Author Archives: Quirkworthy

A Rumble in the Distance

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Quirkworthy

With less than 2 weeks left to go before the second starter set for Dwarf King’s Hold is released, folk are getting excited. The buzz at the Mantic Open Day was really enthusiastic and after my talks and demos a … Continue reading →

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One Tiny Thing

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Quirkworthy

In the land of one-square models, the two-square model is… bleedin’ awkward. I am referring, of course, to the Dwarf Driller that comes with the Dwarf King’s Hold bundle deal, and who is a central feature of the scenario that … Continue reading →

Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Game Design Theory | 9 Comments

You start here, I’ll start there

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Quirkworthy

I started writing a post this morning about Dwarf King’s Hold, but it’s got rather long so I’ll finish it as an article and post it later this week. Basically, I want to talk about the Dwarf King’s Hold games … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Dwarf King's Hold | 13 Comments

A Picture Paints…

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Quirkworthy

…a thousand words, and over at Tears of Envy’s blog you can see several thousand words’ worth of pictures from yesterday’s Mantic Open Day (they really should call it MantiCon). Tears of Envy, in case you didn’t know, is the … Continue reading →

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All Day Talking

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Quirkworthy

Well I just got back from the Mantic open day where I had a jolly time. Lots of excited and enthusiastic folk, which is always nice to see. Ronnie and I gave a seminar/talk/Q&A/general waffle this morning about Dwarf King’s … Continue reading →

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Mantic Open Day

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Quirkworthy

Another weekend, another convention! Well, an Open Day. Tomorrow Mantic Games are having their second Open Day and I’ll be there running demos of Dwarf King’s Hold and  taking part in a couple of seminars about what’s new and where … Continue reading →

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When is Terrain not Terrain?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Quirkworthy

When it’s scenery, of course. What exactly is the difference between scenery and terrain, and why should anyone care? Let’s take that in 2 steps: definition and use. Dictionaries are only a little help when it comes to defining words … Continue reading →

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How Often is Often Enough?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Quirkworthy

Looking at the site stats, I always feel guilty if lots of people have come by and I haven’t posted anything new for them to see. Like a bad host. On the other hand, I also feel that it’s a … Continue reading →

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Terrain

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Quirkworthy

I was looking at the Micro Art Studios Infinity bases the other day. I’d seen them on the net before and was pleased to see that they looked even nicer in person (so to speak). Several of them have bits … Continue reading →

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Top of the Class

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Quirkworthy

Talking with a gaming buddy today, I was trying to explain the difficulty in picking which Smog figures to get. ‘The problem’, I said,  ‘was that they were mostly 11 out of 10, and you were left with discarding the … Continue reading →

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