"What did you buy for Monsterpocalypse?" Topic

Hello all well friday came and went and that was the day that Monsterpocalypse was released.

Now i picked up the following

1-case of Monster Boosters

1-case of Unit Boosters

1-Starter set

Scenario Book

Comic book #1

So after i got back home and opened up all the boosters i managed to get the entire set of 69 Monsters,Unit's and Buildings.

So i'm very pleased with what i got now i just got to learn how to play.

Captain Gideon

Nothin'.

Could be a fun game, but the random/collectible thing is a huge turnoff.

Not a lot. 1 Starter and 1 monster and 1 unit booster to play with the kids.

…now i just got to learn how to play.

Wow – quite an investment, and you don't even know if you like the game yet!

Not allowed to.

The sole NZ distributor still has so much unsold Clicky stock, they simply do not have plans to bring anything else in.

I bought 1 starter set so far. I haven't tried the game out yet but it looks pretty cool so far, the figures are osm.

I donīt like the hyper monster form idea. Itīs just a way to use the same sculpt several times. I didnīt like that in other collectible games either. This combined with that there already seem to be a number of limited edition figs etc will most likely make me stay away from the game. The monsters look nice though. I might try to pick up the non rare ones cheap in a year or two.

I bought 2 starters, 4 Monster Boosters, and 5 Unit Boosters. I got one repeat monster and traded it away easily. I have loads to play with. My son thought the game was going to leap out of the box and play itself, apparently. It's his first "real" game, in my opinion, and doesn't get how these things work. I hope he gets back involved when I figure out the rules. I'm going to buy the other figures instead of risking the random boosters. I hate opening a box and finding nothing new.

Absolutely nothing.

The sculpts for it just did nothing at all for me- they didn't feel particularly "true" to the whole kaiju genre at all, and I just don't have much use for a bunch of rather basic-looking, fairly kiddefied (IMO) sculpts.

- Monk

I have 1 starter set give to me by new best gaming friend, and main opponent, who also picked up 1 starter set and two boosters so we could commence to battle last night.

The game is a lot more detailed, as far as creature/units abilities than I expected.
There are a lot of movement and combat options you can use too.

We had a fun first game, despite trying to learn as we played and only using the basic rules.

As Warwick13 alluded to, this is not a simple kids game by any means.
There is a lot to take in.

I really do not like random minis, but it seems easy enough to have all units work together.
But the game rewards you for playing with one faction, versus a collection of them.

So what did we have to play our first game:

A large monster each in both forms.
Approximately 17 units; smaller monsters,tanks and special units.
6 buildings

At our local game store, 1 person came in and spent $150.00 USD on this game.
So far, so good.
Joep

Symbols on the figures two small for my old eyes. Some interesting ideas but not sold yet. Still playing demo games at the store before I buy.

Tony G.

Already have a couple games of the genera and just don't need another one to get my monster eating a city fix.

Also have the Rampage arcade game so that really does it for my fix.

Brian

I had a chance to just get the 'complete Martian Faction' on ebay ofr $54.00 USD plus shipping…but budget prohibits at moment…I did get one 'starter set' and 1 booster set via friend from GENCON…but I just want to get some of the Martian Saucers/tripods and Cthul figs…just for my own use…(anyone got any to spare for trade/sale? Pm me! otherwise it's ebay or I'll have to see at Fall In??)

Slishfully, Sgt DWW

Yes I know it's quite an investment but i was interested the moment i heard about this game.

Besides some of the very interesting monsters the buildings were interesting as well.

This is another way to get buildings for Godzilla Games.

But regardless of what the game i'm interested in it's the rules that i always have trouble with,so one way or the other i was going to get into this game.

For myself i'm really not into that many collectible games.

Besides Monsterpocalypse i'm also into the Star Wars Miniatures game by WOTC,and up until recently i was into the Pirates game by Wizkids and then there's War at Sea from WOTC which i like as well.

So you could say that i'm very selective when it comes to what games i like to get into.

But the bottom line is that i got the whole set and all i need to get is some extra unit's and buildings,and everything will be fine.

