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Expansion for Dust Tactics
Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey"
2011
Rules assistance for Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey"
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- 13+
Rules assistant for Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey"
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" is an expansion for Dust Tactics released in 2011 for 2–4 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Paolo Parente and Olivier Zamfirescu and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and Action Points.
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About the game
From publisher website: New expansion boxes for Dust Tactics will take your game to the next level! Featuring new tactical options for your Allied and Axis armies, these primed, unpainted miniatures will expand and enhance your existing forces. For the Allies, the Medium Assault Walker expansion contains one Allied walker that can be customized to multiple types including the Allies’ newest walker: the Steel Rain! Altogether, the Medium Assault Walker expansion delivers all the parts you need to field a Pounder, a Hot Dog, a Mickey, or a Steel Rain. The Medium Combat Walker M2-F, or Steel Rain, is a mobile dispenser of mass destruction. Although its mighty rockets don’t leave any space to carry the .50 cal, and the weight of the frame and the artillery shells prevent Steel Rain from jumping over obstacles, these minor drawbacks are overshadowed by an impressive armament. Its 4.2’’ rockets can set sizable areas of the battlefield aflame and annihilate the enemy, and its massive mortar fires explosive shells weighing 20 kilos each!
Designers
Publishers
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Battlefront Miniatures Ltd
Questions and answers
Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" is 45 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 Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" for ages 13 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.
Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" belongs to these categories: Miniatures, Science Fiction, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and Action Points. 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 Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" are: Paolo Parente and Olivier Zamfirescu. 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 Dust Tactics: Medium Assault Walker – "Hot Dog / Pounder / Steel Rain / Mickey" as an expansion for Dust Tactics. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dust Tactics to use it. Check that your edition of Dust Tactics is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.