What is Deadzone?

Deadzone is a new sci-fi skirmish wargame from Mantic Games, funded on Kickstarter and scheduled for retail release in early 2014. It is a two player game that utilises D8s, miniatures (between 5 and 15 to a side), cards, and multiple-level, grid-based terrain to emulate two strike forces battling it out in a densely built up urban region.

Compared to other wargames, it has a very low cost of entry, with the entirety of what you will need to play a full-sized game with each of the four factions available for about $35AUD, and the retail box containing everything needed to run games (terrain, a paper copy of the rulebook, the starter kit for two factions, dice and counters) available for just under $100AUD. It also has an easy to learn and fast-paced rules system, meaning even large games only take around an hour to play, and it only takes a game or two to get to the hang of the rules.