Here is the link: http://www.manticgames.com/games/deadzone.html
Mantic as been doing some interesting things of late. As one who has never really followed any of their games, I'm seeing a lot of former Games Workshop employees doing good things. More interesting is they are giving the Mantic brand a similar flavor that GW has - not Grimdark, but using the similar type races (Orks, Skaven) with different names. While no Chaos, they do have Plague ravaged creatures/races which give a similar feel. Warpath is name of Mantic's Sci-Fi equivalent of Warhammer 40,000. They've expanded the universe a bit using Dreadball, is a Sci-Fi version of Blood Bowl. They did a second game with kind of no-holds bar underground, no referee, games called Dreadball Xtreme. The game mentioned in the title of the thread - Deadzone - is kind of Mantic's version of Necromunda. A skirmish game with enduring injuries/leveling/equipping, etc.
They just kickstarted a new version of it and are working on the rules for it called Deadzone: Infestation. The original box set came with humans and plague. This next one will contain humans and skaven-like creatures. I think in the rules re-do they'll replace the card mechanic with a dice-type mechanic.
Here is the Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/17 ... rmish-game
Anyway, I did pull the trigger on this one. Read a few things on it, and the gaming mat that comes with it, along with the terrain and miniatures are worth it. I had a $25 off loyalty card from my FLGS so it was worth it. Still have to open it, but anyone here give it a try yet? Thoughts?
(NOTE: Treebore - you want this game...you need this game...it is calling out to you!")