Privateer & Mythic Join Forces For New Monsterpocalypse Project!
August 27, 2021 by brennon
Privateer Press and Mythic Games have announced that they are going to be working together on a new Monsterpocalypse project together. A new "pick up and play" board game is going to be hitting Kickstarter later this year.
Monsterpocalypse Announcement // Privateer Press & Mythic Games
The idea behind this new big-box range is that whilst it will be 100% compatible with the existing Monsterpocalypse, it will require no assembly and focus in on allowing people to be able to play right out of the box. You'll be able to choose between Protectors and Destroyers and just dive in.
At the heart of the Kickstarter will be a new two-player core box alongside multiplayer expansion options which allow for cooperative and competitive play for up to four players. Eight of the classic Monsterpocalypse creatures will be included within the core box representing G.U.A.R.D, Planet Eaters, Lords Of Cthul, and Terrasaurs. You'll also find unit miniatures to back you up, plastic terrain, a double-sided gameboard, and everything else you need to play.
The bigger multiplayer expansion will feature a larger double-sided game board designed specifically for a bigger group of players and five all-new Apex monsters. These are reportedly mightier evolutions of some of the famous Monsterpocalypse characters.
You'll be able to see Defender-Extreme, Insatiable Yasheth, Artic Armodax, Mega-Gorghadra, and Nightmare Gallamaxus taking to the stage in order to cause some chaos.
This certainly sounds like a great idea that should make it easier to dive into the world of Monsterpocalypse for newcomers. I like that the core of the game experience and its rules remain the same so there is a nice crossover between this and the existing Monsterpocalypse game.
Are you going to be keeping an eye out for the Kickstarter later this year?
"I like that the core of the game experience and its rules remain the same so there is a nice crossover between this and the existing Monsterpocalypse game..."
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I like the look of Monsterpocalypse and this does look like it’ll make it a bit more accessible.
What are people’s experiences of Mythic Kickstarters?
I only backed one, Mythic Battle: Pantheon (well I backed Ragnarok too, but only at $1 for some more MB:P stuff).
It was late (as it appears are most of their KS), but the quality of components was pretty good…
However… they tend to release games that need fixing with a 1.5 KS a while later and they have a bad reputation for rules clarity.
Given that Monsterpocalypse already exists, that latter shouldn’t be an issue.
Cheers. I’d heard some rumblings about them but didn’t pay much attention as I’d not backed anything.
Your point about the rules is a very good one.
This uses the same rules and mechanics as the normal Monsterpocalypse so that shouldn’t be an issue I would assume with this upcoming project.
Yeah I think we’re safe this time
Looks to be a great family game with plenty of scope for player’s.
MonPoc already seems like it would lend itself well to a board game format, with everything else providing “expansion packs,” so I think this will be quite interesting to see
Ohm….
Interesting. Monpoc long had my interest, but the buy in has always seemed steep. If this is gonna have the normal Mythic value….
This might be the proper game to get my kids into the hobby. They already shown an interest and they love kaiju
Biggest problem may be shipping… if Mythic Battles: Ragnarok any indication. I only backed at $1 for the upgrade kit and possibly an addon or two. Upgrade kit is $20. Shipping is $33. Most full pledges are $100 shipping and the game plus stretch goals is only $119. One guy from Chile claims shipping will be over $1000… which is nuts. And Monolith claim they’re ‘absorbing some of the costs’ on shipping. Not much absorbing it seems. Looks like any plastic/cardboard intensive KS will have ludicrous shipping costs for the foreseeable future. If it’s costing so much to ship from… Read more »