Quirkworthy

As Kickstarters are transitory, I don’t want to wait till the current DB flurry is done to mention these.

There are two KS projects that I’m currently backing which I thought might be of interest. I’ve got nothing to do with either apart from being a backer.

The first is Norsaga.

This looks like a fun little filler card game that might also be playable with spouses and non-geeks. Always useful to have more of those. Plus it’s inexpensive, and isn’t doubled by the shipping costs. All good. Have a look at the game play video on the KS page for a straightforward demo.

The second KS I currently like is a small set of miniatures called Colony 87.

They’re sculpted by Michael Anderson who I know from my days with Fanatic, when I was Game Producer for Necromunda. He made a couple of miniatures for me then (though I’m not sure they were ever released).

Anyway, I’d lost touch with him since Fanatic was purged from GW, and it’s nice to see him still working.

Very retro Necromunda/Rogue Trader in style, which should appeal to the Oldhammer crowd.

What do I want them for? No idea, really. I just thought they looked like a bit of fun. They actually make me think more of Laserburn and Traveller than Necromunda, but having had years of fun with both those games I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

Who are these figures though? What do they represent? Who knows? The universe is a big place, and it’s easy to imagine another alien culture or two if you feel the need to justify them. I just rather like the idea of having more non-combatants. We’ve got any number of armoured human troopers to pick from, but too few good SF civilians.

Here’s a new version of the Ada Lorana with the Phaser wording (and rule) changed. Hopefully this is clearer, and more fun to play.

Edit: updated version here.

I’ve not changed the points costs for the team. The view was that they were a bit poor for their cost, and they’ve now been improved rather than reducing their cost. See how that goes.

Firstly I’d like to thank all those who’ve posted comments already on these latest DB teams. Lots of interesting and useful stuff. I’ll catch up with them again tomorrow and reply to the latest ones.

In terms of timescale for this, Mantic want any changes to be done by the end of the month, so you’ve got till then to have your say. I may post up an interim version if there are any obvious changes needed.

As ever, all comments are welcome. Those based on in-game testing are generally more helpful than those based simply reading the stats – we’ve all seen units in games that don’t work as well or as poorly as they appear on paper. Even so, it’s all worth considering, as an initial appearance can sometimes damn a team: the wisdom of the internet and rumour in general can make heroes or villains of almost anything, regardless of pesky details like  facts.

And not just in gaming either.

But that’s for another blog 🙂

And here’s the Koris team for DreadBall. Slippery lot.

Edit: updated version here.

The first of the new teams for you to have a look at is the Sulentic Shards: the Crystallan team.

Edit: new version here. The following remains true.

I think that these guys are reasonably balanced as a team, though they are one of the tricker ones to use well. I don’t see that as a problem, in fact quite the reverse. I think that having a range of skill level requirements is desirable across a large range of teams (which we now have).

What do you think?

Hi folks, and thanks for your patience. I know I’ve been very quiet of late, but that’s not for want of doing stuff. In fact, the amount of things I’ve been doing is why I’ve not been online. However, that’s all about to change.

Firstly, I’ve got some DS stuff to be talking about. Lots of snippets to discuss.

Secondly, I’ve got some DreadBall playtesting I’d like you to help with. These are a set of 6 teams for the season 5 and 6 books. I’ll be putting these up one-a-day for the next 6 days (first one later today when I get the pdf tidied up), and you’ve got till the end of the month to give us your feedback. Plenty of time to break some heads on the neodurium 🙂

Thirdly, I’ve got some reviews, interesting Kickstarters I’ve spotted, and numerous other gaming comments and thoughts to share.

Last, but definitely not least, I’ve been working on some projects of my own and would like to talk about those too.

So, from a famine of posts, you’re likely to be getting something of a feast 🙂