tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post735506407203904272..comments2024-03-19T14:50:46.819-07:00Comments on The Realm of Zhu: McDeath and the Miners Strike 1984-85Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-44186515001852239162019-02-08T00:00:23.613-08:002019-02-08T00:00:23.613-08:00The obscurity of the Dungoil Hill reference makes ...The obscurity of the Dungoil Hill reference makes me wonder if it perhaps wasn't research so much as someone who was involved in writing it had a friend who grew up around there or something.WestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-20684054090626946212013-10-25T04:48:29.727-07:002013-10-25T04:48:29.727-07:00There's mor than a hint in the designer's ...There's mor than a hint in the designer's notes at page 24 ;)Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-64870029656049990192013-10-09T20:18:14.871-07:002013-10-09T20:18:14.871-07:00Very interesting to think about a lot of this. And...Very interesting to think about a lot of this. And the miners strike was not as big here in US. Definitely we don't know the players.....or references as well. Strangely enough, it also gave rise to Global Warming as a science. (Regardless if you believe in that or not, the roots for the science came about from government efforts to attack the mining industry as a whole - before this Kaleb Hordeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279279669165070169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-72177973219315680362013-10-02T14:25:27.198-07:002013-10-02T14:25:27.198-07:00Yeah, sure. I don't have much to say about it ...Yeah, sure. I don't have much to say about it really, nice narrative driven, asymmetrical game. Dunco. must. die. <br /><br />...it just dawned on me McCoughlagan is probably Mc Hooligan.zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-79760700619296929522013-10-01T06:09:19.846-07:002013-10-01T06:09:19.846-07:00It's taking ages, piecing it all together. Did...It's taking ages, piecing it all together. Did anyone know about the prequel scenario in WD 76? I've never seen it unfortunately, does it shed any more light on things?Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-86072878754296958852013-09-27T06:33:36.560-07:002013-09-27T06:33:36.560-07:00They make Miami Vice miniatures ?!? They make Miami Vice miniatures ?!? zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-90369181356658862832013-09-27T06:22:56.793-07:002013-09-27T06:22:56.793-07:00Eeza Ugezod = He's a Huge Sod. lol.Eeza Ugezod = He's a Huge Sod. lol.zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-10952378674604120862013-09-27T06:22:22.801-07:002013-09-27T06:22:22.801-07:00Very interesting! SDO looks like an ideological mi...Very interesting! SDO looks like an ideological minefield. Consider that the author of the article groups "LGBT individuals, immigrants, Muslims, low-income people", so we're already dealing with a baseline bias about in-groups and out-groups i.e. why didn't he list White Supremecists, Survivalists, Christian Fundamentalists, etc. ? Also scarily looks like a Lawful-Chaotic zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-13857043912410442772013-09-27T02:12:32.782-07:002013-09-27T02:12:32.782-07:00Apparently, WFB as leftist agit-prop has worked! W...Apparently, WFB as leftist agit-prop has worked! WFB players have lower Social Dominance Orientation scores than historical wargamers!<br /><br />http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2013/07/academic-study-of-tabletop-wargamers_14.htmlAndy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-30304979799480451262013-09-27T00:41:35.852-07:002013-09-27T00:41:35.852-07:00Great post Zhu - I was never any good at spotting ...Great post Zhu - I was never any good at spotting the puns in Warhammer - what's the Eeza Ugezod pun?Steve Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970745876897456734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-50739882620875419902013-09-25T14:06:30.468-07:002013-09-25T14:06:30.468-07:00Re: era appropriate miniatures, judging by the vid...Re: era appropriate miniatures, judging by the video of my uncle's wedding - he was a miner, this was South Yorkshire, and it was the early eighties - sculpting some green stuff moustaches onto Miami Vice miniatures might be the route to go...Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-66496219510537734732013-09-25T05:18:41.041-07:002013-09-25T05:18:41.041-07:00Cheers. Does seem like only scratching the surface...Cheers. Does seem like only scratching the surface of McDeath, the 3rd of 4 battles and each one seems to approach a different set of ideas. Winwood Harbour being football hooliganism, Loch Lorm being the Loch Ness monster and Scotch, and Runsinane Castle being Macbeth. zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-67428309771305956252013-09-25T05:12:49.772-07:002013-09-25T05:12:49.772-07:00Hmm. Not sure I've been as thorough, or as coh...Hmm. Not sure I've been as thorough, or as coherent as I could have been, but I'm glad you found it enlightening in parts.zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-59453135608511844142013-09-25T03:50:16.988-07:002013-09-25T03:50:16.988-07:00Yes, it feel's like I'm still missing some...Yes, it feel's like I'm still missing some things. More research needed!Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-90765506617228779362013-09-25T01:32:47.667-07:002013-09-25T01:32:47.667-07:00link to Ken Loachs documentary Which Side Are You ...link to Ken Loachs documentary <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cwaB5g5TxY&list=PLAD6D8D76DEC08E13&index=1" rel="nofollow">Which Side Are You On?</a>zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-80252153507708832442013-09-25T01:29:54.428-07:002013-09-25T01:29:54.428-07:00Kurosawa Warhammer would be fun. Warhammers peculi...Kurosawa Warhammer would be fun. Warhammers peculiar on/off relationship with orientalism (Steppe Nomad Hobgoblins, Undead Samurai, Tau Manga Comunists?), A Shinya Tsukamoto 40k / RoC... But what we have, without our own take, is something slightly more <a rel="nofollow">Ken Loach</a> by way of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01fy6ps" rel="nofollow">Luck and Flaw</a> and Jim Henson. zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-30233415236648765602013-09-24T20:04:42.554-07:002013-09-24T20:04:42.554-07:00Very interesting. These scenarios are a big gap in...Very interesting. These scenarios are a big gap in my Oldhammer knowledge. Thanks for posting about this one.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-37482191899469296232013-09-24T14:40:21.203-07:002013-09-24T14:40:21.203-07:00Not being particularly familiar with this scenario...Not being particularly familiar with this scenario I'd no idea about the political angle it had - most interesting!<br /><br />I still like the idea of doing some Kurosawa inspired Warhammer though...Thantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-81947519831095066882013-09-24T13:30:58.883-07:002013-09-24T13:30:58.883-07:00A very thorough analysis, Mr Zhu - that's fill...A very thorough analysis, Mr Zhu - that's filled a lot of blanks for me!Weazil the Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151330356478295441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-55975426556853752102013-09-24T12:45:12.409-07:002013-09-24T12:45:12.409-07:00The past is another country as people say. I only ...The past is another country as people say. I only remember seeing the Miners Strike on the TV as a child of the south (although these are vivid recollections, which have had a huge impact on my politics). Maybe the tone of my post is a little more serious than intended, McDeath is more a political cartoon sketch than a dry meditation on the downfall of British socialism. Glad it's zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-52662247760572690732013-09-24T12:30:29.860-07:002013-09-24T12:30:29.860-07:00McDeath is far, far, from being the least interest...McDeath is far, far, from being the least interesting. Just look at the first scenario, a pitched battle at a sporting event, while I'm not sure an occasional fight might break out at the Highland games, Football Hooliganism was rampant in the 80s, along with Scotlands infamous Rangers and Celtic rivalry. I'm not a great football fan (or Hooligan) so there might be puns or references I&#zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-76245671423826078402013-09-24T08:51:29.942-07:002013-09-24T08:51:29.942-07:00It was interesting taking a third look at McDeath ...It was interesting taking a third look at McDeath recently, in the wake of the Oldhammer Weekend. It's significance had completely passed me by at the time of it's release (I was 8) and when I reread it a year or so ago I was mainly disappointed it had little to do with Macbeth (my favourite Shakespeare play). I was chatting to Thantsants and Marcus Ansell about the three big scenario Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-23137149478255898512013-09-24T04:47:45.921-07:002013-09-24T04:47:45.921-07:00So good! thanks a lot Zhu!
Though some of us are h...So good! thanks a lot Zhu!<br />Though some of us are handicaped with not being born on the right side of the channel, it's very intersting you porvide this historical context that made it into the fantasy story.<br />It's also very good to see the names were not only references to pop singers but had deeper and sometimes interlinked origins.<br />You made me want to read McBeth...I mean Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.com