Some of you have probably played Maximum Apocalypse from Rock Manor Games. If so, you've maybe wanted to get more dug-in with the different apocalyptic worlds you game in. Well, soon, you'll have your
Some of you have probably played Maximum Apocalypse from Rock Manor Games. If so, you've maybe wanted to get more dug-in with the different apocalyptic worlds you game in. Well, soon, you'll have your chance. Rock Manor Games has been working on a Maximum Apocalypse RPG and they'll be running a Kickstarter to get it funded. But, in the meantime, you can download a primier package for it and get a little taste of what you'll be getting.
From the website:
Maximum Apocalypse: The Roleplaying Game is based on the acclaimed board game series of the same name. In Maximum Apocalpse: RPG, players take on the roles of survivors of one of many apocalypses, adventuring across the ravaged wasteland attempting to survive the many dangers that lurk around every corner. In order to survive, you will need to scavenge and craft new items while also scrounging for food and fighting off everything from zombies to an alien invasion. Can you survive the apocalypse?
Maximum Apocalypse RPG is based on a d100 percentage system, This quickstart includes everything you need to get a taste and overview of the game.
I mean, you could just get a little apocalypse. Or you could get some regular apocalypse. But, for me, I don't like to do anything half-measures. I want Maximum Apocalypse. And if you're like me, you
I mean, you could just get a little apocalypse. Or you could get some regular apocalypse. But, for me, I don't like to do anything half-measures. I want Maximum Apocalypse. And if you're like me, you want the most Maximum Apocalypse you can get. And that's why there's a Legendary Edition of the game up on Kickstarter now.
From the campaign:
Maximum Apocalypse is a cooperative roguelike game filled with adventure, exploration and strategic choices. It was built from the ground up to be very modular and infinitely replayable. You can click these links to learn more about the core game and the Gothic Horrors expansion campaign. If you're new to Maximum Apocalypse, this campaign is a great place to start surviving the apocalypse!
The Legendary Box will be divided into 3 columns inside the box. You will use the two outer columns to hold all of your monster and survivor cards and use the game's dividers to organize them. The inner column will have plenty of room for all of your components, miniatures and our Game Trayz storage solution. As fans know, you can pretty much fit all of the cards into the original box sorted this way...which leaves us plenty of room for sleeves and the future expansion.
We thought about introducing some miniatures during our last campaign, but we only had the 6 original survivors completed and fans wanted all of them! This campaign features miniatures for every survivor class (even the dog!). The miniatures are all around 40mm tall which is the same height as the standees already in the game.
Game Trayz has designed an amazing stacking storage solution for the box that also acts as the scavenge board. The storage trays let you "save" your scavenge decks during an apocalypse play through which will cut down on setup time between missions.
The campaign's about 1.5x funded with 15 days left to go.
It's Saturday, the day that's full of possibilities (Ok, so every day is full of possibilities, but it just feels moreso on Saturday to me). With any luck, your day is full of gaming.But at the moment
It's Saturday, the day that's full of possibilities (Ok, so every day is full of possibilities, but it just feels moreso on Saturday to me). With any luck, your day is full of gaming.
But at the moment, I know you're all interested in what sort of reviews we've got for you. Well, I won't make you wait any longer (Saturday won't go on forever, after all).
Today we have: Dice of Crowns, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask, The Undercity: Black River Irregulars Expansion, Legendary: Deadpool Expansion, Firefly: Crime and Punishment Expansion, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, Tokaido App, Gloomhaven, Potion Explosion App, Planetarium, V-Commandos, Maximum Apocalypse, Jump Drive, The Colonists, and Stinker.
The Deadpool expansion adds Marvel’s looniest anti-hero to the Legendary deck-building series. It is a fairly typical Legendary expansion except that it brings Deadpool’s lunacy with it.
Crime and Punishment is the latest small expansion for Firefly the game. It adds more Misbehave cards, Alliance Alert cards and some new Setup and Story cards.
Tokaido is a unique board game about taking a journey. You gain VPs by stopping at different places along the path. Read about the digital implementation.
Gloomhaven is a game of Euro-inspired tactical combat in a persistent world of shifting motives. Players will take on the role of a wandering adventurer with their own special set of skills and their own reasons for travelling to this dark corner of the world. Players must work together out of necessity to clear out menacing dungeons and forgotten ruins. In the process they will enhance their abilities with experience and loot, discover new locations to explore and plunder, and expand an ever-branching story fueled by the decisions they make.
So let's get this straight; Potion Explosion is a board game, based on a mobile app that now been turned into a mobile app. Confused? Don't be, because Potion Explosion is a fun little game that works just as well on both the tabletop and your telephone or tablet.
