How to build a SciFi hut

 

Crafting terrain not only can be cheap - but tasty as well.

What you need to craft a hut as the one above is:

A cup - this one comes with some holes punched in symmetrically.

 A "Quetschie" (I don't know the English term for it) - or rather the lid of it.

Coffee stirrers - mmmmhhh ... coffee ...

White glue

Spraycolours (grey, silver) and felttips, because I wouldn't want to use a brush for a thing as big as that cup. Also I cannot paint straight lines with a brush, so black and yellow felttips it is.

Start by cutting out an entry to the hut. Don't worry about the fuzzy borders, we'll make them disappear.

Cut down a coffee stirrer and glue the parts around the entry. Also, use white glue on the bottom border. See - the fuzzy borders just disappeared.

Spray the "Quetschie" lid silver (inside and outside)

Paint 5 remaining coffee stirrers black and yellow. This is, where the felttips (along with a ruler) come in handy.

Spraypaint the "building" grey. If you want to, this can already be fine.

I, however, took some "granite effect" spray (yes, that's actually a thing!) to add a nice effect.

Tadaaaaa :)

Now trim down the black and yellow coffee stirrers and glue them straight down in equal distance to each other. If you don't have any holes as a reference, you may want to start with the one directly opposing the entry. Then, by dividing the area between the entrie's corner and the opposing stirrer into 3 equal parts on to the left and to the right each, you get the places to glue the remaining stirrers.

You will have some leftover stirrers - there currently is no need for them anymore. (But, of course, you are free to find a use for them :) )

At last, glue the "Quetschie" Lid onto the top - tadaa, you're done!

Duel Design Diary - Things I still need to add

 

1.) Put everything into one file. Apparently people find it tedious having to download multiple files. I think, I like that idea. Makes the book bigger =)

2.) Movement abilities. In the Heist expansion, non combat abilities are handled. Likewise, units need an option to do special movements such as: Dash, climb, jump, drop. All of these work exactly like the other non combat abilities: Select a value from 1-6, roll dice, each result of selected die + rolled die = 7 or more is a success, each result of rolled die <= selected value causes 1 point of stress, each point of stress reduces consecutive rolls by 1. 

Anyone must be able to use such abilities.

3.) Exploding 6es. An optional rule for anyone. 6es explode allowing for one more die to be rolled. More Chaos. I love it.

4.) "Protect your friends": If you put a model in base contact to a friendly model lying on the ground, the model on the ground cannot be targeted. The standing model HAS to be targeted instead.

5.) Photos. I need photos. Photos explaining, how stuff works. Photos of cool looking scenery of all kinds of flavours.

6.) "Also players/guests photos, like on BGG.

To show different visions of the game, based on the same rules." (Thanks, Dante TK for the input)

Happy New Year

Omg .. I'm late for the party ...

Anyway, here goes:

SUMMER

 

Geez.

The sun is burning down here - mercilessly. Nothing special happening at the CatZeyeS Headquarters.

Wishing you all some wonderful days in the sun - as well as some even better days in the snow on the southern hemisphere :)

Duel Design Diary - Things I still need to add

Ok, so after talking to some living people, here are some things I need to do with the rules:

1.) Put everything into one file. Apparently people find it tedious having to download multiple files. I think, I like that idea. Makes the book bigger =)

2.) Movement abilities. In the Heist expansion, non combat abilities are handled. Likewise, units need an option to do special movements such as: Dash, climb, jump, drop.

Anyone must be able to use such abilities.

3.) Exploding 6es. An optional rule for anyone. 6es explode allowing for one more die to be rolled. More Chaos. I love it.

Sundown Slashers: The Bilwis

 A scenario for Sundown Slashers is in the making ... here two possible cover images (AI generated)

The Bilwis is said to be a spirit devastating the harvest ... maybe I'm going for some "Children Of The Village" vibes here, as apparently worn out childrens' clothes can drive off the Bilwis ...

Will have to investigate further on that topic ...

FITE

 

You've been selected to fite in the Grand Tournament.

Get ready: Build yourself a piece of scenery the size of a CD, grab 2 models and a couple of dice and you've got your setting for a game of "FITE".

Come and check out the 1 page of rules here:

https://www.catzeyes.de/Fite