Category Archives: Deadzone

DZ FAQ Started

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Quirkworthy

A first version of the Dedzone FAQ is up now. I’ve gone through about half of the comments so far (down to 56 from well over 100). As is my wont, I’ve deleted the comments that have been incorporated into the … Continue reading →

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WIP

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Just so you aren’t surprised, I’ll be sorting through the DZ FAQ page today. In common with the other FAQ pages (which all need tidying) the intent is to delete comments once I have dealt with them in a FAQ. … Continue reading →

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Deadzone, Restic, Giant Mouse Mats

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I’m just back from Mantic where I was running down a number of loose ends. This is just catching up with some of them. First up, the Deadzone rules are now available digitally for KS backers. I’ve put up an … Continue reading →

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Quality Of The DZ Plastics

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Quirkworthy

The internet being the internet, it was inevitable that there would be a conspiracy involved somewhere. This one’s quite fun. Apparently, Mantic weren’t simply busy running a Kickstarter for Mars Attacks and hadn’t had time to post some pictures, oh … Continue reading →

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Another Interview

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I’ve done another interview for a podcast, this time a Spanish one (though it’s in English) at http://laserburn.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/mars-attacks-dreadball-season-3-en-el.html It’s been a while since I chatted to Miguel so we talk a bit about DreadBall as well as Deadzone and, of course, … Continue reading →

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Heroes & Villains

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Quirkworthy

One of the things that distinguishes Mars Attacks from Deadzone is the way it deals with the different levels of model. In Deadzone everyone is an individual with some degree of importance, much as in the real military. Different duties … Continue reading →

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Mars Attacks & Deadzone

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Or should that be Mars Attacks vs Deadzone? The most frequent question I’ve had about Mars Attacks is “what’s the difference between Mars Attacks and Deadzone?” Actually, “what’s the same¹” is a shorter list. Overview Game designs can be divided into … Continue reading →

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Frantic At Mantic

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Rhymes, eh? Where would advertising be without them? Seriously though, I was at Mantic yesterday where it was all hands to the pumps packing  shiny DB3 boxes for despatch all over the world. Stacks and stacks of the things in … Continue reading →

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Deadzone Campaigns Again

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Quirkworthy

A couple of tweaks in this section. Firstly, the strike force goes up to 140 points rather than 100. This gives a great deal more soak to the force and more choice to the player. Coupled with a change in … Continue reading →

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Blaze Away Damage In Deadzone

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Quirkworthy

As we’ve talked about before, it makes some sense that damage should be possible with Blaze Away attacks. I’ve tried a number of solutions to this and had abandoned all of them for various reasons. The main problems were that … Continue reading →

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