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CREDITS
President Sculpting Director Executive Assistant
Sherry Yeary Ron Kruzie Justin Dieter
Chief Creative Officer Staff Sculptors Customer Service Supervisor
Matthew D. Wilson Doug Hamilton, Nathan Jack Coleman
Lombardi
Executive Director Customer Service
William Shick Studio Director Matt Razincka, Faye Reppas
Dallas Kemp
Director of Operations Convention Manager
Jason Martin Studio Coordinator JR Godwin
Josh Colón
Director of Publications Social Media Coordinator
Michael G. Ryan Studio Modeler John Swinkels
James A. Thomas
Video Producer
Monsterpocalypse
Digital Engineers Tony Konichek
Game Design
Nathan Lombardi, Marco
Matthew D. Wilson No Quarter Editor-in-Chief
Segovia, Stuart Spengler
Lyle Lowery
Lead Developers
Staff Painters
Jason Soles & William Production Director
Jordan Lamb, Brendan Roy
Schoonover Mark Christensen
Hobby & Terrain Specialist
Additional Development Technical Director
Danny Samuels
Will Pagani Kelly Yeager
Project Manager
Development Manager Packing & Shipping Manager
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Art Director
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Contents
Welcome to Battle 4
Allies & Enemies 4
Agendas & Factions 4
What You Need to Play 6
Models 6
Battle Map 9
Dice 9
Dice in Monsterpocalypse 10
Model Stat Cards 12
Gameplay Overview 14
Moving on the Grid 14
Making Attacks 18
Interacting with the Battle Map 21
Foundations 22
Buildings 22
Objective Spaces 23
Getting Ready to Play 24
Starting a Game 24
Order of Play 26
Activating Monsters 26
Activating Units 27
Combined Unit Attacks 28
Winning 29
Special Rules 30
Power Attacks 32
Downtown Demolition: A Co-op Scenario 38
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Welcome to Battle
This is Monsterpocalypse, a fast-moving, action-packed tabletop miniatures game that puts players
in control of the most fearsome giant monsters on Earth. Each battle is waged in a city that you and
your opponent construct by placing buildings on a battle map. Players choose their forces from their
collections of models and then battle one another with towering monsters and smaller supporting
units such as tanks, flying vehicles, and all manner of creatures. Charge your forces into the city to fight
for supremacy—and be the last monster standing!
Allies & Enemies Agendas & Factions
Each model in Monsterpocalypse belongs to a The fighting forces in Monsterpocalypse are
Faction, and Factions are grouped together into divided into Agendas. Each Agenda is a coalition
Agendas. When you build a force, you must first of smaller groups called Factions.
choose an Agenda. All models in your force must
The Factions within an Agenda are united by a
belong to the same Agenda (see “Assembling Your
common purpose. Although their methods vary,
Force,” p. 24).
they fight for the same overall goal.
Three key terms are used to describe the various
Models from the same Faction share common
models in the game:
origins and characteristics. They cooperate well
• Allies are all the models in your force. in battle and yield the most efficient use of
All allied models must belong to the same resources.
Agenda.
You can include models from different Factions
• Enemies are all the models in your in your force, but all the models in your force
opponent’s force. must belong to the same Agenda.
• Faction models are all the models in your
force that belong to the same Faction.
Cooperative Scenario
If this is your first time playing Monsterpocalypse, the “Downtown Demolition” scenario on
page 38 is a great place to start. This cooperative scenario is designed to help new players
learn the basics of movement and rolling dice while enjoying a simple but fun mini-game.
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Agendas
Protectors Destroyers
The Factions that make up the Protectors The Factions that have come together
share one simple goal: to protect Earth as the Destroyers are motivated by the
from all who would destroy it. Demolishing satisfaction of pure wanton destruction and
a few buildings (or entire cities) in order to a burning desire to plunder Earth for its
save the planet is simply a sacrifice vast resources. It’s nothing personal—just
that must be made. don’t get in their way.
Faction: G.U.A.R.D. Lords of Cthul
The giant robots and armored tanks of Dark beings from another plane, come
the multinational force called G.U.A.R.D. to enslave the human race. Wherever
(Globally United Advanced Research & Defense) the Cthulians tread, the earth blackens, vegetation
stand ready to go toe-to-toe with any aggressors withers, and humans kneel—or perish.
threatening the peace and prosperity of the planet.
Faction: Shadow Sun Syndicate Faction: Martian Menace
Mystery surrounds the motivations of Although they seem to play well with
the stealthy, scientifically engineered other Destroyers, these diabolical visitors
ninjas of the Shadow Sun Syndicate—but there is no from space have come to harvest Earth’s inhabitants
questioning their technological and martial prowess and resources for their own insidious plans.
against malicious invaders.
Faction: Terrasaurs Faction: Planet Eaters
The Terrasaurs are earth-shaking These ravenous creatures travel across
dinosaurs who fondly remember simpler the galaxy like a plague, wreaking havoc
times before technology and progress changed so and devouring planets. As the withered husk of a
much of the world. world crumbles to dust, they launch themselves
again to seek new worlds to feed their boundless
and unceasing hunger.
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What You Need to Play Monsters
The action in Monsterpocalypse centers around
Monsterpocalypse is a game for two players and monsters. Each monster model has a large
their giant monsters, with each side trying to two-sided stat card, because a monster has two
smash the other. But before you can start tearing different forms. A monster begins the game in its
apart cityscapes and throwing each other around, alpha form and transitions to its hyper form after
you’ll need a few important things. taking a certain amount of damage, triggering it
to become more aggressive.
Models A monster is your single greatest and most
The game includes three types of models: powerful asset in battle. It can do things that
monsters, units, and buildings. Each model has a other models cannot. Be careful, though. If your
stat card detailing its stats and special rules. monsters are destroyed, you lose the game.
