Doomtrooper

Card game

Doomtrooper
The card back to Doomtrooper CCG
Designers	Bryan Winter
Publishers	Target Games/Heartbreaker Hobbies
Players	2 or more
Setup time	< 3 minutes^[a]
Playing time	~ 25 minutes^[b]
Chance	Some
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 January 1995.^[1] It was originally published by Target Games and Heartbreaker Hobbies.^[2] It is based on concepts from the Mutant Chronicles franchise.^[3] 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.

The game was later migrated to a digital version that was successfully funded on Kickstarter.^[4]^[5]

Expansions

Basic Set in limited, unlimited and revised unlimited editions
Inquisition
Warzone
Mortificator
Golgotha
Apocalypse
Paradise Lost
Ragnarok

The 170-card expansion set Inquisition was released in April 1995 and sold in 8-card booster packs.^[6]^: 14 Some of the cards were printed with foil stamping.^[7]^: 12 The expansion sets Paradise Lost and Ragnarok consisted of over 100 cards sold in 15-card booster packs.^[8]^[9]

The limited edition of the basic set was released in English, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.^[10]^: 14 The unlimited edition, published in April 1995, was published in an additional nine languages, including Hebrew and Japanese.^[10]^: 14

Reviews

Pyramid #13 (May/June, 1995)^[11]
Review in Shadis

Footnotes

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

References

^ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 143–150.
^ Brown, Timothy (1999), The Official Price Guide to Collectible Card Games, pp. 79–89.
^ "The 10 Most Forgotten Collectible Card Games". therobotsvoice.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
^ Drac (October 2017). "Doomtrooper,The '90s CCG, Now Digital". ddoplayers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^ "Doomtrooper - Digital Collectible Card Game". Kickstarter. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "On the shelves". InQuest. No. 1. Wizard Entertainment. May 1995. pp. 13–15.
^ "Card collector confidential". Scrye. No. 6. April–May 1995. pp. 12–22.
^ "Game news & updates". The Duelist. No. 17. Wizards of the Coast. June 1997. p. 77.
^ Varney, Allen (January 1998). "Inside the industry: Previews". The Duelist. No. 21. Wizards of the Coast. p. 87.
^ ^a ^b "Quick takes". InQuest. No. 1. Wizard Entertainment. May 1995. pp. 13–15.
^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Doomtrooper". www.sjgames.com.