Road to Gencon Archive

  • Interview with David Carl, Lead Developer of Monsterpocalypse – Gencon 2010

    Interview with David Carl, Lead Developer of Monsterpocalypse – Gencon 2010

    DC shares insights on development in the face of a movie deal, Series 6, and more.

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  • The State of Play – GenCon 2010

    The State of Play – GenCon 2010

    A rundown of the Top 8. Updated with Single Monster statistics.

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  • Monsterpocalypse Finals on YouTube

    Monsterpocalypse Finals on YouTube

    For those of you who couldn’t catch the match because of how it was hosted in the past, or for those of you who like the feel of YouTube better, we’ve put the match up there. It is broken into 10 minute segments and compiled...

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  • Monpoc Mod: Manhattan Madness

    Monpoc Mod: Manhattan Madness

    For those of you that have not heard about this incredible event at GenCon, prepare to feast your eyes on Empire Games’ beautiful creation. This massive map focused on the control of monuments with a win condition based on “victory points” which could be gained...

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  • Monsterpocalypse Masters 2009: The Final Match

    Monsterpocalypse Masters 2009: The Final Match

    The Monsterpocalypse Masters event was the first major tournament since the release of Monsterpocalypse. Over 40 Monsterpocalypse players travelled to Indianapolis, Indiana, in order to have a shot at becoming the first “Monsterpocalypse Master.” The battles were well-fought and intense, and after the first day...

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  • Things That Made Me Smile at GenCon 2009

    Things That Made Me Smile at GenCon 2009

    I’ve covered the last four GenCons, three for Scrye magazine and this year for Team Covenant. It was an abbreviated trip this year getting in Saturday afternoon and then all day Sunday. Between covering the Monsterpocalypse Masters and playing in a couple City Smash events,...

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  • GenCon Exclusive: Matt Wilson Interview

    GenCon Exclusive: Matt Wilson Interview

    Owner and Creative Director for Privateer Press gave us a wonderful interview, featuring some new information about the future plans for Monsterpocalypse. You don’t want to miss this one! Thanks Matt!    

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  • Q Workshop Monpoc Custom Dice – GenCon Exclusive

    Q Workshop Monpoc Custom Dice – GenCon Exclusive

    The amazing guys at Q Workshop have created a special set of engraved dice specifically for Monpoc. Check out the dice in the video below! Special thanks to Q Workshop for all of their efforts! You can get to their website here. You can track the creation...

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  • Road to GenCon: Monsterpocalypse Top Tier – Final

    Road to GenCon: Monsterpocalypse Top Tier – Final

    Contributing author Ken Jenkins has provided us with what he believes to be the ‘top tier’ in Monsterpocalypse. Along with each Monster, he provides units, suggested maps, and a brief strategy. For anyone planning on competing at Monsterpocalypse, or more importantly playing Monsterpocalypse at GenCon,...

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  • Road to Gencon: Monsterpocalype Second Tier

    Road to Gencon: Monsterpocalype Second Tier

    Every game I’ve ever played (and there’ve been quite a few) had two very distinct environments. There was the casual environment, where you could play whatever build you wanted for the pure fun of it, and there was the competitive environment, where pride and prizes...

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