Monsters are mounted on large bases, which
The type of model is important. Some rules and occupy four spaces on the battle map.
effects in Monsterpocalypse affect only monsters,
some affect only units, some affect only buildings,
and some affect models of any type.
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Units Buildings & Rubble Tiles
Units represent the minions and support troops Buildings are large models that provide obstacles
that accompany your monsters in the fight for and objectives for your monsters and units.
supremacy. You will use many units during the
Debris tiles represent destroyed buildings. One
game. Units begin the game in your unit reserves
side of each tile is a pile of rubble, and the other
and are spawned onto the battle map throughout
is a flaming hazard (see “Buildings,” p. 22).
the game. When units are destroyed, they are
returned to your unit reserves to be spawned
again later. Units may not seem that powerful
compared to giant monsters, but intelligent use
of units can quickly tip the odds in your favor.
There are two types of units: grunt units and
elite units. Grunts are the basic version of the
unit. Elite units, marked by a star on their bases,
grant additional capabilities to other grunts of
the same unit type. Some units have only grunt
versions.
Units are mounted on small bases, which occupy
one space on the battle map.
apartment building
G.U.A.R.D. units
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GRUNT belcher ELITE belcher
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Battle Map Dice
Games of Monsterpocalypse are played on battle Dice play a pivotal role in Monsterpocalypse.
maps. The main part of a battle map is a large Players use their dice as a form of currency.
grid representing the metropolis where all the Sometimes you spend dice and sometimes you
action will take place. This grid determines where roll them. How you choose to use your dice
you place buildings, where your units enter the throughout the game is what determines whose
game, and what type of terrain your models monster is victorious and whose monster is lunch.
must traverse during battle. The battle map also
The three types of dice are Action Dice, Boost
includes different dice pools where you store
Dice, and Power Dice. Each player plays with their
your dice during play.
own set of dice.
When your models are in play, they occupy the
square spaces on the battle map’s grid. Small-
based models occupy one space; large-based
models occupy four spaces at a time.
ACTION DIE BOOST DIE POWER DIE
You store your dice in dice pools on the battle
map: the Monster Pool, the Unit Pool, the Power
Pool, and the Dice Well. Whenever you use a die,
you move it from one pool to another pool. What
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Dice in Monsterpocalypse Action Dice
Action Dice have three misses, two strikes, and
Monsterpocalyse uses three types of specialized
one super strike on each die. Action Dice make
dice: white Action dice, blue Boost Dice, and red
up the basic resource that allows your models to
Power Dice.
make attacks and perform Actions (see “Actions,”
p. 30). Every time you want to make an attack,
Strikes & Misses you must roll one or more Action Die. When you
want to use an Action, you spend one Action Die.
Instead of pips or numbers, the dice have
explosion symbols to indicate strikes and blank During the game, you move Action Dice between
faces to indicate misses. A strike is indicated by your Monster Pool and your Unit Pool. After you
one explosion on the die. A super strike, indicated roll or spend dice from your Unit Pool, you place
by two explosions, counts as two strikes. When them in your Monster Pool. After you spend dice
rolling dice in Monsterpocalypse, simply add up from your Monster Pool, you place them in your
the number of explosion symbols you see. For Unit Pool. Your Action Dice move back and forth
instance, the three dice shown below add up between the two pools in this way throughout
to three strikes. Each type of dice has different the game.
chances of rolling strikes. You use the Action Dice in your Monster Pool
when you activate your monsters, and you use
the Action Dice in your Unit Pool when you
activate your units. The pool you use during
your turn is the active pool. Certain game
effects can add or subtract from the number of
miss strike super strike Action Dice you have in a dice pool. When this
happens, simply move the number of affected
dice from one pool to the other. For example, if
Dice in Play your monster is hit by an attack that causes it to
lose an Action Die, move an Action Die from the
When you roll the dice, you must decide how
Monster Pool to the Unit Pool.
many dice you will be rolling and then roll them
all at once. Whenever you pick up dice to roll You begin the game with ten Action Dice in your
them, they are considered dice in play. Some Unit Pool.
special rules can add or remove dice from the
dice in play or cause you to reroll the dice in
play. Your dice remain in play until all rules that
affect them are resolved and you place them
into a pool.
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You store unearned Power Dice in the Dice Well
Boost Dice on the battle map. When you earn Power Dice,
you move them to your Power Pool. You can use
Boost Dice have two misses, three strikes, and
only the Power Dice that are in your Power Pool.
one super strike on each die. Boost Dice are
After you spend or roll a Power Die, return it to
special dice you roll when a model has a knack
the Dice Well.
for a particular kind of attack or because of
certain abilities or special circumstances. Boost You can add Power Dice from your Power Pool
Dice have better odds of success than Action to monster attack rolls to greatly increase your
Dice. Boost Dice are not part of any dice pool and chances of success. Some abilities available to
do not get used up when you roll them. They are monsters, such as power attacks, require you to
bonus dice you get for free. You store your Boost use Power Dice. If you have not accumulated
Dice in the Dice Well on the battle map, and you enough Power Dice, you might not be able to do
return them to the Dice Well after you roll them. what you want. Units cannot use Power Dice.
If you ever need to roll more Boost Dice than you You can earn Power Dice in the following ways:
have on hand, make your roll as normal, note the
• Every time you make an attack that results
number of strikes rolled, then roll again, using
in the destruction of an enemy model, you
as many dice as needed to reach the required
gain one Power Die for each enemy model
number. In some cases, you may need to roll more
destroyed after removing the model(s) from
than twice.
the battle map.
