War on Terror Blog
Tuesday 17th April 2007
The WoT Sessions
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So plans for the 'end of world is nigh' diorama for our Vegas convention stand are finally taking shape. We've been purchasing strange objects and working out just how much camo netting we're going to need. But something was missing... Sounds. What kind of end of the world would it be without some screams, sirens and submarines diving now and then.
We even had time to record a rare glimpse of Tom Morgan-Jones guitar geniusA late night recording session is arranged... Andy T, Tom MJ and 'audio boy' Ben set about trying to invoke a sense of doom with a synth, mp3 player, microphone and a large cardboard tube. The first 'Terror Sessions' are about to be laid down on tape and the sense of occasion is mighty.
After several failed recording attempts we manage to get some free-style rapping under way. Ben and Andy playing off each other with synth footsteps and sounds of electric staplers. Although some tracks are forever lost to the ghosts of the mixing desk, we managed to pull off something weird.
We even had time to record a rare glimpse of Tom Morgan-Jones guitar genius. This man can do wonders with his hands.
We're not too sure how this all ties in with the 'end of world is nigh' theme just yet, but it'll hang together somehow...
Other news! We had a bit of a shock when we thought that Hilary Benn had given our game a bad review... Turns out he was talking about the 'real' war on terror, phew.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 17 April 2007 - 0 comments
Friday 13th April 2007
War on Terror - the Tournament
Just two weeks to go until the world's first War on Terror Tournament, taking place at Meltdown Comics in LA from 28-29 April. It's not too late to sign up, just click this magic link to go to the War on Terror Tournament website.
It's going to be a fun couple of days and we're not quite sure what to expect. Probably lots of war cries, some tears, a few laps of honour and more than one or two fall-outs, both nuclear and friendship. We have some cool prizes too, including original artwork.
But it wasn't our idea. Oh no, this is all the work of Bill Gilman, a very talented and monomaniacal man with a vision, a dream, a plan. That dream is that people of all genders, political persuasions, religions, races and creeds might come together and share the thrills, spills and spoils of the War on Terror and then go away weeping, mere shadows of their former selves. It's quite a sadistic vision.
If you'd like to be part of this historic and histrionic occasion, get in touch now and we'll sign you up. If you live in or around LA, please also spread the word. You can download flyers from the War on Terror Tournament website.
And if you want to know what tournament rules look like, they're pretty much like regular rules but with extra incentives to play as many games as your sanity allows.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 13 April 2007 - 0 comments
Wednesday 11th April 2007
Fear, terror, paint & bed sheets
So a sunny Sunday and we need some backdrops for our stand at the Vegas. Apparently we've got black & silver curtains as standard, so we thought we'd try and brighten the place up a bit.
A few hours of intensive brainstorming the week before had left us with the rough plan of 'sunday', 'big red sheets', 'black paint', 'white paint' and 'make a bit of a mess'.
So Sunday rolls on and "we've" got 4 huge sheets to paint in a day. After some initial hard work finding a suitable old van and railway gate to paint on, it soon transpired that the two Andys had little more to do than supply beer, music, entertainment and harsh critiques and 'artistic suggestions' to Tom now and then, through a loud-hailer.
Tom kept up the pace with amazing stamina, throwing the paint on the canvas with both speed AND precision.Tom steps up to the mark and leaps in with bomb blast, flying bodies and calm smoking men sitting in deckchairs. A few coffees and cakes later and we're on our way to having the first banner cracked.
Tom kept up the pace with amazing stamina, throwing the paint on the canvas with both speed AND precision. The two Andys struggling to keep at his pace with their beer drinking and peanut eating.
Andy T wandered off at one point, only to return on the new pirate trike sound system... Irreverent, but it made our hanging around watching Tom work a lot more fun.
As the sun starts to come down, we have four crazy banners which will provide the perfect stage for our 'just been nuked out' stand for the Vegas show. Good work Tom.
Only a week left to go before we're off to Vegas. Plenty of work still to be done, we're currently etching cock-roaches. Will they be ready for us?
Other news: It's true, we originally had the idea for the EVIL Balaclava back in '68, but only recently cracked getting it mass-produced as part of a boardgame.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 11 April 2007 - 0 comments
Wednesday 28th March 2007
Re-supplying North America
Have pity on our American cousins. For over a month now they've been WoT-less. Their lives have been terror-free, evil-free and - worse of all - balaclava-free since we sold out over there in January.
The War on Terror drought is coming to an end though. We have a fresh supply of games on a ship somewhere in the mid-Atlantic, due to arrive 30 April. For everyone asking when you can get your grubby mitts on a game, you can place a pre-order and be among the first to have your game delivered.
So soon you won't have to rely on Fox news any more for your daily fix of belligerent war celebration, bigotry, paranoia and propaganda - now you can supply it all yourselves! Order your copy now.
In other news, it appears Chris Morris is jumping on the terrorism-based satire bandwagon.
We also have some exciting TV-related news, which we can't tell you just yet. So it's a bit pointless mentioning it. Just shows us up as the teasing media-sluts we are.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 28 March 2007 - 0 comments
Thursday 22nd March 2007
War on Terror, coming to America.
We've got some big, exciting news in this special, American- themed blog post.
WoT in Vegas: believe it or not, we've actually been invited to attend a game convention, rather than being turned away from one. Is it a trap? We don't know, but we can't wait.
WoT is going to be featured in Playboy's May issue So we'll be exhibiting at the GAMA '07 games trade show (GTS) in Las Vegas from 23-26 April. If you're attending, or think you can sneak in, come and say hello. We're in booth 1216 (see floorplan). Rather amusingly, if you look closely, you'll find we're just round the corner from the department of homeland security. We'll be holding daily 'find the WMD' competitions, so it'll be a golden opportunity to see just how good they are at their job. Or maybe just a golden opportunity to get abducted and wake up in their popular Guantanamo holiday camp. Who knows?
WoT in Playboy: We still can't get over this one. WoT is going to be featured in Playboy's May issue which will be out next month while we're over there. If you ever needed an excuse to buy a gentleman's interest magazine, this is it. Maybe we can drop in on The Mansion and get some bunnyclava action? But then again, maybe not.
And last, but certainly not least ...
WoT in LA: A particularly dedicated fan of WoT in Los Angeles has decided to stage the world's first War on Terror the boardgame Tournament! This is going to rock so much. It's going to be on 28-29 April at (yet to be confirmed) Meltdown Comics in Hollywood. We'll have some kick-ass prizes too and for what it's worth the entire WoT team (the creators and the illustrator) will be there, looking confused and laughing a lot.
More details to come, including information of how to sign up, but for now if you're interested in taking part or helping out, just get in touch with us and we'll pass you on to the organiser.
Lastly - want to do us a favour? We know you do. So if you've played the game and you like it - or even if you loath it - please take a few minutes to rate it over at Board Game Geek. It's like an American Gamer's Bible and we want to be the equivalent of one of the Ten Commandments. Thou shalt not judge a board game by its cover. Nor by its name. Nor by what the papers say. Only through the playing shallt thou knowest me.
Coming soon ... some You Tube silliness ...
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 22 March 2007 - 0 comments
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