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Getting Along Famously
I’ve spoken before about different styles of co-op play and what I’d like to see in Dungeon Sagas. Well that was a while ago now, and things have moved on. At the moment, the Core game works like this: The game … Continue reading
Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Dwarf King's Hold, Kickstarter
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Dungeon Sagas Kickstarter
And it’s up! The Kickstarter is here if you haven’t seen it already. I think this is the best video they’ve done for a Kickstarter so far, and it’s an interesting change of pace to have just a single pledge … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Kickstarter
28 Comments
Hold Onto Your Hats…
Here we go again! Dungeon Sagas Kickstarter goes live today, at 1.30pm British Summer Time. As always, I’ve got butterflies while I’m waiting. I’ve never been good at waiting. Luckily, I’ve still got loads to be getting on with even before … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Kickstarter
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Gaming Daze
Spent part of yesterday’s gaming session playing Dungeon Sagas and all morning running through it again with some new victims at Mantic HQ. We played¹ one of the training missions about ten times, and they were all still cheery at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Board Gaming, Dwarf King's Hold
4 Comments
DKH Mini-Update
As most of you will know already, the next Mantic Kickstarter starts soon and is the latest in the Dwarf King’s Hold series – or is it? After considerable debate and many, many suggestions, we’ve decided to change the series … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold
22 Comments
What Makes A Good (Pure) Co-Op Game?
You tell me. Bu “you”, I mean the happy folk who particularly enjoy this style of play. As I said earlier, it’s not something I really get on with. What would be both helpful and interesting is to know what … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold
38 Comments
Why Co-Op And I Don’t Get On
Co-operative play is rather fashionable in game designs at the moment. It comes in a few distinct flavours, and although they can be quite different they all tend to get lumped together into “co-op”. Personally, I like some types and can’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Game Design Theory
45 Comments
Talking About DKH 4
While I was at the UK Expo I did a couple of interviews. The first one has now gone up: There is a lot of background noise as it was a very busy event. I think you can hear it … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold
7 Comments
DKH Is Not KOW Skirmish
There seems to be a little confusion. I’m not sure where it’s from – Ronnie thought it might be something he said in a seminar at an Open Day. Wherever it started, I’d like to try to clarify things. Mantic … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold
22 Comments
DKH, Expo and Stuff
Lots of interesting and encouraging comments on the post I wrote about the upcoming Dwarf King’s Hold 4. Thank you for those. Agree, disagree or otherwise, it’s always good to have the feedback. As a folllow-on to that article, I’m part-way through writing … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold, Events, Random Thoughts
15 Comments