• Every time you make an attack that results
Power Dice in the destruction of a building, you gain two
Power Dice have one miss, four strikes, and Power Dice for each building destroyed after
one super strike on each die. Power Dice are removing the building(s) from the battle map.
an additional resource gained through various
• When you power up, you gain one Power Die
means—mostly by causing destruction! You start
for every allied unit holding a power zone on
the game with no Power Dice in your Power
the battle map (see “Power Zones,” p. 23,
Pool, but you can earn Power Dice throughout
and “Activating Monsters,” p. 26).
the game. Power Dice are used up when you roll
or spend them, and you can never have more • When you power up, you gain one Power Die
than ten Power Dice in your Power Pool at any for every building currently secured by your
one time. Any Power Dice accumulated beyond force (see “Securing Buildings,” p. 22).
ten are lost. • You can gain Power Dice through certain
other rules and game effects.
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Model Stat Cards Brawl Stats – The first number to the right of the
Brawl header (inside the white Action Dice icon)
is the maximum number of Action Dice the model
Each stat card provides all relevant stats for the
can roll when it makes a brawl attack. A model
model as well as certain other basic information,
must have a Brawl stat to make brawl attacks.
including the model’s name, its Faction, and its
The second number (inside the blue Boost Dice
type.
icon) is the number of Boost Dice the model rolls
One side of a monster’s stat card is for its alpha whenever it makes a brawl attack; if there is no
version, and the other side is for its hyper version. number, the model does not roll free Boost Dice
for a brawl attack.
Basic Stats Blast Stats – The first number to the right of the
Blast header is the Range (RNG) of the attack,
Stat cards include the following basic stats for
which indicates the maximum number of spaces
models.
the target of a blast attack can be from the
Speed (SPD) – The number of spaces the attacking model. The second number (inside the
model can move on the grid when it advances. white Action Dice icon) is the maximum number
Additionally, some models have the High Mobility of Action Dice the model can roll when it makes
icon next to their SPD stat. (See “Moving on a blast attack. A model must have a Blast stat to
the Grid,” p. 14.) make a blast attack. The third number (inside the
Defense (DEF) – The number of strikes your blue Boost Dice icon) is the number of Boost Dice
opponent must roll in a single attack to hit this the model rolls whenever it makes a blast attack;
model. if there is no number, the model does not roll
free Boost Dice for a blast attack.
Cost – The number of Action Dice you must
spend to bring a unit into play when you spawn Power Stats – Only monsters have Power stats.
units. Only units have a Cost stat. The first number to the right of the Power
header (inside the white Action Dice icon) is the
maximum number of Action Dice the model can
Attack Stats roll when it makes a power attack. The second
A model’s forms of attack are represented by its number (inside the blue Boost Dice icon) is the
weapon stat bars. There are three basic types of number of Boost Dice the model rolls whenever
attack: brawl attacks, blast attacks, and power it makes power attack.
attacks. Only monsters can make power attacks.
(For details, see “Making Attacks,” p. 18.)
Special Rules
A model’s special rules are listed on its card (see
“Special Rules,” p. 30).
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Monster Stat Cards A monster’s health track is located along the
bottom edge of its stat card and shows how
Monster stat cards are larger than unit and much damage the monster can take before being
building stat cards. They are double-sided, destroyed. Units and buildings do not have health
with one side displaying the rules and stats for tracks because they are destroyed if they take a
the monster’s alpha form and the other side single damage point. See page 20 for more
displaying the rules and stats for its hyper form. detailed information on the health track.
Monsters start the game in their alpha forms.
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Gameplay Overview Moving on the Grid
Monsterpocalypse is played in turns, alternating The most common type of movement in
between the two players. Each player starts the Monsterpocalypse is advancing. Monsters and
game by taking a Unit Activation. Then for the units have Speed (SPD) stats that indicate how
rest of the game, you can choose to take either many spaces they can move on the map each
a Monster Activation or a Unit Activation on time they advance. Each of your monsters can
your turn. Each type of activation is divided into advance once during the Advancement Phase of
phases that must occur in order. These phases are your Monster Activations. Each of your units can
explained in depth beginning on page 26. advance once during the Advancement Phase of
your Unit Activations.
A Unit Activation consists of the following
phases: A model can move either up, down, left, or right
on the battle map. A model can move diagonally
1. Spawn Phase, when your units can enter the
once while advancing. Monsters can occupy more
battle map.
than one space at a time, but they still count out
2. Advancement Phase, when your units their movement like units do.
advance.
3. Attack Phase, when your units make attacks.
4. Push Phase, when you can move any unused
Action Dice into the Monster Pool. 3 4
A Monster Activation consists of the following
phases:
1 2
1. Power Phase, when your monsters power up.
2. Advancement Phase, when your monsters 1 2 3 4
advance.
3. Attack Phase, when your monsters make
attacks.
two ways a monster can move four spaces
4. Push Phase, when you can move any unused
Action Dice into the Unit Pool. Monsters can move through spaces occupied by
enemy units and allied models, but they cannot
move through buildings or enemy monsters
unless they have a special rule that allows them
to do so.
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Units can move through spaces occupied by
allied models, but they cannot move through
Terrain
buildings or enemy models unless they have a The spaces on the battle map represent various
special rule that allows them to do so. types of terrain your models will traverse. Monsters
can move across and occupy any terrain without
No model can finish its movement in a space
restriction or penalty, but for units, some terrain
occupied by another model.
types are more difficult to cross than others.
Models cannot move beyond the edge of the
Open Terrain – Open terrain includes spaces
battle map. If a model is thrown or would
such as roads and grass. Count these spaces once
otherwise be moved beyond the edge of the
when a unit advances into them.
battle map, it stops at the edge. Furthermore,
any time you move a model, it must end its
movement in spaces it can legally occupy. When
you put a model into play, you must place it on
spaces it can legally occupy.
Stepping Examples of open terrain
Rough Terrain – Rough terrain includes spaces
Monsters have an additional type of movement
such as trees and large rocks. Count these spaces
called stepping. A monster steps by spending an
twice when a unit advances into them.
