Doomtrooper

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Doomtrooper
Doomtrooper cardback.jpg
The card back to Doomtrooper CCG
Designers Bryan Winter
Publishers Target Games/Heartbreaker Hobbies
Players2 or more
Setup time< 3 minutes [a]
Playing time~ 25 minutes [b]
ChanceSome
Skills Card playing
Arithmetic
Reading

Doomtrooper, also known as Doom Trooper, is an out-of-print collectible card game designed by Bryan Winter and was released in 1994 [1] [2] or January 1995. [3] It was originally published by Target Games and Heartbreaker Hobbies. [4] It is based on concepts from the Swedish Mutant Chronicles franchise. [5] Players use warriors to attack and gain either Promotion Points or Destiny Points. Promotion points can be used to win; Destiny Points are used to purchase more warriors and equipment. There are 13 different card types and over 1100 different cards available.

Contents

The game was later migrated to a digital version that was successfully funded on Kickstarter. [6] [7]

Expansions

The 170-card expansion set Inquisition was released in April 1995 and sold in 8-card booster packs. [8] : 14  Some of the cards were printed with foil stamping. [11] : 12  The expansion sets Paradise Lost and Ragnarok consisted of over 100 cards sold in 15-card booster packs. [12] [13] Paradise Lost from 1997 was its last set. [9] Ragnarok, planned for 1997, was never released, same fate befall the planned 2nd edition of the game; they were later completed as fan expansions. [2]

The game's starter set was released in 16 languages, and its expansion Inquisition in several more. [14] [15] The limited edition of the basic set was released in English, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. [16] : 14  The unlimited edition, published in April 1995, was published in an additional nine languages, including Hebrew and Japanese. [16] : 14  The game was highly popular in Poland, where it was published, with all of its expansions except Mortificator, from 1995 to 2000. [10] [15] Spanish language also saw all expansions released except one (Paradise Lost). [14]

Reception

Tom Grant reviewed Doomtrooper for Pyramid magazine reviewed and stated that "In short, Doomtrooper is one of the most successful TCGs, and is an easy way to learn about the excellent line of Mutant Chronicles products (including three terrific board games). What an interesting idea: a trading card game that gets people interested in buying non-card games. Perhaps there's hope for the hobby after all..." [17]

Reviews

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Excluding deck construction
  2. ↑ Games may take much longer or shorter depending on a deck's play style and the number of players

References

  1. ↑ Saltzman, Marc; McFadden, Sean (1996). Internet Games Directory. Lycos Press. p. 81. ISBN   978-0-7897-1055-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ole's Doomtrooper Outpost". brettrennsportfreun.de. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  3. ↑ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 143–150.
  4. ↑ Brown, Timothy (1999), The Official Price Guide to Collectible Card Games, pp. 79–89.
  5. ↑ "The 10 Most Forgotten Collectible Card Games". therobotsvoice.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ↑ Drac (October 2017). "Doomtrooper,The '90s CCG, Now Digital". ddoplayers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  7. ↑ "Doomtrooper - Digital Collectible Card Game". Kickstarter. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. 1 2 "On the shelves". InQuest . No. 1. Wizard Entertainment. May 1995. pp. 13–15.
  9. 1 2 Signor, Jeremy (2018-01-13). "Secret Cow Level's Doomtrooper looks to the past while carving out a new future". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  10. 1 2 Michał Serwicki (29 June 2023). "Ta karcianka kiedyś podbiła Polskę. Teraz prawie nikt o niej nie pamięta". cooldown.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  11. ↑ "Card collector confidential". Scrye . No. 6. April–May 1995. pp. 12–22.
  12. ↑ "Game news & updates". The Duelist . No. 17. Wizards of the Coast. June 1997. p. 77.
  13. ↑ Varney, Allen (January 1998). "Inside the industry: Previews". The Duelist . No. 21. Wizards of the Coast. p. 87.
  14. 1 2 "Kolekcjonerskie gry karciane CCG TCG, sprzedaż, skup, wymiana, listy kart, skany". karcianki.pl. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  15. 1 2 "DoomTrooper na końcu wszechświata". holistyczny.com.pl. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  16. 1 2 "Quick takes". InQuest . No. 1. Wizard Entertainment. May 1995. pp. 13–15.
  17. ↑ Grant, Tom (June 1995). "Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Doomtrooper". Pyramid (13).

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