Author Archives: hurcheon

“but what is original is not good…..”

Posted on September 4, 2017 by hurcheon

“and what is good is not original” goes the quote from Samuel Johnson, in response to someone who sent him a manuscript to read. To quote someone else, the TL:DR version of this post would be “Do not do unto … Continue reading →

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Way too long a post on how to lose weight

Posted on September 2, 2017 by hurcheon

TL:DR version of this. No secrets. Boring routine comprising eating less and exercising more and recording food day to day to keep an eye on things. Not giving up because you enjoyed yourself one day. Introduction I have been overweight … Continue reading →

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7TV Skirmish Wargame, the 60’s adventure TV RPG waiting for you

Posted on July 24, 2017 by hurcheon

On Twitter, someone asked about a suitable RPG for running games set in the world of “The Persuaders”, an action adventure series with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, one of many from production company ITC, some serious, some, like this, … Continue reading →

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The Old School has more than one classroom

Posted on March 23, 2017 by hurcheon

A missed opportunity in the Golden Age of RPGs The fault is @BigJackBrass’s For a few years now, thanks to dedicated writers and easier routes to publishing, there have been nostalgic attempts to recapture the *feel* of older role-playing games, … Continue reading →

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A bump in the hero’s road

Posted on December 31, 2016 by hurcheon

Pawr-ambrith looked around the campsite at the wagon guards that were now his comrades. He was the only elf here, possibly the only elf in the Eastern Kingdom, and he knew that elfs were feared as sorcerors and bringers of … Continue reading →

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A night or two of play – Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerors of Hyperborea

Posted on December 10, 2016 by hurcheon

Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerors of Hyberborea (ASSH) is a fantasy and horror role-playing game set in a world combining the feel of Robert E. Howard’s Hyborean Age with the pulp horror of HP Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith, which is … Continue reading →

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Cthulu writeup – episode two

Posted on September 16, 2016 by hurcheon

Warning. This is a write up of “Uncle Timothy’s Will” in Blood Brothers. If playing that then stop reading. I have made changes to details. In episode one we met cousins Joan Hildyson and Sigismund Krankenhofer and detective turned novelist … Continue reading →

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Review – Airfix Battles from Modiphius

Posted on September 7, 2016 by hurcheon

Better known to modellers and gamers from the British Isles, Airfix have produced military model kits, terrain and figures since the 1950s, being an integral part of the childhood for many British children and their first introduction to playing with … Continue reading →

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Cthulhu write up – episode one

Posted on September 2, 2016 by hurcheon

Warning. This is a write up of “Uncle Timothy’s Will” in Blood Brothers. If playing that then stop reading. I have made changes to details Timothy Hildyson, last of his line, had died. One more death in a harsh and … Continue reading →

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The cult of the new and multi-player solitaire

Posted on February 13, 2016 by hurcheon

I have been thinking a fair bit about what I want from games, This appllies mainly to RPG, wargames and boardgames, which intersect in my thoughts and what I perceive as why me and current trends don’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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