Action Die to move one space in any direction,
including diagonally. A monster can step before it
advances, after it advances, before it attacks, and
after it attacks. Your monster can step as many
times as you have Action Dice to spend. Each step
is performed individually, and the monster must
be able to occupy the spaces into which it moves. Example of rough terrain
Example: While in alpha form, Terra Khan has Impassible Terrain – Impassible terrain includes
SPD 6, but its desired target is eight spaces away. spaces such as water. A unit cannot enter these
After advancing six spaces, Terra Khan can spend spaces unless it has a special rule that allows it
two Action Dice from the Monster Pool to step two to do so.
more spaces, ending up adjacent to its target. The
spent dice are placed in the Unit Pool.
Example of impassible terrain
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High Mobility Adjacent
Some models are capable of leaping great A model is adjacent to another model when it
distances, tunneling beneath the earth, or occupies a space next to or immediately diagonal
climbing over any obstacle. These models have to the other model.
High Mobility, as indicated by the icon next to
their SPD on their stat card.
A model with High Mobility can move through
Belcher
other models and treats all terrain as open
terrain. A model with High Mobility is immune to Crawler
hazards except when it ends its advancement on
a hazard, but it still suffers all effects as a result g-tank
of colliding with hazards and other models.
A unit with High Mobility cannot end its
movement on impassible terrain.
Spaces adjacent to a G-Tank unit
Cover
A unit adjacent to a building or a friendly g-tank downtown highrise
monster gains Cover. Cover adds +1 to the unit’s
DEF against blast attacks. A unit cannot gain
more than +1 DEF from Cover. Cover does not add
to a unit’s DEF against brawl or power attacks.
Monsters cannot gain Cover. repair truck
Adjacent, Base-to-Base & Aligned
Models can be adjacent to each other, base-to-
base, and aligned.
g-tank
Spaces adjacent to a monster
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Base-to-Base (B2B) Aligned
A model is base-to-base (B2B) with another A monster is aligned with another monster or a
model when both models occupy spaces that are building when one entire edge of the monster’s
next to each other. Models that are B2B are also base touches one entire edge of the other
adjacent. Models that are diagonal from each model’s base. Models that are aligned are also
other are not B2B. B2B and adjacent.
crawler
< adjacent,
NOT b2B>
both belchers
Defender X and Gorghadra are
aligned, B2B, and adjacent.
Spaces B2B with a G-Tank unit
G-Tank
crawler
< adjacent,
NOT b2B>
belcher
Defender X and the downtown highrise are not
aligned, but they are B2B and adjacent.
Gorghadra
Some buildings are not mounted on a base.
If a building is not mounted on a base, treat the four
foundation spaces it occupies as its base.
Spaces B2B with a monster (Defender X)
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Making Attacks model can also receive Boost Dice from its
special rules or other game effects. The Brawl,
Blast, and Power stats restrict only the number
There are three types of attacks in
of Action Dice you can roll, not the number of
Monsterpocalypse: brawl attacks, blast attacks,
Boost Dice.
and power attacks. To make an attack, follow
these steps: Example: Your Alpha Defender X has a Brawl
Action Dice stat of 7, so it can spend up to seven
1. Choose the type of attack.
Action Dice when it makes a brawl attack. It also
2. Choose a target. has a Brawl Boost Dice stat of 4, meaning it gains
3. Determine the number of dice in your four Boost Dice on a brawl attack. Whether you
attack roll. roll one, two, or even seven Action Dice, you still
add four Boost Dice to the roll.
4. Roll the dice and resolve the attack.
The second type of additional dice are Power
Dice. Only monsters can use Power Dice. You earn
Attack Rolls Power Dice by accomplishing certain tasks in the
Every attack roll must include at least one game, and you can add any number of them to
Action Die from the active pool, and you can add any monster roll in addition to Action Dice and
a number of Action Dice to the roll up to the Boost Dice.
number of the corresponding stat. Example: Your Defender X makes a brawl attack
Example: Your Sun Fighter unit makes a blast again, and this time you really need it to hit. As
attack against a Belcher. The Sun Fighter has before, you roll four Boost Dice and up to seven
a Blast Action Dice stat of 2, so it can roll up to Action Dice from your Monster Pool. You decide
two Action Dice for an attack. Because it’s a unit, that won’t be enough, so you add four Power Dice
the Sun Fighter’s Action Dice come from the Unit from your Power Pool to the roll. You can add as
Pool. The Belcher’s Defense is 2, so the attack many Power Dice as you have in your Power Pool.
hits if the roll results in two or more strikes. After Remember, a monster’s Brawl, Blast, and Power
the roll, the two dice used for the attack go into Action Dice stats limit only the number of Action
the Monster Pool. Dice you can roll for an attack. They do not affect
Two other types of dice can also come into play. the number of Boost Dice you must add or the
The first are Boost Dice. Some models receive number of Power Dice you can add to the roll.
Boost Dice for certain types of attacks, as noted Once you determine the number of dice to use,
by the weapon stat bars on their stat card. The make your attack roll. Count up the total number
number inside the blue Boost Dice icon is the of strikes and compare it to the Defense (DEF) of
number of Boost Dice you roll for free when your target. If the total number of strikes is equal
making that type of attack with the model. The to or greater than the target’s DEF, the attack hits.
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Regardless of the type of attack or how many dice
you roll, all attacks must adhere to the following
Target Models
rules: When you choose to have a model make an
attack, you must choose a building or an enemy
• Monsters and units can attack enemy models
model as the target.
and buildings but cannot attack allied
models. An attacker can make a brawl attack targeting
any adjacent building or enemy model.
• You can attack with any number of models
each turn as long as you have the required An attacker can make a blast attack targeting any
Action Dice to roll. building or enemy model within range. A blast
attack’s RNG is given in its weapon stat profile.