The premise is simple, you need to brew potions and do it better than your opponent. To do this you will need to gather four different ingredients each represented by coloured marbles, in varying quantities. Each turn you are only allowed to collect one ingredient from the rack, but if by doing so two ingredients of the same colour come into contact then they explode and you get to collect all of those of the same colour. If by removing these ingredients you then cause another group of the same colour to come into contact then you also get to collect those as well. It means you can set off a cascade and grab a handful of ingredients by simply removing one key ingredient.
A few months ago when I took a peek at Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy, I may have let slip that I was a student of Astrophysics. Sitting in or on an observatory in the middle of winter was all very well, but it did have a habit of reducing one’s tackle to the size of a cashew nut given that the observatory in question was in Scotland. Thankfully it wasn’t all steering telescopes and going cross-eyed trying to discern one speck of light from another. Part of my study of all things “space” involved the formation of stars and consequentially, the formation of planets. I could start harping on about accretion disks, gravitational fields and potential wells, but I’m sure Steve doesn’t want to lose our readership.
Having said all that, it seems that Game Salute have an interest in planetary formation because they’ve recently released Planetarium following a Kickstarter campaign. Every time I hear that word, I instantly think of the South Park episode – not because of Cartman’s cheesy poofs try-out, but because Dr. Adams can’t pronounce the “T” in Planetarium. According to my better half, saying that repeatedly for 6 weeks starts to wear thin. I fail to see the problem myself.
Players in V-Commandos are WWII soldiers taking on missions of various types including assassination, rescue, stealing plans and overall sabotage. Even if certain commandos are killed on the mission, the team wins (usually) or loses as a whole.
Maximum Apocalypse combines the replay value of classic endless dungeon roguelikes (e.g. Rogue, NetHack) with the best parts of mission directed dungeon crawlers and campaigns (e.g. Imperial Assault, Conan). After randomly generating the map, players choose which survivor role to take on and then determine the post apocalyptic flavor of the day: zombies, aliens or nuclear fallout. Each hellish landscape has a unique set of monsters and missions to overcome and all the while, players are attempting to mitigate limited resources and degrading health.
If you aren’t familiar with Tokaido, can you start by reading our full review. However if you want the quick summary, Tokaido is a game about a journey from Kyoto to Edo (modern-day Tokyo). However unlike in race games, the pace in Tokadio is a leisurely one. It’s about taking in the sights, sounds, and experiences of the journey.
Over the course of this four day trip, players will be stopping at inns, hot springs, temples, and other scenic locations. The goal, of course, is to earn the most victory points by the end of the trip.
Jump Drive is a hand-management card game for two to four players set in the Race for the Galaxy universe. Players are expanding their space empires through researching technologies and colonizing (or conquering) worlds. The player with the most points wins.
The Epic Strategy Game. It’s emblazoned on the front of the box like a badge of honor. Or perhaps it’s a warning. With a self reported playing time of up to 4 hours, The Colonists isn’t shy to let you know that you’re in for a long night of gaming. But worry not. For a game that aims to steal away your evening, it’s relatively easy to learn and play. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not ‘My First Board Game’ material, but it’s not as intimidating as eight pounds of cardboard might initially suggest.
Stinker is a party game for three to six players. Players use their letter tiles to create the best answer to the prompt, judged by another player. At the end of the game, whoever has the most points wins.
I just want to say that before you ask, yes, this was the most apocalypse that we could legally bring you in one place. Anyway, it would seem as though the world has once more come to an end. Damnit,
I just want to say that before you ask, yes, this was the most apocalypse that we could legally bring you in one place. Anyway, it would seem as though the world has once more come to an end. Damnit, Carl! I said you shouldn't go poking around that old atomic control panel. Now, we're stuck in this wasteland and have to find the tools and consumables for survival, all while fighting off various monsters. That's the story behind Maximum Apocalypse a new cooperative board game up on Kickstarter now.
From the campaign:
The game map is randomly generated and different every time that you play. On each turn, a player can use up to four actions to explore the map, play cards, equip weapons, scavenge for resources, draw cards or battle off monsters.
Picking a unique survivor class within the group, players must plan their strategy and work together while leaning on their survivor’s strengths in order to defeat monsters and avoid starvation. For example, the Fireman is deadly up close with his ax and can easily chop down monsters; meanwhile the stealthy Hunter is great at scouting the map and avoiding traps — but roaming monsters are gathering quickly and time is running out. If players are overwhelmed by monsters or die of starvation, they lose. If they can find enough fuel and get it back to their van to escape, they all win and live to play another scenario.
The Kickstarter is doing well. They're about 2/3 to their goal with still 29 days left to go.
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