- BGG rating
- 7.5
Rules assistance for BLASTER: Games Anthology 04
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- 60 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for BLASTER: Games Anthology 04
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BLASTER: Games Anthology 04 is an expansion for Gaslands: Refuelled released in 2022 60 minutes per game and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Mike Hutchinson, Joseph McCullough, Joseph McGuire, Sean Sutter, and Ash Barker and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Push Your Luck, and Area Movement.
About the game
BLASTER: Vol. 4 includes two exclusive standalone games, and three expansions. Last Days: Legends Official Expansion for Last Days Rules for including The Luchador, The Mechanic, and the Waitress in your games of Last Days. These rules are compatible with the modern game setting and both the core Rulebook and Seasons Supplements. Keep an eye out for new miniatures available via Temple of the West. BRUTL! Tank Arena Standalone Game BRUTL! Tank Arena is a beer and pretzels style game of insanely fun tank battles. Your humble author wanted a ruleset to use all those cool tanks he had lying around, but something simple and required minimal effort. With only a bit of terrain and a single tank per player, BRUTL! Is both easy to start and plays quick, getting to the best parts of miniature wargaming, blowing up your opponent. Sludge Nations Expansion for Sludge War, core rules available in BLASTER: Games Anthology 03. The world of sludge is vast and each player’s interpretation of the setting is a valid iteration in the decaying multiverse. The Nation Factions described here will represent both existing nations and archetypes found across the dying world. For what it’s worth, these factions are primarily focused on the western branchways inhabited by mankind and don’t represent the full breadth of the sludge world. Gaslands: Legacy (Part II) Official Campaign Expansion for Gaslands: Refuelled, part I available in BLASTER: Games Anthology 03. Earth gets an eviction notice from Mars, and becomes dismantled and reassembled into a progressively more chaotic post-post-apocalyptic world. Randomly generate an illegal build and get out of the factory fast before you become dismantled yourself. Unique LEGACY Gaslands rules, and the remaining narrative scenarios. (The first five scenarios in the story are b in Vol. 3, but you don't need them to play these four, as the Legacy Rules are recapped in Vol.4.) Deathship One Solo/Co-op Standalone Game Deathship One is a solo or co-operative miniatures game in which the player controls a small squad of warriors attempting to fight their way through an alien death trap. It’s designed to be fast and fun and to use a minimum of miniatures and terrain. It’s also designed to be limited. The whole game consists of 5 scenarios or ‘rooms’. The order of those rooms can change from game-to-game, but you always play all five, assuming you live that long —description from the publisher
Mechanics
Publishers
- BLASTER
Questions and answers
The listed playing time for BLASTER: Games Anthology 04 is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists BLASTER: Games Anthology 04 for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
BLASTER: Games Anthology 04 belongs to these categories: Print & Play, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Push Your Luck, and Area Movement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of BLASTER: Games Anthology 04 are: Mike Hutchinson, Joseph McCullough, Joseph McGuire, Sean Sutter, and Ash Barker. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists BLASTER: Games Anthology 04 as an expansion for Gaslands: Refuelled. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Gaslands: Refuelled to use it. Check that your edition of Gaslands: Refuelled is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.