• Each unit can participate in only one attack
each turn.
Blast attacks cannot be blocked by other models.
• You must complete all of one monster’s Monsters are too big to hide behind anything,
attacks before declaring the next monster’s and even the smallest units can be detected by the
attacks. sophisticated systems and instincts of their enemies.
• Normally, monsters can make only one attack
When counting the spaces to the target, you can
each turn, though some monsters have
count a diagonal only once.
special rules that allow them to make more
than one.
Power Attacks
Power attacks are special attacks that only
monsters can perform. They differ slightly from 2 3 4 5
brawl and blast attacks in that you must roll at 5 1
least one Power Die as well as at least one Action 4 3 2 1
Die when you make a power attack. The various
power attacks are explained in detail beginning 1
on page 32.
2
3
4 5
blast ranges for monsters and units
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Damaging models alpha form’s health track, it enters hyper form.
Flip its card over to the hyper side and continue
Attacks cause one point of damage every time tracking the monster’s health. When the monster
they hit. Power attacks can result in additional loses the last of its health, it is destroyed and
damage. removed from the battle map.
Some effects can cause a monster’s health to be
damaging Units restored. If a monster has health restored during
When a unit takes damage, it is destroyed. When a battle, move the token to the left one point for
your unit is destroyed, remove it from the battle each point restored. A monster’s health can never
map and place it back in your unit reserves. exceed the highest number on its health track. If
one or more of a monster’s alpha form damage
Damaging Monsters & boxes are restored, it returns to its alpha form.
Restoring Health Example: Josh’s Deimos-9 is in alpha form with full
Each monster has two forms, an alpha form and health when it suffers three points of damage from
a hyper form. Each form has its own stats and an attack. Josh moves the marker on Deimos-9’s
special rules. A monster begins the game in its health track from 11 to 8.
alpha form and enters its hyper form when it
takes a certain amount of damage. Super Damage
Each monster has a single health track, which is Some attacks or effects cause super damage,
divided between its alpha and hyper forms. The which means the target takes one additional
damage the monster takes damage point. If multiple rules or effects that
Defenderthroughout the game
6 8 6 8
SPECIAL RULES
X SPECIAL RULES
– Defender X
cause super damage affect the same model
DISRUPTION – Enemy models DISRUPTION Enemy models
SPD
DEF
SPD
DEF
G.U.A.R.D. / MONSTER G.U.A.R.D. / MONSTER
is tracked by moving a marker from left to right
attacking while within two spaces of attacking while within two spaces of
this model lose one Boost Die on their this model lose one Boost Die on their
attack rolls. ALPHA attack rolls. HYPER
along its health track to display itsBrawl
MECHANICAL – This monster is
current0 health.
7 4 simultaneously, the target takes only
Brawlone 0 7 5
ENERGY CYCLE – If you roll two or more
RNG
RNG
LASER BATTERY
mechanical. Action Dice on an attack made by this
model and the attack hits an enemy
additional point of damage.
SAFEGUARD – If you are securing one
model, after the attack is resolved you
When a monster suffers damage inBlast excess3of7its4
or more buildings when you Power
Blast 3 7 5
RNG
RNG
Up, you gain one additional Power Die. can move one Action Die from your
Unit Pool to your Monster Pool.
48.858291, 2.294499
48.858291, 2.294499
51.501330, -0.141798
51.501330, -0.141798
MECHANICAL – This monster is BEAT BACK – If this model hits an
PoWER 5 4 mechanical.
SAFEGUARD – If you are securing one
enemy monster with this attack, after
the attack is resolved you can move
Thera-Magnetic Field Stability : 88% Initializing...
or more buildings when you Power Up, the monster hit up to two spaces in a
straight line in any direction. During
38.897569, -77.036491
38.897569, -77.036491
ROCKET ASSISTED
you gain one additional Power Die.
29.978908, 31.134086
29.978908, 31.134086
complete Monster health track
this movement, the target monster
FISTS (DETACHABLE)
FUSION CANNON
moves through and collides with
buildings, units, and hazards in its
path. The target monster stops moving
Fluctuating Resonance Frequency Fluctuating Resonance Frequency
if it collides with another monster.
ECM ARRAY
22 43 61 6e 64 69 64 20 70 68 72 61 73 65 20 74 68 61 74 27 73 22 43 61 6e 64 69 64 20 70 68 72 61 73 65 20 74 68 61 74 27 73
PoWER 6 4
20 6c 6f 6e 67 20 65 6e 6f 75 67 68 20 61 6e 64 20 77 6f 6e 27 20 6c 6f 6e 67 20 65 6e 6f 75 67 68 20 61 6e 64 20 77 6f 6e 27
74 20 67 65 74 20 6d 65 20 69 6e 20 74 72 6f 75 62 6c 65 21 22 74 20 67 65 74 20 6d 65 20 69 6e 20 74 72 6f 75 62 6c 65 21 22
Thera-Magnetic Field Stability : 88%
MONSTERPOCALYPSE(C) 2008 Privateer Press, Inc. MONSTERPOCALYPSE(C) 2008 Privateer Press, Inc.
(00/00/0000)2X-AYRAJT Ver:2.0 (00/00/0000)2X-AYRAJT Ver:2.0
CPU : Carbonté(R) Tritonic(R) 8 CPU 12.00GHz CPU : Carbonté(R) Tritonic(R) 8 CPU 12.00GHz
Speed : 12.00 GHz Calibrating... Speed : 12.00 GHz Calibrating...
Press BOOST to run SETUP Press BOOST to run SETUP
Press B12 for DDS POPUP Press B12 for DDS POPUP
Memory Speed: BBJ8 1200 Memory Speed: BBJ8 1200
Initializing Controllers ... Done. Initializing Controllers ... Done.
