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Patreon Wednesday... um, Thursday

Seeing as the first of the month has become a bit of a dump of content, I thought I'd save this update until the next day. Apologies for that.

I'm still, even after two years, still getting t...

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~Elites Compendium~ September 2021

I've unlocked the Capture rules for you guys to check out, this month.

Everything else is in the All Patrons com...

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~Heavy Elites Compendium~ September 2021

This compendium contains all of the content available to Heavy Elite patrons.

Heavy Elites now have access to Pu...

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~All Patrons Compendium~ September 2021

This compendium contains all of the content available to all patrons.

Later today, I will unlock one Rule of the Month per month to Elites, starting with the Rule of the Month from May: "capt...

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~Mech Compendium~ September 2021

This compendium contains all of the content available to Mech-level patrons - Defence or Combat. And, by the way, why did no one point out that there was no compendium for you guys in August?? I on...

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Rule of the Month - September - Ghosts

You may be unsurprised to hear that I'm running short of new rules to share with you every month. Possibly I over-played my hand in previous months when you got several, but as they were kind of in...

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Mission of the Month - September - The Tower

Based on an original idea by Sacha Stand, I tweaked Sacha's concept a little, but I hope he can still see his work in the final(ish) version.

I've made a few suggestions on alternative ways t...

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OPERATION KURGAN - Fiction #2 - "Publicity Stunt"

Draft work, subject to change. This is the fiction that introduces the first mission in Operation Kurgan, "Publicity Stunt".

‘Look, Major, we just need something we can de...

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Zero Dark: FEAR - Pre-BETA Access

One of you emailed me privately to ask if they could see the current state of the FEAR rules and, in a moment of weakness, I agreed to share the Google doc with them.

No criticism of this ent...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - News #46 - The Exaggerated Demise of Guild Ball and Other Stories

In this episode, I revisit the apparent demise of Guild Ball. No, really, it's dead. But only... kind of dead? Stuff happened. I talk about it.

Also, Secret Weapon Miniatures is dead. Probabl...

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Patreon Wednesday!

Today, I'm putting the finishing touches to Sacha Stand's mission concept, The Tower, for our October Mission of the Month, as well as pressing on with Zero Dark: FEAR. I hope to ...

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Game Design Tutor #1

This is an early-access video exclusive for patrons. This video will be publicly released later this week.

Tony, one of my patrons, asked if we could have a chat to help him get star...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - Design #19 - Command & Control

This week, I turn to the sticky topic of command and control. I explain why I've resisted tackling the topic until now, take apart the relationship between IRL C3I and miniatures wargaming, and dis...

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It's My Birthday (nearly)

Thank you, so much, for supporting Precinct Omega over the last year and more. By the end of August, I will have turned 46, which is a daunting prospect. But instead of looking inward, I prefer to ...

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Patreon Wednesday

Wednesday mornings are dedicated to Patreon content, but that doesn't always mean I necessarily post something. But I thought I'd let you know what I *am* up to.

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Horizon Wars: Midnight Dark P#002 - Weapon Types & Damage

We picked up a new patron, recently, on the back of an email chat I had with them about Horizon Wars and my plans for Midnight Dark, which kind of sent me back to the drawing boar...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - News #45 - You should boycott GW, but not for the reasons you think

I can only apologize for how long it took me to get behind this story. I was on holiday when it first broke and I thought it was a non-issue, so I ignored it and recorded a different episode, then ...

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Operation Kurgan - Branching Plot-lines

If you play digital RPGs or, indeed, ever read a Fighting Fantasy gamebook or any of their myriad imitators, you'll be familiar with the idea of a branching plot in a game. This is where t...

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Back into the Swing

Having put a lot of effort into consistent monthly content, I feel like I've somehow lost touch with the "soul" of this Patreon, no longer really giving you guys the behind-the-scenes insights into...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - Design #18 - Gaming over the next 12 months

9th August was the arbitrary date I set for getting back to social wargaming and, with no sign on the horizon yet of anything radically apocalyptic to change that plan, it is time to make plans abo...

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OPERATION KURGAN - Fiction #1

All that follows is subject to change, but is an early sight of the work I'm doing to create the story behind Operation Kurgan.

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Rule of the Month - August - XJay & New Gadgets

It's another twofer, this month. As you'll have gathered, Operation Kurgan has a big emphasis on the role of the media in warfare, so we get a new specialism for your heroes to choose: the XJay...

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Mission of the Month - August - Candy From a Baby

This month's Mission of the Month might look like a bit of a cheat, because it's a hybrid of the last two months, but you should find it has its own feel.

In Honey Trap, the heroes h...

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~All Patrons Compendium~ August 2021

This compendium contains all of the content available to all patrons.

In July, I added the EWOp patron level, so I will be unlocking new content for Elite and Heavy Elite patrons. As...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - News #44 - Tax, Kill Team & Overdrive

NEWS

Oh, Lordy, we have to talk about tax again.

On 1st July, the European Union introduced new rules regarding the payment of fees on goods imported to any of their member countries....

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Precinct Omega Podcast - Design #17 - Emergent Properties

Inspired by my conversation with Gav, I thought I'd do an episode on "emergent properties" - where this idea comes from and what forms they take in miniatures wargames.

My first effort turned...

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Holidays!

I'm away from the studio and my laptop for the next week.

That doesn't mean I'm not working and I've already prepped content for you lot that will pop up when it's due. Nor does it mean that...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - News #43 - "Starter" Sets

After discussing this with you guys not long ago, I thought I'd make the script for scripted episodes a Patreon-exclusive piece of content and post it at the same time as the episode. This also...

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A new game series from scratch?

The Horizon Wars range of miniatures games have, of course, not had to be written from scratch since I've been using the mechanics from the original game as starting points for each new design. Thi...

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Precinct Omega Podcast - Design #16 - Gav Thorpe

Gav is the third patron I've been delighted to welcome on to the podcast.

We spend some time on his GW career, with an emphasis on the internal workings of the business from his perspective. ...

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