Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Kings of War Tournament – After Action Report

So now I’ve had more than 5 minutes’ sleep and the experience has at least begun to digest, what do I think of the tournament? Well I think it was clearly a success from Mantic’s point of view. Their aim … Continue reading

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KOW Tournament Day 2

Some photos from today’s battles. As expected I had a worse day today; in fact, the complete flip side of yesterday’s efforts, getting wiped out (or all but) myself in every game. In my defence, my first two games were … Continue reading

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Musings on Day 1

Before my immediate thoughts are buried by day 2’s events, I’d just like to jot down a few of them. It was an interesting day and provoked a number of broader points as well as points about the specific rules … Continue reading

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KOW Tournament – Day 1

It’s been a hectic day at the front, with 3 games played and much happy banter, cursing of luck and other associated gaming nonsense. I’m a bit brain fried to write much sensible for the moment, so I’ll mostly be … Continue reading

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Trying Out Kings of War

Had a go at Kings of War last night. I managed to persuade Bob to give up his evening so I could get at least a vague idea what was going to happen at the weekend. I shouldn’t really say … Continue reading

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By Invitation Only

Well I’ve decided to go to the Kings of War tournament this weekend. This is despite the fact that I’ve not played it since it was in the original Alpha well over a year ago, and then only once. One … Continue reading

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Banking Rules

While I was doing my usual morning round of feeding the menagerie and listening to the radio this morning I heard a rather intriguing report. It was about the lack of rationality in decision making within the banks. Apparently there … Continue reading

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Partizan II

I went to a wargame convention yesterday called Partizan II at nearby Kelham Hall. It’s a venerable old gent of the UK wargames calendar with many years under its belt, and at least 3 different events per year under different … Continue reading

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Highest Accolade in teh Wurldz for Dwarf King’s Hold

Well I always knew cats were the most intelligent race on the planet, and now we have proof. They’ve awarded Dwarf King’s Hold: Dead Rising a prestigious accolade (as featured on Frontlinegamer’s site). I always knew that extra tuna ration … Continue reading

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And DKH at Tabletop Gaming News

Zac from tabletopgamingnews.com pointed out that he also has a tag for Dwarf King’s Hold so you can peruse the important DKH news on his excellent site without worrying about all that… other stuff… I’m sure such technical wizardry is … Continue reading

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