http://www.monsterinsider.net Everyone Loves Giant Monsters! A blog about the upcoming Monsterpocalpse CMG, written by an employee of Privateer Press. Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:20:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In honor of the Rise monsters featured in the new Monsterpocalypse two-player starter sets, our most recent Monster Insider blog unveiled a previously-unseen MonsterWatch story showcasing the monsters from All Your Base, the third set in the Rise block. The feedback on the forums was strong that Monsterpocalypse players would like ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/12/16/story-time/ The Monsterpocalypse two-player starter boxes have introduced numerous new players to the world of Monsterpocalypse. Some players are drawn to the models, the game mechanics, or the Monsterpocalypse community in their region, but others take a real interest in the story behind these city-stomping characters. Some of our veterans may remember ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/12/01/back-story/ Some of the Monsterpocalypse scenarios and alternate formats out there have a number of alternate rules or added complexities that shake up game play. In other cases, it’s just a minor tweak that really makes a difference. One of the most commonly played mini-change scenarios (especially early in the release of ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/11/01/its-the-little-things/ I’ve written before about how impressed I’ve been with the Monsterpocalypse players’ sportsmanship and enthusiasm, about their willingness to help new players and to create a real camaraderie in the community. Today, I’ve chosen to write about a different aspect of our community, the passion for adding to the resources available ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/10/19/united-states-of-annihilation-league/ In the past, Monsterpocalypse abilities have been spread out over the relevant products. The Rise rulebook has the abilities from that series, the All Your Base strategy guide has all the abilities from that release block, the Now rulebook has the abilities from that release block, etc. Just recently, however, all ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/10/04/compiled-ability-sheet/ I always enjoy seeing new Monsterpocalypse formats and scenarios that players devise. This year’s MonCon in Tulsa, Oklahoma featured both the Tennessee format as well as the unpredictable Fresh Ground Monster format. At PAX a few weeks ago, a group of us threw down with a fast-paced scenario that squishes ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/09/17/monsterball/ I hope to see some of you at PAX this weekend for our Monsterpocalypse events. For those who do not follow the Privateer Press web site event announcements, I’ve provided the details here, below. ----- Monsterpocalypse PAX Premier Event EVENT TIME: Saturday with 10:00 AM registration (and a start time approximately ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/08/31/pax-monsterpocalypse-events/ Now that the Voltron battle miniatures game is officially released, we’re hearing a lot of great things. Rather than spout more of my own opinions, here’s what the people have to say . . . We’ll start off with a quote from Chris Miller, an avid gamer and blogger, who ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/08/19/voltron-the-people-speak/ We interrupt the regularly scheduled blog to bring you a sneak peak at Mega Lo-Tron. This mega form was just recently announced as a special Comic Con release, and I don’t want to waste any time getting to the good stuff. Mega Lo-Tron, ladies and gentlemen: When I found out that ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/07/13/mega-lo-tron-coming-to-comic-con/ In my last blog, I touched a bit on the development of the Voltron battle maps. Playing Monsterpocalypse in space has some different elements from playing in a crowded cityscape, but playing on the Cosmic Influx map also varies greatly from Solar Conflict. The dominant feature of the Cosmic Influx map ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/06/14/cosmic-influx/