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Monsterpocalypse

Modern Hobby Strategy Games

Monsterpocalypse is a kaiju-themed collectible miniatures game published by Privateer Press, in which two players command giant monsters and city-smashing military forces across a tabletop battlefield inspired by giant-monster movies. The game has been released across several thematic series over the years, including Rise, I Chomp NY, All Your Base, Monsterpocalypse Now and the current Big in Japan series, each adding new monsters and units to the game's roster, along with a standalone Voltron-themed expansion that launched in 2010. A 2018 reboot overhauled the game's mechanics and introduced larger unpainted miniature figures intended for players to assemble and paint themselves, shifting the line toward the hobby-painting culture common to other collectible miniatures games. The basic format pits two players' monster forces against each other, though the game also supports double-monster battles for larger contests.

Facts
Origin Year
2008 2
Playing Time
60 2
Designer
Erik Yaple 2
Designer
Matt Wilson (I) 2
Publisher
Privateer Press 2
Game Category
Collectible Components 2
Game Category
Fighting 2
Game Category
Miniatures 2
Game Category
Science Fiction 2
Game Mechanic
Dice Rolling 2
Game Mechanic
Variable Phase Order 2
Game Mechanic
Variable Player Powers 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
4 2
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Tabletop Game 1
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1. Monsterpocalypse (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, players
    Players: 2 (basic format; double-monster battles also supported)
  • Lead section
    Monsterpocalypse is a Kaiju-themed collectible miniatures game which is published by Privateer Press
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2. Monsterpocalypse (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 2008
  • Playing Time: 60
  • Designer: Erik Yaple
  • Designer: Matt Wilson (I)
  • Publisher: Privateer Press
  • Game Category: Collectible Components
  • Game Category: Fighting
  • Game Category: Miniatures
  • Game Category: Science Fiction
  • Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
  • Game Mechanic: Variable Phase Order
  • Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 4
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