Scrapheap: Start Here!

Scrapheap is a fast-paced and violent tabletop skirmish wargame based around post-apocalyptic gangs in a bleak and desolate (and somewhat radioactive...) future.  Inspired by properties such as Judge Dredd, Mad Max, Necromunda, etc. Scrapheap puts players in charge of opposing gangs of 3-11 miniatures.

 

Gangs battle for territory, loot, and power.  Scrapheap is inspired by warband-building games from the 1990's and allows players to build custom gangs with unique characters, abilities and weaponry.  Gang members will gain powerful abilities and bonuses for victories, while suffering debilitating wounds, injuries and penalties if they fail to survive encounters.

Gameplay is driven by each player's deck of combat cards, as well as a 2D6 dice system using a three-tiered result design borrowed from the PBTA game engine (games such as Dungeon World, etc.).  Scrapheap is intended for play at 28mm, but may be scaled down (or up?) for other scales as needed.  A minimum 3'x3' playing surface is recommended, with 4'x4' being the normal table used during playtesting.

 

 Combat Card decks come in pairs, each with matching tin cases.

Red combat card deck.

 

Scrapheap is sold in two-player starter sets, each featuring two opposing coloured decks of combat cards.  There are three colour combinations available, with a fourth pair available only in the Launch Edition MegaPack (which includes four decks instead of two, and includes the token set - all at a slight discount).

 

Launch Edition MegaPack Contents

 

A set of custom Scrapheap tokens is also available, though not entirely necessary.  If players have a decent amount of game tokens on hand, they can probably get away with just using those.

 

Scrapheap Token Set (double-sided, colour)

 

The PDFs included with each purchase provide a Rulebook and separate set of Appendices.  The Rulebook teaches you the game, while the Appendices are the references you'll be using during your games of Scrapheap.  Scrapheap includes rules for various locations and environment, several scenarios, rules for NPCs (Non-Player Characters), companions, and even Pit Fighting encounters. 

 

Each set of Scrapheap decks includes a PDF download for the Rulebook and the Appendices (the game reference manual).

 

 

Disclaimer: Please be aware that when ordering a set of combat card decks - while the tins arrive in shrink wrap, the cards are sometimes mixed between the two tins and will need to be sorted upon arrival.  Occasionally the person packing them sorts them correctly between the two tins, but not always.