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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
Posted in Random Thoughts, The Business of Games
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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
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Project Pandora, Random Thoughts
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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
Posted in Figures, Random Thoughts
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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
Posted in Random Thoughts
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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
Posted in Figures, Painting & Modelling, Review, Tabletop gaming
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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
Posted in Random Thoughts
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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
Posted in Tabletop gaming
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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
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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
Posted in Tabletop gaming
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