wicked cool
Underboss
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 | | 02/21/2008 10:46 AM |
| http://www.privateerpress.com/monsterpocalypse/default.html
not really interested in game but some of these monsters could have potential rpg use. if the mechanics work,cost is reasonable and the game is simple then maybe i will play it with my kids/nephews | |
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Cthulhufnord
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Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/21/2008 4:18 PM |
| | I'm likely going to snag a starter and maybe a few boosters if the game is interesting. Otherwise I'm just planning on snagging some pre-painted Cthulhu beasties from it. | |
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realmaster
Underboss
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| | 02/21/2008 9:37 PM |
| looks interesting. | |
Thanks, realmaster. Let's split up!!!!!
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Ice_Troll98
Sneak
154 Posts
In your closet
| | 02/22/2008 10:10 AM |
| | I cant tell from the picture. Are these prepainted? If they are I will almost assuredly pick up a few. | |
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Teflon Jeff
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| | 02/22/2008 2:22 PM |
| Looks kind of cool.
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realmaster
Underboss
2017 Posts
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | 02/22/2008 10:38 PM |
| Posted By Ice_Troll98 on 02/22/2008 10:10 AM
I cant tell from the picture. Are these prepainted? If they are I will almost assuredly pick up a few.
The Monsterpocalypse CMG will launch with over 80 pre-painted plastic figures in the initial set and will include large-scale monsters, destroyable city structures, and vehicles.
I missed that bit of info the first time reading about the set as well. :) | |
Thanks, realmaster. Let's split up!!!!!
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Ice_Troll98
Sneak
154 Posts
In your closet
| | 02/23/2008 7:34 PM |
| | Sweet! I'm getting some apocalyptic monsters! I really hope there are some sea monsters mixed in in there as my D&D homebrew world has tons of sea monsters. | |
I'm not afraid of competition, it's mind over matter.
I don't mind, and you don't matter | |
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 02/23/2008 7:45 PM |
| | Looks pretty cool. I signed up for the mailing list and hopefully the obvious questions will be addressed soon, i.e. Scale, Price and the one I'm really wondering, will they have actual likenesses of some classics (Goldar, Rodak, Ultraman, Godzilla etc.) or if they will make minis that look close, but enough differences to avoid a lawsuit. | |
Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
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Turboman
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 04/21/2008 6:25 PM |
| They have a gallery up now
http://www.privateerpress.com/monsterpocalypse/gallery.php | |
Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
-Sumerias Fain. | |
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Master of the
Awesome Sauce
Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 04/22/2008 4:08 PM |
| Sounds like a fun game
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 04/22/2008 10:37 PM |
| | Hopefully they don't pull a DDM and make the rules needlessly complex. | |
Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 04/22/2008 10:48 PM |
| I care less about the Rules and more about how many of the figures are Great Old One worthy. 
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Sean-Khan
Commander
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 04/23/2008 7:52 AM |
| Posted By Cthulhufnord on 04/22/2008 10:48 PM I care less about the Rules and more about how many of the figures are Great Old One worthy. 
Man's gotta know what he can use in his CoC game, right!
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 04/23/2008 8:27 AM |
| Posted By Cthulhufnord on 04/22/2008 10:48 PM I care less about the Rules and more about how many of the figures are Great Old One worthy. 
Actually, I really care about the price point  | |
Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
-Sumerias Fain. | |
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Gryfalia
Sneak
107 Posts
| | 04/29/2008 8:48 AM |
| I played this at GTS also. It was fun, and I think the pieces looked pretty sharp (especially the powered up ones (middle right side of the Toy fair pictures, it's the same model as the middle top picture, but powered up). Top right picture shows both forms together (I played that one in my demo).
It's really..REALLY...all about smacking stuff down, especially the buildings, and throwing stuff around (like my opponent did with my monster...threw me INTO a building).
Plus when you destroy a building with a high population you gain life (*burp*)...
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 04/29/2008 5:24 PM |
| Well, the price is my secondary concern. Whether it's a good game or not comes third.
Posted By Wraithborne on 04/23/2008 8:27 AM Posted By Cthulhufnord on 04/22/2008 10:48 PM I care less about the Rules and more about how many of the figures are Great Old One worthy. Actually, I really care about the price point 
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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Duke of Spoils
greyhaze
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 05/09/2008 10:59 AM |
| A couple playtest photos showed up in my inbox this morning. Release is given as a Vague Fall '08. Â 
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Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
-Sumerias Fain. | |
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/09/2008 11:03 AM |
| Are 3D buildings actually a reality, or is that just office terrain...
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 05/09/2008 12:21 PM |
| | Destroyable buildings are supposed to be part of the game | |
Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
-Sumerias Fain. | |
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Kaya Kenobi
Underboss
1304 Posts
San Jose, California
| | 05/14/2008 9:29 AM |
| InterestingPosted By wicked cool on 02/21/2008 10:46 AM http://www.privateerpress.com/monsterpocalypse/default.htmlnot really interested in game but some of these monsters could have potential rpg use. if the mechanics work,cost is reasonable and the game is simple then maybe i will play it with my kids/nephewsÂ
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Just a simple traveler from the swamps of Dagobah otherwise known as Florida. Also known as Hurricane Alley!
