Spartan Games

Well. I'm really not sure what to say. Dystopian Wars was my brother's and my gateway back into miniatures gaming, I became a fan. Was one of the hosts of the Element 270 podcast for 36 episodes over 3 years or so. Playtested for Dystopian Wars 2.0. Became friends with Neil, the owner. Wrote back stories for some of their boxed sets, as well as working on the Legions and Halo rules. Helped run the playtest groups for Legions and Dystopian Wars. Was one of the writers of the Fleet Action rules. I moved away a little from Spartan the last 6 months, I was burned out playtesting - as happens.

I read today that Spartan have closed their doors.

I'm not really sure what to say. I counted and count Neil a good friend, he was always full of energy, ideas, plans, and worked harder than most people I know. I know he has been seriously ill the last few years, and I know this has impacted. I know Spartan had other difficulties as well.

I'm not really sure what to say. I'm sad to hear the company has closed, and wish only the best for Neil and Francis, for Derek and the staff at Spartan, for all those keen supporters of Spartan who helped the company in so many important ways, and of course, for the gamers who play their games.

I was a big fan of Spartan Games, they made excellent games, wonderful models and hold a seminal place for me in my evolution as a gamer and my gradual transition into freelancing in the game industry. I will sorely miss them.