New Player Guide
What is Monsterpocalypse?
Monsterpocalypse is a tabletop miniatures game by Privateer Press. It blends models with themes from classic kaiju films and monster flicks with a gameplay experience that is enjoyable for casual and competitive players alike. Monsters are the uncontested centerpiece of the game as they rampage through the city and battle each other to the death, destroying buildings and smaller creatures unlucky enough to stand in their path of destruction. The goal of the game is to have the last monster standing.
Start Here
If you opt to watch the video, please note that the ram rule has been changed since this video was released. The correct rules are in the rulebook and referenced throughout the MonPoc 101 articles.
Getting into the Game
Want to get a game in online before you decide to buy anything? Join us on the Monsterpocalypse Discord where we play on Steam’s Tabletop Simulator using a free fan-made mod.
If you already know you’ll love the game and want to dive right in and purchase your own models, take a look at Tekk’s most recent purchasing guide.
Once you’ve begun assembling an army, use one of the free online list building apps to see all of the model rules and begin theory crafting your ideas.
The Basics
After you have an idea of how to play by reading the rulebook, watching the how-to-play video above, or getting a demo game in, these are the next steps. We walk you through a step-by-step guide to getting into the epic game of Monsterpocalypse. Click on the links below to access articles regarding each section. Finish all the 101 articles for every model type before diving deeper into the other articles regarding models.
Start with learning about the resources available to you in a game of Monsterpocalypse.
Models
Monsters
Units
Buildings and Assets
Advanced Topics
Once you have played several two-monster games and read some of the above articles, feel free to jump into the more advanced articles on SmashU. These are geared towards novice players that are trying to level up their play. A recommended reading order of a curated few is below, but you may also search through the articles yourself.
Maps
Calamity Park
Carnage Corners
Destruction Junction
Downtown Beatdown
Isle of Annihilation
Obliteration Boulevard
River City Rampage
Faction Primers
Monsterpocalypse is a game balanced around mixing models from the factions within the two agendas: Destroyers and Protectors. However, lots of people enjoy the aesthetic appeal of playing the game mono-faction. Regardless of how you want to engage with the game though, these articles provide insight into every model in each faction from both a competitive and casual perspective.
Ancient Ones
Gameplay
These articles are focused on certain aspects of the game that may be a bit more nebulous, but they are worth your time to inspect if you would like to learn a few tricks and mindsets that are common among competitive MonPoc players.