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
HEALTH
HEALTH
alpha side hyper side
flip to hyper health tracker monster
side icon token destroyed
icon
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Interacting with the
Battle Map sky sentinel
A big part of the fun of Monsterpocalypse lies in
how your models interact with the battle map
and the buildings on it. Whether you are knocking
down buildings or occupying tactically important
zones, you must understand the role the battle
map plays in the game.
spawn point
negative zone
foundation
neutral spawn point power zone
with activator
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Foundations Destroying Buildings & Creating Hazards
Foundations are the locations on a battle map You can attack buildings just as you would attack
where you can place buildings during setup. units or monsters. When a building takes damage,
Some foundations have green borders and some it is destroyed.
have yellow borders. The colors determine the When a building is destroyed, it is replaced with
order that you can place buildings on them. a two-sided debris tile. One side of each tile is
During setup, green foundations must be filled harmless rubble, while the other side is a hazard.
before you can start filling yellow foundations.
Most buildings are replaced with a hazard
Treat foundations without a building placed on
when they are destroyed. If a building has the
them as open terrain.
Incombustible special rule, however, it does not
If one or more models are on a foundation, the create a hazard when destroyed and is instead
foundation is occupied. If no models are on a replaced by rubble.
foundation, it is unoccupied.
Models moving into a hazard take 1 damage
point. Once a model has suffered the effects of
a hazard, it does not suffer those effects again
unless it moves off the hazard and then returns.
Some models have rules that can eliminate
hazards. When a hazard is eliminated, flip the tile
over so the rubble side faces up.
Green foundation Yellow foundation Treat all spaces occupied by a rubble tile as
rough terrain regardless of which side is face up.
Buildings Securing Buildings
Buildings are models that serve as obstacles When three of your units are adjacent to a
and strategic goals for you and your opponent, building and no enemy units or enemy monsters
provide much-needed power for monsters, and are adjacent to it, you are securing the building.
present dangerous hazards on the battle map Each time you power up, you receive one Power
after you destroy them. Buildings can also provide Die for each building you are securing.
beneficial abilities to your force. Buildings do
A unit cannot secure a building while the unit is
not move during the game. Although each player
being moved.
must bring buildings to the game, the buildings
you bring are not part of your force. Example: Will has two units adjacent to an
Industrial Complex. The Industrial Complex has
the Fuel Depot special rule, which gives all of
Will’s models +1 SPD while it is secured. He then
advances a third unit. During its movement the
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unit it becomes adjacent to the Industrial Complex Spawn Points
but continues to move past it so that it is no longer
adjacent. His unit does not gain the +1 SPD during Spawn points are the spaces on the map where
its advancement because the building is not units can enter the game. There are two types of
secured during the movement. spawn points: standard spawn points and neutral
spawn points.
Look for ways to position units to secure multiple Standard spawn points are color-coded to each
buildings at the same time. Some maps have player. The standard spawn points of your color
locations where the same three units can secure remain your spawn points for the entire game
two buildings and hold a power zone! With clever
(see “Starting a Game,” p. 24).
selection and placement of your buildings and units,
you can gain three or more Power Dice from just
three units each time you power up.
Objective Spaces
Standard spawn points
Strategic points known as objective spaces are
scattered around the battle maps, including Neutral spawn points do not begin the game
power zones, negative zones, and spawn points. under any player’s control. Instead, each player
Objective spaces can grant benefits to the player can try to take control of neutral spawn points
who holds them and potentially hinder the player during the game by holding the adjacent
who does not. activators. If you have a model holding an
activator space next to a neutral spawn point,
To hold an objective space, a unit must simply
then you control the spawn point and you can
occupy the space on the map. Monsters cannot
use it as one of your spawn points. If no player
hold objective spaces.
holds the activator, units cannot spawn from that
spawn point.
Power Zones
Each time you power up (see
“Activating Monsters,” p. 26),
you gain one Power Die for each
power zone held by one of your units.
Activator Neutral
Negative Zones spawn point
Each time you power up, your
opponent loses one Power Die
from his Power Pool for each
negative zone held by one of your units.
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getting ready to play Starting a Game
Before the game can begin, players must decide Before setting up a game, each player rolls five
how many monsters they will play with, choose Action Dice for the setup roll. The player who rolls
their models, and get their dice ready to roll! the most strikes wins. If the setup roll is a tie, reroll.
The loser of the setup roll chooses the battle
assembling your force map for the game. The winner of the setup roll
chooses the color zones on the battle map each
Your force consists of the units and monsters you
player will use. You can use only the spawn
will use in the game. All the models in your force
points that correspond to your color.
must belong to the same Agenda.
The winner of the setup roll also places the first
Monsters building, places their monsters first, and takes the
first turn.
Each force must include at least one monster, and
each player must start the game with the same
number of monsters. All monsters are unique Placing Buildings on the grid
characters, so a player can bring only one of each Players take turns placing their buildings on
monster to a game. A player can bring the same the foundation spaces on the battle map, one
monster as their opponent, however. building at a time, until they have placed all their
buildings. If one player runs out of buildings
Units before the other player, the player with remaining
The number of units you can include in your buildings continues placing them. Players must
force depends on the number of monsters you continue to place buildings until they have
start the game with. If each player has one placed all the buildings from their cities or have
monster, you can include up to 15 units in your run out of empty foundations on which to place
force. In a two-monster game, you can have up the buildings.
to 20 units in your force. In a three-monster Each foundation space has a colored border that
game, you can have up to 25 units in your force. indicates the order of building placement. Players
Your units begin the game in your unit reserves must fill all green-bordered foundations before
rather than on the battle map. During the game, placing a building on a yellow foundation.
they will enter play through the map’s spawn points.
More buildings in the game means more power can
be generated and more big power attacks will happen,
Buildings so including as many buildings in your city as you can
makes for more exciting games.