I always try to send through delivery confirmation, and I expect the same. It's only 55 cents extra, so it's just a little more than a pay phone call, so just do it for the Kai. I prefer to trade with people in the US and Canada, sorry everyone else.
http://www.maxminis.com/Forums/tabid/104/forumid/53/postid/655406/view/topic/Default.aspx - references | |
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5303 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 05/14/2008 11:04 AM |
| The posted a few of the critters we've all been waiting to see, The Cthul:
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Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
So, you stand at your grave, Has your soul yet been taken away?
So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
Was there a light, enchantingly bright, A Question, just how did it end?
Just let me sift through your calm remains, And tear you away from your skin.
-Sumerias Fain. | |
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Master of the
Awesome Sauce
Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/14/2008 11:24 AM |
| Ooh, not bad.
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 05/14/2008 12:13 PM |
| A whole faction of Cthuloid critters? Oh dear.... I may want to play this game.
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/13/2008 11:44 PM |
| The game store near my work had a demo version of the game. Sweet merciful Nylarothotep the game looks good. The monsters and building were well sculpted and painted. I'm going to swing by another store Wednesday for a starter and boosters.
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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The Great
Choco Monster
Ghendar
Warlord
13089 Posts
Mud Lick, Kentucky
| | 10/15/2008 12:02 PM |
| | How much is this game? | |
WotC - making me wish more and more every day for a return to the TSR days. :(
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I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
Could somebody explain Snatch to me? I understand the basics, but not how to enter/use it. - Posted by orcmonk220
G's the man. - Posted By greyhaze on 11/11/2008 8:58 AM
I dont mind butting heads every once in a while. It makes thing interesting. Thats why I'd be heartbroken if Ghendar ever left - Posted By Count Dooku on 04/03/2006 11:58 AM
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/15/2008 11:57 PM |
| It's pricey.....
Starters are $24.95, you get a Monster in it's regular form and hyper form. Two buildings and four units (small monsters or vehicles).
Unit Boosters are $12.99, with one building and four small units.
Monster Boosters are $12.99, with a Monster in it's regular form and Hyper form.
The game looks bloody complex as well. Although there are some funny bits too. Like apartment buildings will let certain monsters heal by snacking on the people inside.
I picked up two starters, a monster and unit booster. I'm strongly considering snagging another monster booster and a couple of minion boosters. Then I'll hit the trading market and possibly the secondary one as well.
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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JodyJ
Warrior
260 Posts
| | 10/16/2008 11:26 AM |
| | What is the base size on the big monsters? | |
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Ssylyss
Warrior
182 Posts
| | 10/21/2008 12:28 PM |
| | The large monsters & buildings are about 2.3" square and the smaller ones are half that size. This is a really fun game btw. | |
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 10/22/2008 3:08 PM |
| | Sounds great fun. Going to get the lgs to get some. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/22/2008 9:19 PM |
| Played my first game tonight. The system is complicated, but once you get the hang of things it's a blast.
I do wish it wasn't a collectible mini game however. It's a bit of a pain to get your squad just right.
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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The Great
Choco Monster
Ghendar
Warlord
13089 Posts
Mud Lick, Kentucky
| | 10/24/2008 11:46 AM |
| | Sounds intriguing, but I no longer have any interest in sinking money into a collectible mini game. | |
WotC - making me wish more and more every day for a return to the TSR days. :(
I fought the snark and the snark won. I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!
Some of my favorite Maxminis quotes
I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
Could somebody explain Snatch to me? I understand the basics, but not how to enter/use it. - Posted by orcmonk220
G's the man. - Posted By greyhaze on 11/11/2008 8:58 AM
I dont mind butting heads every once in a while. It makes thing interesting. Thats why I'd be heartbroken if Ghendar ever left - Posted By Count Dooku on 04/03/2006 11:58 AM
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/24/2008 9:50 PM |
| Posted By Ghendar on 10/24/2008 11:46 AM
Sounds intriguing, but I no longer have any interest in sinking money into a collectible mini game.
I hear you. Most of the folks I've played with have commented it would do better as a non-collectible game.
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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CSchroder
Sergeant
416 Posts
| | 11/27/2008 3:16 AM |
| But a non-collectible game doesn't make the company as much money or lend itself to organized play. For those concerned with the cost, you can play the game for free on Vassal--A Raw has created a module for it. We are trying to get a league going on Friday and Saturda nights and I'd be happy to show people around and teach them about the game. The rules are available for free on the MonPoc website. The basic concepts of the game are relatively easy to learn--it's the special abilities, etc. that take more time to learn. The rules are also well written and tight.
Back to cost, you need a starter. That'll give you your first monster pair plus the rules, map, some units and dice. If you want to be as frugile as possible, you then just go to ebay or a online store and buy the buildings and units you need to support whatever monster you get. The rules allow for 12 buildings and 15 units but you are not required to have that many, although it is recommended. I would estimate that you you could do all that under $80 depending on your choices--some buildings and units are more pricey.
Try a demo or check it out online--it's a great game that does an excellent job of recreating the flavor of monster movies a la Gozilla or shows like Ultraman.
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