Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds Review

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Maximum Apocalypse Wasted Wilds is a post apocalyptic board game published by Rock Manor Games. In Maximum Apocalypse Wasted Wilds, players are trying to survive in a post apocalyptic wasteland.

Have you ever wondered how you’d fare in a post-apocalyptic world full of monstrous foes and harsh landscapes? If movies like Mad Max, Zombieland, The Book of Eli, and Children of Men have taught us anything, it’s that it’d be pretty rough. If we’ve really paid attention, we’ve learned that usually, the greatest threat following the apocalypse is other people. Well, in this game, you’ll need to rely on others to survive the wasteland and teamwork is critical to your success.

Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds is a cooperative roguelike adventurer from Rock Manor Games designed by Mike Gnade for 1-4 players and plays in about 60-90 minutes.

A game of Wasted Wilds starts with players deciding which characters they’ll play and choosing a scenario from the Mission Log. Each character has its own unique deck of cards with differing strengths and mechanisms. Missions establish the goals for a game, with specific setup instructions for the map and special decks that represent things like exposure to the climate and which monsters you’ll be encountering.

Each mission has one or more monster sets representing the dangerous inhabitants of your surroundings. One set consists of wild animals such as wolves and bears, another pits players against mutant plants. In addition to these creatures, the monster deck could contain denizens of the various tribes located throughout the wastelands. Tribes represent potential allies or enemies during your travels. Whether they attack depends on your team’s relationship with that particular tribe. If