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 Beneath the feet of humanity, a war rages…
Game Description
Verminopolis is a fast paced urban combat board game pitting four factions of vermin
against one another for control over the refuse of humanity.
Through the battles and challenges players face in both solo campaign play and
multiplayer conflicts, a grander story emerges in which the devious rats, the revolutionary
roaches, the ambitious pigeons and the spiritual squirrels determine the destiny of
humankind.
Battles are won by Assassination (eliminating the opposing faction's general),
Annihilation (destroying all units aside from the general) or Domination (delivering
enough Grub from the overflowing dumpsters to the general).
The Factions
Urbanopolis Pecking Squadron
The pigeons are led by the staunch industrialist Boss Beak, a morbidly
obese and gluttonous pigeon sporting a top hat and a monocle. As the
vermin leader with the least hostile outlook towards humanity, Boss
Beak has molded the UPS forces after what he considers the great era of
mankind—the Industrial Revolution of the early 20th century. The
result is a hybrid visual aesthetic between steam punk, WW I fighter
pilots and the art deco styling of finer society. Other UPS characters: Tank Talon, Gal
Gammy, Freddie the Finch, Hawk Hawkerson
Rodentian Alley And Sewer Administration
Formed by the mutated rat Dr. Bubonic, RASA is a dark reflection of
the humanity they despise. Lawyers, politicians, drug-addled fiends and
mad scientists fill the ranks of Bubonic's horde. RASA is constantly
manipulating the world of men through secret and nefarious means, often with disastrous
results for the other vermin factions. The rats of RASA adorn themselves in miniaturized
versions of the modern trappings of mankind—if it can be found on a human action
figure, it can be found on a RASA rat. Other RASA characters: Dubbles, Sammy the
Bull, The Suit
Secret Order Of The Nut
Members of SON are devotees of the sacred energy known as “The Nut”.
This ragtag band of squirrels is led by the martial arts master known as
One Eye. Master One Eye fled from the orient after his monastery was
destroyed by a rival cult. He established a new order in Urbanopolis'
Central Park and its ranks continue to swell as squirrels flock to One Eye
to learn the ancient mysteries of the Nut. The squirrels of SON adhere to
a classical oriental style reflected in the samurai films of Kurosawa mingled with the Jedi
aesthetic. Other SON characters: Spurtail the Adept, Lord Trembletooth, Aku the Incisor,
Old Ben
Arthropod Revolutionary Militia
After escaping a vile animal testing facility, Unit-R, a newly fashioned
cyborg cockroach and decorated general of the Arthropod Revolutionary
Militia, found himself lost on the streets of Urbanopolis. His brain
buzzed with thousands of downloaded advanced tech schematics and the
ambition to create a technological Xanudu from which ARM would
conquer Urbanopolis. He established a headquarters in an unsuspecting
college student's apartment and set his plans in motion. The cockroaches of ARM are
revolutionaries in the most traditional sense—berets, bandoliers, and Ché Guevara tshirts. Other ARM characters: Ennui, Reginald Dominar Neoptera III, Raison D'être
Essential Elements
D ice M echanic
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2D6
Combat utilizes basic mechanics of Craps.
7 is ALWAYS a hit; 2, 3, and 12 ALWAYS miss
11 is ALWAYS a miss and triggers an EVENT
A character’s TO-HIT RANGE is determined by his SPAWN LEVEL (1-4)
Spawn 1: 7
Spawn 2: 6-8
Spawn 3: 5-9
Spawn 4: 4-10
Spaw n Value
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Determines the TURN a character enters the battle, the number of hits the
character can sustain before death, and the character’s TO-HIT RANGE.
Shaving
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Certain abilities affect the TO-HIT RANGE, shaving either the bottom half or the
top half of the range.
TOUGH shaves the BOTTOM half of the To-Hit Range; DODGE shaves the
TOP half of the To-Hit Range
B oard Tiles
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Random placement or player placement (drag-and-drop)
Number of game board tiles determined by number of players or desired length of
game
24 total board tiles with basic game, all unique
Handful of rules governing tile placement
Board tile features: Spawn Points, Dumpsters, Shortcuts, Obstacles and standard
squares
D um pster D ive D eck
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50 “cards” with the basic game, all unique
DD Deck includes Grub, Items, Deadlies, and Events
DD Cards provide Victory Points (Grub), Enhanced Attack or Defense (Items),
Random unlucky damage (Deadly) or human interference that affects the entire
game board (Events)
C haracter Placem ent and M ovem ent
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Select a character to place, then tap a spawn spot on a board tile to spawn that
character
Character movement is drag-and-drop, with legal moves highlighted when a
character is selected
Squads
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SQUADS are groups of THREE characters, always fielded together
Players choose the squads they will play with at the start of the game or the
squads can be random (A GENERAL squad must be fielded and only one)
Basic game has three squads per faction, with a fourth unlockable squad per
faction (One GENERAL squad, two regular squads; unlockable squad is a second
General squad)
Allows for quick customization of a player’s force
Quick game: 1 Squad
Standard Game: 2 Squads
Epic Game: 3 Squads
Story/C am paign M ode
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The basic game will include one free faction campaign, chosen by the player
Additional faction campaigns may be unlocked as premium content
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Play through a series of pre-set board layouts with different objectives and versus
a variety of faction opponents
Opportunity between battles to spend accumulated Grub on Items or character
upgrades
M ultiplayer M ode
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Turn based play
Quick Matches (Players pick a faction, 1 random squad and random board,
unlockable content “tease” possbilities)
Standard Matches
Ranked Matches
Co-op Matches
U nlockables H ub
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Centralized interface for all unlockable content
Tap a faction HQ to access faction specific unlockable/premium content
Tap the dumpster to access Dumpster Dive unlockable/premium content (Grub,
Items, Deadlies, Events)
Tap Urbanopolis City Hall to access unlockable/premium Alley Tiles for the
game board, individual or new full sets
Business Model
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Free Basic Game, full functionality with the ability to play thru a single faction
campaign, and full multiplayer with basic squads, board tiles and Dumpster Dive
cards
Free full featured game allows us to build an audience much more quickly
Revenue stream thru MICROTRANSACTIONS
DLC, DLC, DLC, DLC…did I mention DLC?!?!?!
Premium Unlockable content: Squads, Dumpster Dive Cards, Epic Faction
Specific Items, Board Tiles, Faction Campaigns
In game purchases
Players purchase “Grub” that can then be spent to unlock content.