive distributor: … Continue reading
2012 – The Year Ahead
Yesterday I looked at what I’d been up to in 2011. Now we’re in a brave new year, what’s on the agenda? Well 2012 should start with a bang as two games from me come out in January: Dwarf King’s … Continue reading
2011 – That Was The Year That Was
As we come to the end of the year (Gregorian calendar) I wanted to look both back at the last 12 months and forward to 2012. I’ll do my crystal ball gazing on New Year’s Day, which seems more appropriate. … Continue reading
A Warhammer Question
I have a quick little question for your ranting pleasure ;P Have Warhammer tournaments died? I know that GW now prefers the term “events”, but what about the real world? 10 or 15 years ago there was a thriving scene … Continue reading
I Am Excite
As I said a few days ago, I’d ordered a couple of presents for myself from Foreign Parts. Choosing them spoils the surprise of course, but it doesn’t diminish the excitement! Before I mention the first of those to arrive, … Continue reading
Mantic’s Corporation Figures
A couple of weeks ago I told you that the new Corporation figures were rather nice, and looked very like the concept pictures. Mantic’s Christmas present to those signed up for their newsletter was some photos of the troopers, and … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings
Whether or not you are religious, a midwinter holiday is celebrated by most people. May yours be a happy and stress-free time of relaxation and recharging of batteries, both physical and emotional. Presents too are traditional. Presumably this was originally … Continue reading
Design Theory: Game Design Is…
“Getting rid of all the bad problems and keeping all the good ones.” Bob said this while we were playing Pandora at the weekend and I liked it so much that I wrote it in my notes for the game. … Continue reading
Playing DUST Tactics Again
Had another game of DUST Tactics last night. I really should rewrite/finish off my review as it’s a game that’s well worth exploring and nicely combines the clarity of board games with the fun of toy soldiers 🙂 There are … Continue reading
Design Theory: Love Them All Equally
This applies to every kind of game as balance is worth having in every medium. Yes, balance again. Once your new game gets into the public domain the gaming masses will do their level best to break and exploit it. … Continue reading
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