Editor in Chief Bill | 08 Aug 2006 4:58 p.m. PST |
When coming out with a new product in the competitive field of fantasy wargaming, it is always important to select a product name which is inventive, fresh, and yet resonates with the target audience. Of course, Battle for Skull Pass was not the only title considered by Games Workshop management – some of the alternate titles, almost good enough for the marketplace, were
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Grinning Norm | 08 Aug 2006 5:04 p.m. PST |
[violent event] [preposition] [fantasy noun/adjective] [geographical location] [violent events] Fight Battle Massacre Struggle [prepositions] at over in for [fantasy nouns/adjectives] Troll Orc Blood Ghost Chaos Dark [geographical location] Sea Mountain Hill City Forest Wood Crag Add, mix and match as you see fit
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Meiczyslaw | 08 Aug 2006 5:13 p.m. PST |
Dude, it's GW. They have to include "Skull" somewhere. |
Ivan DBA | 08 Aug 2006 5:14 p.m. PST |
Battle for Flagging Market Relevancy? Last Stand before Creative Stagnation? |
The Sentient Bean | 08 Aug 2006 5:23 p.m. PST |
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LeadAsbestos | 08 Aug 2006 5:29 p.m. PST |
" Box of Crack: The Hook is Always a Great Deal" |
CorpCommander | 08 Aug 2006 5:34 p.m. PST |
I don't know what the other titles were but does the box clearly indicate it contains one fully functional lead treadmill??? |
Lolbat | 08 Aug 2006 5:53 p.m. PST |
Wow. I'm guessing we won't be seeing any GW advertisements on teh site any time soon |
Big Miller Bro | 08 Aug 2006 6:31 p.m. PST |
well we knew it needed skull or chain or spike in the title
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citizen sade | 08 Aug 2006 6:47 p.m. PST |
What's surprising is the restraint shown in going for skull singular. |
AcrylicNick | 08 Aug 2006 7:06 p.m. PST |
From the creators of "Struggle for Blood Forest" and "Fight for Death Plateau" comes "Battle for Skull Pass: This time, it's personal!" |
Goldwyrm | 08 Aug 2006 7:06 p.m. PST |
Before Battle for Skull Pass there were the following titles (fantasy and Sci-fi titles included): Battle of Pewter Pimp's Pass Our Codex Ate Your Allowance Unbeatable Army On Sale Now! In the Shadow of Ethics The Last of the Zoat-hicans Burnt Umber, Eye of Terror Helter Eldar Skelter Aliens, Repackaged Dark Eldar Love Glam Metal The Squats? Yo! Khorne Rows in the Hood of Middenheim Bullwhips Over Some Slaneeshi's Lass Papa Nurgle's Love Child's Revenge Making Money is a Tzeentch! The Token Resistance of the High Elves |
Pictors Studio | 08 Aug 2006 7:30 p.m. PST |
Of course after this there will be: "Ripped from the Headlines, The Battle for Skull Pass: Miami" |
mksiebler | 08 Aug 2006 7:47 p.m. PST |
Well, judging from the outcomes of their worldwide campaigns they run every summer, they could've called it
The Vaguely Inconclusive Affair At Some Geographic Location That Really Didn't Change Anything Later, Markus |
RupertC | 08 Aug 2006 8:11 p.m. PST |
Battle for Mommy's credit card |
Zephyr1 | 08 Aug 2006 8:17 p.m. PST |
"When coming out with a new product in the competitive field of fantasy wargaming, it is always important to select a product name which is inventive, fresh, and yet resonates with the target audience." "Prattle for the Numbskulls' Cash" |
Lee Brilleaux | 08 Aug 2006 8:45 p.m. PST |
'The struggle for Puberty Knob' has a certain ring to it. |
Metallion | 08 Aug 2006 8:50 p.m. PST |
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Saxondog | 09 Aug 2006 12:11 a.m. PST |
Battle for Power Gamer Pass? sub-title Warhammer Fantasy: Buy it while the included armies are still valid |
Steve Flanagan | 09 Aug 2006 1:16 a.m. PST |
Skull Pass leads through the Spikey Bitz mountains, doesn't it? |
streetline | 09 Aug 2006 1:34 a.m. PST |
The battle to stay in Profit? The big box that dwarven players have been waiting for but will be bitterly upset as it's only got one sodding plastic sodding slayer in it when we need whole damn units the *********
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Phillip Forge | 09 Aug 2006 2:00 a.m. PST |
Warhammer VII: Return of the Squats |
The Sentient Bean | 09 Aug 2006 3:42 a.m. PST |
Warhammer: Your base are belong to us! |
The Sentient Bean | 09 Aug 2006 3:43 a.m. PST |
Correction: Warhammer: ALL your base are belong to us! |
