Category Archives: The Business of Games

Improving Diversity In Miniature Gaming

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Recently, over on Beastsofwar, there was a series of discussions on the forum about whether Games Workshop was racist or not. As is the way with these things, it bled sideways into various related topics and became somewhat heated at … Continue reading →

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Numbers Always Lie

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Ben dug out an interesting report on the value of gaming as a whole (in the US). It’s interesting stuff. For me, the most troubling thought is not that CCGs are worth almost twice the total of other types of gaming put together … Continue reading →

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Games Industry Survey

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Quirkworthy

If you’re interested in games as a business rather than just a pastime, Purple Pawn’s annual look is well worth reading. It takes a while to collate so this latest one is data from 2013. Some interesting nuggets in there. … Continue reading →

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What Has Kickstarter Ever Done For Us?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Quirkworthy

With DeadZone live on Kickstarter I’m dealing with a lot more KS comments than usual and reading a lot more forums about it. Well, Deadzone plus pledging on a couple myself recently. One thing I came across this morning was … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, The Business of Games | 58 Comments

WIll 3D Printing Kill Miniature Companies?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Of all the trends I see in the gaming industry at the moment, the one that I find most concerning and potentially disruptive is 3D printing. Currently, companies use this as an increasingly important part of their design and mastering … Continue reading →

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Can Gaming Genres Be Too Crowded?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Here’s a question I’d like to pose you. Yes, you. Can gaming genres be so full that there is no room for anything else? By gaming genres I mean things like “fantasy skirmish”, or “fictional sports board game”. Obviously if … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Really My Place, But…

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Quirkworthy

Can I just have a quiet word about the arrival of your DreadBall sets? Good. Don’t tell Ronnie. Mantic has been coming in for a lot of flak over the way this is being delivered, and it’s not fair to … Continue reading →

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False Flag Marketing?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Quirkworthy

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 →

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Tabletop Wargaming is a Nice, Inexpensive Hobby

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Quirkworthy

I always start with the assumption that everyone has a hobby. It doesn’t matter what it is, but it’s there. maybe you collect ceramic thimbles, perhaps you race dogs, fly model planes, follow your football team around the country: the … Continue reading →

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Being Everywhere at Once

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Quirkworthy

I have a recipe for you to taste. It has three ingredients: A) Providing support for a game can be an onerous task for a company. It takes a lot of man-hours to manage forums, answer queries, provide new content, … Continue reading →

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