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Expansion for This Is Not a Test: Post-Apocalyptic Skirmish Rules
This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies !
2019
Rules assistance for This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies !
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60–90 min
Rules assistant for This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies !
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This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies ! is an expansion for This Is Not a Test: Post-Apocalyptic Skirmish Rules released in 2019 for 2 players and 60–90 minutes per game. It was designed by Joseph McGuire and its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
Absolutely Dangerous: The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies is an expansion for This Is Not a Test', a 28mm wargame set in a post-apocalyptic United States, where warbands fight for survival, power, and greed. A celebration of the hubris of man and the danger of technology run amok. It features: Full Robot Warband Rules: own full warband for robots Special Rules: 30 upgrades for robots Freelancers: Available to all warbands, these robots bring the party. Robot Relics: ONLY for robots 6 Scenarios 30+ Relics: for everybody Power Armor Upgrades: a new type of relic option
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Worlds End Publishing
Questions and answers
This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies ! supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies ! is 60–90 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.
This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies ! belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies ! are: Joseph McGuire. 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 This Is Not a Test: Absolutely Dangerous The Big Book of Relics, Robots, and Other Deadly Technologies ! as an expansion for This Is Not a Test: Post-Apocalyptic Skirmish Rules. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need This Is Not a Test: Post-Apocalyptic Skirmish Rules to use it. Check that your edition of This Is Not a Test: Post-Apocalyptic Skirmish Rules is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.