The Sentient Bean | 09 Aug 2006 3:44 a.m. PST |
Warhammer: Bangbus Edition |
CATenWolde | 09 Aug 2006 4:03 a.m. PST |
"The Rush Through the Lower Intestinal Tract" was thought to have a memorable impact, but was over-ruled by the "No Skull" rule. "The Rush of the Skull Through the Lower Intenstinal Tract" – while thought to be technically feasible – foundered due to taking up too much space on the box cover (although it was pointed out that the font could be
cramped). |
Steve Flanagan | 09 Aug 2006 4:47 a.m. PST |
Given that it's Dwarfs vs Goblins, Warhammer: Restricted Height Edition? |
alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 09 Aug 2006 5:01 a.m. PST |
Bangbus ed – lol Sentient bean. Battle for their pocket money till their balls drop? |
LEGION | 09 Aug 2006 1:14 p.m. PST |
The battle for slipping sales The battle for next years bonus The battle for market relevance The battle for
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Hacksaw | 09 Aug 2006 2:47 p.m. PST |
When Skulls Collide Age and Treachery beats Youth and Skull |
Farstar | 09 Aug 2006 5:17 p.m. PST |
Age and Treachery beats Youth and Skull Nah. That sounds more like PVP ( link ). |
The Lost Soul | 09 Aug 2006 5:32 p.m. PST |
Whats odd is nothing ends with a "z". Battle for Skullz Pass |
John the OFM | 09 Aug 2006 5:56 p.m. PST |
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Pickelhaube | 09 Aug 2006 6:50 p.m. PST |
Give Me your Hall Pass so I can get my Battle for Skull Pass out of my Junior high locker before I Tattle on your ass my geeky preteen friends the spider riders look great too
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1905Adventure | 09 Aug 2006 9:17 p.m. PST |
Given that it's Dwarfs vs Goblins, Warhammer: Restricted Height Edition? This one made me laugh out loud. "Battle for Flagging Market Relevancy?" from Ivan DBA was also grand. Amusing thread guys— thanks for the laughs. |
The Sentient Bean | 10 Aug 2006 6:36 a.m. PST |
Warhammer: Thanks for the Laughs |
CaseyNOVA | 10 Aug 2006 6:56 a.m. PST |
Warhammer: Battle for Skull Pass? |
Crusoe the Painter | 10 Aug 2006 12:31 p.m. PST |
I should write a GW name generator program
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Crusoe the Painter | 10 Aug 2006 12:48 p.m. PST |
Install python, and run the following handy script! Make your own GW style fantasy battle names! ## Cuts and paste into a file ## called makeName.py starting here from random import choice events = ["Battle","Massacre","Fight","Struggle","War"] preps = ["at","over","for","in"] adjs = ["Blood","Skull","Broken Sword","Bone","Giblet","Spleen","Liver"] geos = ["Pass","Mountain","Plateau","Marsh","Forest","Crag","Wasteland","River"] def makeName(): event = choice(events) prep = choice(preps) adj = choice(adjs) geo = choice(geos) chunks = [event, prep, adj, geo] return " ".join(chunks) if __name__ == "__main__": print makeName() print makeName() print makeName() print makeName() print makeName() |
Crusoe the Painter | 10 Aug 2006 12:50 p.m. PST |
Gah, it ate all the spacing/tabbing, so this won't necessarily work OOTB in python. |
Crusoe the Painter | 10 Aug 2006 12:51 p.m. PST |
from random import choice events = ["Battle","Massacre","Fight","Struggle","War","Conflict"] preps = ["at","over","for","in"] adjs = ["Blood","Skull","Broken Sword","Bone","Giblet","Spleen","Liver"] geos = ["Pass","Mountain","Plateau","Marsh","Forest","Crag","Wasteland","River"] def makeName(): event = choice(events) prep = choice(preps) adj = choice(adjs) geo = choice(geos) chunks = [event, prep, adj, geo] return " ".join(chunks) if __name__ == "__main__": print makeName() print makeName() print makeName() print makeName() print makeName() |
Crusoe the Painter | 10 Aug 2006 12:52 p.m. PST |
Nevermind then. It works if you fix the indentation. TMP Seems to like to eat whitespace. |
The Sentient Bean | 11 Aug 2006 5:11 a.m. PST |
Warahmer: Eater of whitespace |
The Sentient Bean | 11 Aug 2006 5:12 a.m. PST |
Warhammer: Eater of Literacy |
Saxondog | 11 Aug 2006 9:31 p.m. PST |
Warhammer Fantasy: Maybe this one will sell!! Dwarves and Goblins
.hmmm Warhammer Fantasy: Short subject collection Wonder if the yellow brick road goes through Skull Pass I see an army of dwarves singing as they go to war. "Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road, follow follow follow
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