Doomtrooper

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.

Doomtrooper
The card back to Doomtrooper CCG
DesignersBryan Winter
PublishersTarget Games/Heartbreaker Hobbies
Players2 or more
Setup time< 3 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Playing time~ 25 minutes[lower-alpha 2]
ChanceSome
SkillsCard playing
Arithmetic
Reading

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

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

Further reading
  • "Doomtrooper Collectible Card Game". Scrye. No. 4. February 1995. pp. 68–74.
  • Preview in Scrye #9
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