Oh from what i've seen so far i do indeed like this game.

It has many factors going for it with regards to me.

First Giant Monsters that's always a good beginning.

Second Giant Robots this is another favorite thing of mine.

Third Martian's i like War of the Worlds and these Martian's look real cool.

And lastly the buildings i mean having good looking buildings helps out any good playing area.

Captain Gideon

I bought 1 starter, 1 Monster booster and 1 unit booster.
I like the fact that the Hyper form comes with the regular form – you don't need to chase down endless boosters to get your faction set. A lot more integrated rules and factions than any other CMG that I have played. I feel that many of the small units are actually worth having around! Although technically collectible, it seems easier to complete a set than most other CMG's. And, of course, there will be conversions from Godzilla figures in the future in the works now, actually!

Nothing. I don't buy CCanything anymore. I may have if it weren't a CCG. I've also heard it is complicated, which is too bad.

Nothing, yet. The release caught me flat on cash, I will most likely pick up a starter and one of each booster next week. Nothing more til I decide if I like it or not. I thought of preordering it from The War Store, but never got around to it. I already have the Martian mothership(s) off ebay from a guy who got a prerelease at GenCon.

The nearest shop that said they were carrying it (I haven't checked to see if they got it in, I'm not that much of a massochist!) is some 35 miles away in Ft. Walton Beach. All the local guys told me, "you're the first to ask about it"- this was last week. I guess I should have asked sooner! Either way, I was surprised and dissapointed to find no apparent local interest.

I've only bought a starter for myself, but since I run the FLGS I've got the scoop on local buying ;)

Seven-Eight folks have jumped in with both feet. Several played at GenCon and one asked if he could run the game at the store. He and an employee demoed the snot out of it on Friday and attracted the rest. The seven or eight that I mentioned each bought one or two starters, three or four monster boosters, and seven or eight unit/troop boosters. There were six or seven more who picked up a starter and maybe one or two boosters.

There are special 'mega' forms of the monsters that are prizes for release events. The launch kit contains three different critters for the store to hold three tournaments (to see who can rampage the most). Seems to be pulling them in. On our first event we had a guy drive 2+ hours to get stuff and play.

nothing and dont plan on it because I cant stand the format that they are being sold, if I dont know what Im getting in a box I will not buy it.. I would only want one group, not a mix of all of them.

Nothing – collectible games are the work of the Devil. I too like to know what I'm buying before I buy it.

But the worse bit is the way that the rules of such games almost invariably (always?) broken in a way that rewards the people who spend vast wads of cash to get their hands on powerful, but extremely rare, miniatures or cards.

My son played it on Saturday and was completely underwhealmed. Which was a relief.

I like the idea of the game, and I like the figures, but if I played, I would be interested in kaiju, Cthulhoids and Martians.

Murphy's Law says that the random mix of the game would therefore dictate that I would have a complete set of those weird Power Ranger looking things, in which I have no interest whatsoever, before I ever got near the kaiju, Cthulhoids, and Martians.

At the price they're asking, I'll just wait until they go belly-up, then load up at half price.

hey if anyone wants to trade thier Shaodwsun figures for my Wold Eathers…let me know
beowulfdahunter AT aol DOT com

Bought 1 starter, 2 monster boosters, 4 unit boosters. Have tried the game out and found it to be excellent, the special moves that you can execute with your big monster are especially fun, like when you toss them into buildings, or fires, or use them as a giant projectile to smush their own units.

I dare say the paintjobs are actually the best out on the market for CMGs at the moment, surprisingly so. This applies mainly to the godzilla and cthulu faction, they seem to have gotten airbrush work done on them, and are on par with the AT-43 vehicles in terms of quality (by which I mean very good). The others are okay, and they're definitely better that the clix and DnD miniatures stuff.

