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We take a look into the mind of the prolific games creator Matthew Hartley in his exclusive regular Orcs in the Webbe column, Tankard Tales.
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Tankard Tales: The Devil's Advocate |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley talks about the wargaming habits of men of the cloth... |
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Tankard Tales: Mythologising Villainy |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Monday, 31 May 2010 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley talks about theft, Robin Hood and the morals of playing the bad guy... |
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Tankard Tales: Turning Lead Into Lead |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley offers up one solution for that lead mountain you'll probably never finish painting and talks about his two new games, Aquanef and Geheimkrieg... |
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Tankard Tales: Conventional Wisdom |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Saturday, 03 April 2010 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley turns his attention towards the wargames show season and the affects it can have on us all... |
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Tankard Tales: No Cheap Shots |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley talks about the big GW and their impact on the hobby and also tells us about his current projects... |
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Tankard Tales: In The Bleak Midwinter |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley talks about Christmas wish lists from a wargamers' perspective and I think you'll find taps into something we're all thinking about at this time of year... |
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Tankard Tales: Be Careful What You Wish For ! |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 00:00 |
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Matthew Hartley talks about Christmas wish lists from a wargamers' perspective and I think you'll find taps into something we're all thinking about at this time of year... |
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Tankard Tales: Disappointment Delayed |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:05 |
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Matthew Hartley talks about managing the expectations of wargamers. |
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Tankard Tales: New Year in September |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Friday, 25 September 2009 10:00 |
In his September blog Matthew Hartley looks at the little known September new year and how it affects him as a wargamer.
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Tankard Tales: As You Brew |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 00:02 |
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Matthew discusses his other hobby and introduces something new he's been working on... |
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Tankard Tales: Boredom in Wargaming |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 19:06 |
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Matthew turns his attentions to the boredom that can set in when players play a badly written ruleset and also gives us a little bit more information about the development of Wessex Games' Astronef. |
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Tankard Tales: From the Mouths of Children |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 00:02 |
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In his sixth column for Orcs in the Webbe, Matthew Hartley takes a look at the accuracy in wargames. |
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Tankard Tales: Searching for Jerusalem |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:02 |
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In his fifth column for Orcs in the Webbe, Matthew Hartley shows us the steps he takes when converting a novel into a game. |
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Tankard Tales: Publish and be Damned |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:02 |
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In his fourth column for Orcs in the Webbe, Matthew Hartley talks about the fame and fortune of writing rulesets. |
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Tankard Tales: Not Dead But Dreaming |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 26 March 2009 00:02 |
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In his third column for Orcs in the Webbe, Matthew Hartley exposes some of the trickery behind creating a wargames ruleset. |
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Tankard Tales: Darwin and Wargamers |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 26 February 2009 00:02 |
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In his second column for Orcs in the Webbe, Matthew Hartley takes a look at the evolution of the wargames ruleset. |
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Tankard Tales: On Victory |
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Written by Matthew Hartley
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Thursday, 29 January 2009 00:02 |
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In his first column for Orcs in the Webbe, Matthew Hartley takes a look at the non historical gaming industry and how far it's come in the last few years. |
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