Each player must bring six to twelve buildings.
A player cannot bring more than four of any one
building.
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Example: Jason and Will are setting up a game on
a battle map with eight green foundations and ten
Remaining Setup
yellow foundations. Will brought eight buildings to Once all buildings are in place, the winner of the
the game, and Jason brought twelve buildings. Will setup roll places their monsters on the battle
won the setup roll, so he places the first building map, then the other player does the same. Your
on a green foundation. Jason then places one of monsters must be placed so that their bases
his buildings on a green foundation. They continue touch the rear edge of your side of the battle
alternating until all the green foundations are map. Next, make sure you have ten Action Dice in
filled up, then they begin filling the yellow your Unit Pool as well as ten Power Dice and at
foundations. After Will runs out of buildings, Jason least six Boost Dice in your Dice Well. Lastly, set
places his remaining buildings. your units to the side of the battle map in your
unit reserves.
Now, with everything set up, it’s time to start
tearing it down!
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Order of Play There are four phases in a Monster Activation.
You can choose to skip any of the phases, but
any you choose to perform must be done in the
Monsterpocalypse is played in a series of turns
following order.
in which players advance and attack with their
models until only one player has a monster left
in play.
1. Power Phase
Begin your Monster Activation by powering up.
On your turn, you must choose to perform
When you power up, you add one Power Die to
either a Monster Activation or a Unit Activation.
your Power Pool for each power zone your units
To activate units or monsters, you must be
hold and for each building your units are securing.
able to spend at least one Action Die from the
In addition, your opponent loses one Power Die
appropriate dice pool. If you have no Action
from their Power Pool for each negative zone you
Dice in your Monster Pool, you cannot perform
hold (see “Objective Spaces,” p. 23).
a Monster Activation. If you have no Action Dice
in your Unit Pool, you cannot perform a Unit
Activation. 2. Advancement Phase
Because there are no Action Dice in your Monster Each of your monsters can advance up to a
Pool when you start a game, your first turn of number of spaces equal to its SPD stat (see
every game will be a Unit Activation. “Moving on the Grid,” p. 14).
Leave a few dice behind in each pool. It’s tempting Remember, your monsters can also move
to exhaust your dice pools so that you can do more by spending Action Dice to step (see p. 15).
each turn, but be careful. Sometimes having just one
Action Die in your Monster Pool is enough to make
your opponent think twice about body slamming your 3. Attack Phase
monster into a block of buildings. That one die could
You can spend Action Dice and Power Dice to
allow you to return the favor!
have your monsters make a brawl attack, blast
attack, or power attack. Each of your monsters
After you finish your Monster Activation or Unit
can make only one attack per Monster Activation
Activation, your turn ends, and the next player
unless your monster has a special rule allowing it
takes a turn.
to make an additional attack.
Activating Monsters 4. Push Phase
When you choose a Monster Activation, your If you have Action Dice remaining in your
Monster Pool becomes the active pool, and all Monster Pool, you can move any number of them
Action Dice you spend or roll move from the to your Unit Pool.
Monster Pool to the Unit Pool after you use them.
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Activating Units Example: Jack wants to spawn a G-Tank and a
Sun Fighter onto two of his spawn points. Both
When you choose a Unit Activation, your Unit have a Cost of 1, so normally they would each cost
Pool becomes the active pool, and all Action Dice Jack one Action Die from his Unit Pool to spawn.
you spend or roll move from the Unit Pool to the However, Jeff has a unit on the spawn point where
Monster Pool when you use them. Jack wants to spawn his Sun Fighter. Jack spends
There are four phases in a Unit Activation. As one Action Die to move Jeff’s unit to an empty
with Monster Activations, you can choose to skip adjacent space, then spends another Action Die to
any phase, but the phases must be done in order. spawn the Sun Fighter in that location. He then
spends one Action Die to spawn his G-Tank on the
other spawn point.
1. Spawn Phase
You can spend Action Dice to bring units into play 2. Advancement Phase
from your unit reserves. This is called spawning.
You can spawn any number of units as long as Each of your units can advance up to a number of
you have enough Action Dice to spend. Units spaces equal to its SPD stat (see “Moving on the
spawned at the beginning of your turn can Grid,” p. 14).
advance and attack in the same turn.
3. Attack Phase
When you spawn a unit, you must spend Action
Dice from your Unit Pool equal to the unit’s Cost. You can attack with any number of your units on
Then take the unit from your unit reserves and the battle map. Each unit can participate in one
place it on one of your spawn points. You can individual or combined attack (see “Combined
only spawn units from your unit reserves. Unit Attacks,” p. 28). You must spend at least
one Action Die for each unit participating in an
If you want to spawn a unit on a spawn point
attack. You do not have to attack with the same
that is already occupied by a unit, you can spend
units you advanced this turn. You can continue to
one Action Die to move that unit into an adjacent
make attacks with your units as long as you have
space that it can legally occupy before you pay
Action Dice to spend and as long as you have
the Cost for the unit you want to spawn.
units that have not yet participated in an attack
during this Unit Activation.
Be careful about leaving one of your units on your
opponent’s spawn point if there is an adjacent hazard.
Your opponent might move your unit onto
4. Push Phase
the hazard and destroy it! If you have Action Dice dice remaining in your
Unit Pool, you can move any number of them to
your Monster Pool.
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Combined Unit Attacks When making a combined brawl attack, all
participating units must be adjacent to the target.
A single unit has almost no chance of causing For a combined blast attack, all participating units
damage to a monster on its own, but combined must have the target within their attack range.
units attacking together can pose a powerful
Add up the Brawl or Blast stats of the units
threat. Two or more units can combine attacks of
involved, depending on the type of attack, to
the same type (brawl or blast) in order to create
determine the total number of Action Dice you
a more powerful attack with a greater chance
can roll for the attack. You must spend at least
of hitting and causing damage. Units cannot
one Action Die for each participating unit.
combine brawl attacks with blast attacks.