An interesting point of note for the anti-collectible crowd, from the boosters I purchased, I did notice that you tended to get all four units from different factions. What this means is that if you can find a group that each plans on collecting different factions, you can trade around from the boosters and amass whatever you need from your faction rather easily. I.e. from my purchase (1 starter, 2 monster boosters and 4 unit boosters) and with judicious swapping, I now have practically all I need for a G.U.A.R.D. force and a Terrasaur (Godzilla) force. Add to the fact that you can mix and match the smaller units to your hearts content, and you're done. The only problem might be with getting the small units that are useful to all factions that everyone's grabbing for (Martian Vanguards come to mind).

Cheers!

One Starter and a Monster Booster (got Shadowsun and World Eaters for biggun factions).

Not digging the "promotion only" scheme for the Mega versions of the monsters, however, particularly since the strategy book that also came out goes to great lengths to show them to you.

Assuming that I don't dig on the game rules, I'll probably pick up unit boosters and start popping them off their bases. Little vehicles and critters have their uses.

If I do like the game play, well…

Since I'm not going to play the game, I'm still waiting for the singles market to really start so I can cherrypick me a couple of the big 'uns. I suppose eBay would have some already, of course…

I'm waiting until I give the game a try at the local store before I commit to anything. But I'd like to get some eventually…

Since I have the full set now the next thing i need is to get extras of the buildings,and also of the units since you need multiples of the small things like G Tanks and spitter's.

Captain Gideon

Bought a starter and three monster boosters. The game looks playable, but only if you're willing to invest in buying enough unit boosters (which also contain the equally-important buildings) to cover at least one army. Random, that probably requires at least half a case (translation…$60+ depending on discount) and some vigorous trading. Secondary market is probably cheaper, although the elite and rare stuff will be dear. You'll probably also want the map pack, which adds a bunch more battlefields, each of which roughly equates to a new scenario.

Myself, I'm planning on ignoring the game, rebasing and repainting the kaiju, and using them in Giant Monster rampage (3rd ed just came out) and Monster Island and the like. Some of the units and buildings are probably also worthy of attention, but I'll get those on the singles market in a few months, when the initial surge prices drop off a bit.

For those who are bothered by the "million tiny little symbols" thing, I suggest you do the obvious. Make your own unit/monster/building stat cards for whatever you're using, with the various abilities spelled out in plain English rather than as a cryptic icon. Referring to cards during play isn't going to be any slower than squinting at bases, and you probably won't need to after your first few games anyway, unless you change forces a lot.

Disappointing that the game as written is strictly two-player, ain't it? You can play GMR and MI with any number of people… :)

Hundvig has the right of it. Um, nothing else. Just backing up the Hundvig. Can't wait to pop these guys onto proper bases.

I actually wasn't all that enthralled with the theme.

However, I had an hour and half to kill the other day and had popped into my FLGS where they were demoing it. Sat down and played a game. Found I liked the basic rules. We then played with the advanced rules (more of a learning game) and I found I really liked the rules. So I picked up a starter, two unit boosters and a monster booster. Unfortunately, I ended up with some great Cthul units that didn't match up with the Planet Eaters and Martians so I am in the process of trying to do some trades for the small guys.

Fun Game…and it's worth the complexity of the rules!

"Disappointing that the game as written is strictly two-player, ain't it? You can play GMR and MI with any number of people… :)"

I see no reason why you can't house-rule multi-player the same way just about everyone did with Magic: the Gathering. I wager we will see a bunch of different systems pop up for doing multiplayer games soon and in a few months it will mostly likely wind down to a few popular multiplayer formats that will become the norm.

Given the depth of the rules I suspect it will take most players several plays just to get the two player game comfortably under their belt. Give it time.

According to PIP the first poster is what should be the norm for case purchases. They said if you buy a sealed case of monster and unit boosters you should get everything (well, not sure if a starter is needed). And then you get a promo figure which tops off the whole deal, which they add as a 'thank you'/bribe..;-)

Add another 'Mega' unit for the 3 comic books (all of $12)…

Is much fun, and the 'guaranteed set' from 2 cases certainly isn't the worst option out there…

I'm an old time wargamer and I found the rules to be complex enough and the options for strategy to be worth the 70 bucks or so investment for a decent "army". I've played the game twice and I still haven't completely absorbed the rules. The problem though is that it's too complex to be a kiddie game, so that might turn off many of the potential buyers. You can't learn this game in one sitting. That's for sure.

