As a general rule I do no longer enjoy the whole collectable game thing. In fact, it has been several years since I’ve even been willing to look at a new collectible game. I had no intention of playing Monsterpocalypse (especially when you consider the fact that I do not even like giant monsters) but after seeing the game in action I knew that it would soon find a place in my gaming room, even if the game is sold in blind packaging. It had been a long time since I had played a game that people would yell and cheer as we knocked down buildings by throwing giant monsters through them. Monsterpocalypse has some of the most innovative mechanics that you will ever find in any CMG. The game is simple enough that you can easily teach almost anyone but deep enough to keep the attention of a more experienced gamer. The way that dice flow from your monster pool to the unit pool is very elegant and works as a balancing mechanic between the powerful monster and the small units. I also like the fact that the game is balanced enough that you really don’t have army building. You simply pick out a monster, grab some units and play. I even like all of the factions except for one, the Shadowsun Syndicate, and I really hate them (so of course I keep getting them in boosters). There are 6 different factions in Monsterpocalypse, each of them based on or stolen from various cult references.
Martian Menace - H.G. Wells War of the Worlds type invaders
Planet Eaters - your basic Japanese space aliens from anime
G.U.A.R.D - Towering Mechs that remind me of Power Rangers
Terrasaurs - Godzilla, in all different shapes and sizes
Lords of Cthul - I shouldn't have to tell you. This one speaks for itself!
Shadowsun Syndicate - Futuristic powered up Ninja's we reckon
Monsterpocalypse is a bit new to make this list but the game is just so great. My ten year old son really likes this game and I have even been able to get some people to play it that don’t generally play miniature games. Playing a game of this is a wonderful way to kill an hour or two and I’ve had a lot of fun with it.
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While I also liked the game mechanic and thought it was an interesting concept, after trying it out for a bit we decided to move on to other games that were not blind purchase. Right now the only blind purchase game I am getting is the WoW minis.
It is a shame, there are a lot of games that I would probably be interested in if they were not random. :(
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