Example: A Belcher can spend up to two Action
To make a combined unit attack, choose one unit
Dice when it makes a blast attack. When three
to lead the combined attack and declare which
Belchers combine for a blast attack, the roll must
other units will participate. The model leading
include at least three Action Dice (because there
the attack is considered to be the attacking
are three units) and can include up to six Action
model for resolving any special rules.
Dice (two for each Belcher).
Example of a combined unit attack
Oz is making a combined attack with the following
units: Elite G-Tank, Grunt G-Tank, Elite Sun Fighter,
sun fighter elite sun fighter
Grunt Sun Fighter.
Oz is attacking Will’s Ares Mothership, which is in elite g-tank
hyper form (DEF 8). Oz chooses the Elite G-Tank to lead
the attack. The Elite G-Tank is within two spaces of the
Grunt G-Tank, and the Elite Sun Fighter is within two
space of the Grunt Sun Fighter, so both grunt models g-tank
benefit from the elite models’ Commander special rules.
Additionally, neither G-Tank moved this activation, so
ares mothership
both benefit from Aim. Further, since the Grunt Sun
Fighter and the Elite Sun Fighter are participating in a
Relevant special rules of these models are as follows:
combined attack against a model with Flight, they both
Aim – This model gains +1 Blast Boost Die if it did not move
benefit from Anti-Air. this activation.
Oz totals up the dice he can potentially roll when Anti-Air – If this model participates in a brawl or blast attack
targeting a model with Flight, this model gains +1 boost dice.
resolving this combined attack: eight Action Dice Commander: G-Tank – Allied G-Tank Grunt units within two
and eight Boost Dice. Oz chooses to roll four Action spaces of this unit gain +1 Boost Die when participating in
Dice (one for each participating model) and all eight brawl or blast attacks.
Commander: Sun Fighter – Allied Sun Fighter Grunt units
Boost Dice. He rolls nine strikes for a hit, so Will’s Ares within two spaces of this unit gain +1 Boost Die when
Mothership suffers 1 damage point from the attack. participating in brawl or blast attacks.
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If the combined attack roll hits, the target is
damaged. A combined attack does only one point Winning
of damage no matter how many units participate
A player wins the game when all of their
in the attack. Additionally, a combined attack
opponent’s monsters are destroyed.
counts as only one attack regardless of how many
units participate. If you must end your game before one player
has destroyed all the opponent’s monsters, the
Units participating in a combined attack must
player with the most monsters remaining in
roll all the Boost Dice they have for that type of
play wins. If both players have the same number
attack. If you do not spend an Action Die for a
of monsters in play, add up the damage points
unit to participate in an attack, however, you
on each players’ monsters, including those that
cannot include its Boost Dice.
have been destroyed. The player whose monsters
have suffered the least amount of damage is the
Remember, a unit can participate in only one attack
winner. If the amounts of damage are the same,
each turn. If a unit participated in a combined attack,
it cannot make an attack of its own in the same turn.
the game ends in a draw.
Units making a combined attack can benefit from
all the special rules affecting the participating
models. Although each model participating in
the attack can benefit from the same-named
special rule only once, the combined attack can
benefit from each model that has the same
special rule. In other words, the effects
of same-named rules can be
cumulative in a combined
attack.
Example: The Anti-Air special
rule grants an extra Boost Die
to a model when it attacks a target
with Flight. If three models with Anti-Air
combine to attack a flying target together,
you can add three Boost Dice to the roll, one for
each instance of Anti-Air.
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Special Rules Example: Hyper Gorghadra hits Alpha Armodax
with a brawl attack. Hyper Gorghadra has the
Annihilate special rule, which causes its attacks to
The models in Monsterpocalypse can do much
do super damage. Normally, a monster hit by this
more than just move around and make brawl,
attack would take two points of damage (one for
blast, and power attacks. They also have a variety
the brawl attack and one for super damage), but
of special rules, as noted on their cards.
Alpha Armodax has the Resilience special rule,
When the text of a special rule refers to which makes it immune to super damage. Alpha
“Faction,” it means the Faction of the model that Armodax takes only one point of damage.
has the rule.
Applying Special Rules
Actions The special rules of individual models take
Actions are a type of special rule that require you precedence over the general rules in this rulebook.
to spend an Action Die to use. On models’ stat
Each time more than one special rule with the
cards, these rules begin with the word “Action.”
same name would affect a single model, apply
Your monsters can use their Actions rules only the effects of the rule only once.
during a Monster Activation, and your units can
Each time more than one special rule with the
use their Actions only during a Unit Activation.
same name would affect a single attack, apply
Some buildings also have Actions. A building
the effects of the rule only once.
can perform Actions only while secured and only
during a Unit Activation. Each time more than one special rule with the
same name would affect a single power-up, apply
During the Advancement or Attack Phase, a
the effects of the rule only once.
model can perform an Action by spending one
Action Die from the active pool. An Action cannot Example: The Force Field special rule gives a model
interrupt a model’s advancement or attack. +1 DEF against blast attacks, and a model can gain
Force Field from multiple sources. Regardless of
You can use each Action only once during each
how many instances of Force Field are affecting it,
of your activations, and each of your models can
a model can gain the +1 DEF against blast attacks
perform only one Action each activation.
from Force Field only once. Similarly, a model can
benefit only once from Cover, which also gives
Immunity +1 DEF against blast attacks. However, because
Force Field and Cover have different names, a model
Some models have rules that make them immune
can benefit from both at once for a combined
to certain types of attacks or effects. When a
+2 DEF against blast attacks.
model has an immunity, it cannot be harmed or
affected by that type of attack or effect.
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