The "monsters" and units fit the theme, except for the "Lords of Cthul", which have nothing whatsoever to do with giant Japanese monsters, but I guess there had to be at least one supernatural rather than sci-fi faction to draw those players that dig that sort of thing. I don't think that faction's going to be played much in tourneys though, as they are slow to win and tourneys will have a time limit. I like the "Martians" with the tripod monster leader and Nuclear Power Stations as the strategy is to move in fast and toss your opponent's monster against the Power Stations which causes damage from the collision and more damage from radiation. I think a sound effects machine would be fun for these battles. (-:

Played a game at the FLGS tonight, promptly dragging four other people into buying in. Another Starter, a small pile of unit boosters, and some crazy round-robin trades later, and I've got a good Planet Eaters force going and a good start on Shadowsun.

The Monster boosters sold out quickly, but I'm finding the unit boosters more interesting for the moment, due to the buildings as much as the units.

The Martian Monsters are thin locally for some reason, but some of their units are brutal. To heck with the spawning costs, add a Vanguard or two to your force for some quick Power Die buildup. I ran a couple with a Shadowsun monster and by game's end (called for time) I was sitting on more power dice than I could use readily. A better grasp of the rules might help for next time, but the combination of Siphon and Power Gorge gets pretty nasty.

Enough complexity here for good replay value, and the way the factions and their agendas are structured, more factions are a sure thing.

And, of course, having given PIP the benefit of the doubt about the '1 case of each makes a set' I opened a case of each and ended up with one duplicate Monster (and missing one, of course). Oh well, it was close. The Units were correct.

Even so that's still pretty darn good getting everything except 1-Monster.

Captain Gideon

I was given a starter set from GenCon. I was lucky enough to get Cthulgrosh and a meat slave. I have supplemented the rest of my Lords of Cthul faction by trading with gents I know at my local hobby store with minis from other games. I just want lots of Cthul.

The secondary market will save me a bunch of chash.

For myself I've no plans to focus on any faction per say.

What i intend to do is build up all factions to a point where i can game with any one of them.

And also if anyone i know wants to play but don't have any of the figures,then i can provide them.

The only trouble i'm going to have is with buildings since it'll take me some time to have enough buildings for 2 players.

Captain Gideon

With a four building minimum (per game) met by the starter each player needs anyway, and a building in every unit booster, the collection builds surprisingly fast.

It's a good thing the buildings can be destroyed, because a map full of them is *really* cluttered and claustro.

But MUCH more fun to play on!

Starter x1
Monster boosters x3
Unit boosters x7

I hope to stop at that. I hope…

Once you play I bet you'll get more. I've gone nuts with it myself, and dragged three friends in right with me. You gotta hate gaming undertow!

Just starting, and really surprised at the complexity level. Also took a game or so to realise that the best tactic is to think "What would Godzilla do?" then do it :-)

I tried to buy a couple of singles and got neither the singles nor my money back (yet, if push comes to shove my credit card company will sort the latter out in a month or so). Sigh.

tnjrp-- this is the least expensive and best place to get Monsterpocalypse singles. link I have ordered a number of times and had great success. The stuff comes quickly and the folks there are very communicative. The shipping is a bit higher than other places but if you order enough stuff it balances out to big savings. I'm not sure how they charge for International shipping but it'd be worth checking in to.

They restock regularly, too, so if something isn't available check back.

I seem to recall Popular Collections charges pretty steeply for international shipping.

OK, what approximate scale are the vehicles, buildings and spaceships?

6mm or 10mm?

The forums say 1/900 and they have been using Plastruct products of that size for conversions. So I have no idea what mm scale that breaks down into.

Thats like 2mm? :O

Sounds reasonable, but -I- sure don't know! It sure isn't 6mm, because Epic stuff looks like giants next to the buildings. Heck, even the stuff within the game has varying scales-- the helicopters and tanks couldn't possibly be that big compared to the big Monsters.