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Print-on-Demand Control and Crim Cards Available Now

3/13/2019

Spectrum Games is pleased to announce the release of the print-on-demand Control and Crim Cards for use with Urban Manhunt: the Miniatures Game. This box offers 14 Control Cards and 30 Crim Cards.

Control Cards perform numerous functions in the game, ranging from time-keeping and pod restocks to Event Card draws and crim control.

Speaking of crims, the Crim Cards are used to determine which type of crim enters the zone when the time comes. Furthermore, each card presents the complete stats for the crim it represents.

You can purchase the Control and Crim Cards here.

Two New Urban Manhunt Products Available Now!

3/10/2019

Spectrum Games has released two new products for Urban Manhunt: the Miniatures Game.

3D TOKENS: Use your 3D printer to produce all the tokens and markers you’ll need for Urban Manhunt, including the First Player token, Wound tokens (marked “1” and “3” for in-game convenience), Momentum tokens (marked “1” and “3” for in-game convenience), Item markers, Hidden markers, Empty markers, and Reload markers. You can purchase the 3D Tokens here.

ICONIC HUNTER DATASLATES: The stats for all 12 iconic hunters from the rulebook are presented on 6-inch by 6-inch sturdy color cardstock tiles. You can purchase the dataslates here.

The Urban Manhunt softcover rulebook is here!

2/19/2019

Urban Manhunt on "There Will Be Games"

2/10/2019

Urban Manhunt now has an entry on "There Will Be Games". Check it out and please give us a rating if you have an opinion on the game. You can find the page here.

Urban Manhunt now available in hardcover format

2/9/2019

Spectrum Games is proud to announce that Urban Manhunt: the Miniatures Game is now available as a 132-page hardcover book.

Urban Manhunt is a tabletop miniatures game that depicts a harsh, violent sport of the dark near-future (as seen through the lens of 1987). Each player takes on the role of a hunter, a highly trained and larger-than-life mercenary who scours sectioned off parts of prison cities, eliminating convicts (called crims) for points. The hunter with the most points accumulated when the time limit expires wins the match.

You need only one miniature in order to play… and it can be practically any miniature you own, thanks to the extremely comprehensive hunter creation system. So grab your model and step into the zone!

Click here to purchase it.

Thoughts on Urban Manhunt

2/9/2019

Urban Manhunt uber fan Nicolai Østergaard has posted a really cool blog entry that I'd like to share, as most of it works much like a review of the game. It's a fun read too, with lots of pics of his miniatures.

Click here to check it out.

Urban Manhunt on the Battlehammer

1/25/2019

Our friends over at The Battlehammer gave Urban Manhunt some love on their newest Monthly Mumble. Straw and Parker are endlessly entertaining (as always!) and should be viewed religiously. If you want to find where they start talking about Urban Manhunt and showing off their "Special Look at Urban Manhunt" book, zip up to 35:17... though, honestly, you should just devour the whole episode.

Watch the episode here..

Urban Manhunt Review

1/23/2019

The very first review of Urban Manhunt has surfaced. The reviewer gave it five out of five stars! You can check it out here.

Urban Manhunt: the Miniatures Game is now available!

1/19/2019

Spectrum Games is proud to announce the launch of Urban Manhunt: the Miniatures Game, a tabletop game that depicts a harsh, violent sport of the dark near-future (as seen through the lens of the 1980s).

Each player takes on the role of a hunter, a highly trained and larger-than-life mercenary who scours sectioned off parts of prison cities, eliminating convicts (called crims) for points. The hunter with the most points accumulated when the time limit expires wins the match.

According to designer Cynthia Celeste Miller, “Urban Manhunt was born from my love of 1970s and ‘80s films set in bleak futures such as The Running Man, Escape from New York and The Warriors. The way we viewed the future back then was drastically different than how we view it now. I wanted to make those aesthetics a central aspect of the game’s setting.”

Urban Manhunt doesn’t require a massive investment to play at full-throttle. In fact, you can play with only one miniature. Best of all, the rulebook features a detailed system that allows you to stat up practically any miniature you own!

Wargamers accustomed to the traditional “One Player’s Group Attacks the Other Player’s Group” set-up are in for an exciting surprise! Urban Manhunt creates an altogether different dynamic. The hunters aren’t allowed to attack each other. Instead, they attack the crims. The crims’ actions are controlled by the game system itself. Some crims may hide in the ruins or flee, while others go straight for the hunters, ready for a fight. It’s all dictated by an intuitive game mechanic involving Control Cards and the crims’ Demeanors. The system flows smoothly and offers a great deal of possibilities!

The digital version of the game offers all the cards, tokens and 2D crim miniatures needed to play. They can also be downloaded at www.spectrum-games.com/urban-manhunt. Within the rulebook’s 132 pages you’ll find the complete game system, the hunter creation rules, setting information, and more. The hardcover and softcover versions of the book will be released in February.

Spectrum isn’t just releasing the rulebook, however. The company is hitting the ground running, with support products to further enhance the Urban Manhunt experience. This includes the print-on-demand version of the Event Deck (the Control Deck and Crim Deck will be released very soon!) and even a 20-song soundtrack from Dave “Tree Dweller” Woodrum. We will be adding 3D-printable files for the various tokens in the game as well.

The products can be purchased here.

New Years Sale!

1/2/2019

Ring in the New Year with a "genre emulation" roleplaying game (or supplement) from Spectrum! We're offering a 50% markdown on all our PDF titles until January 7!

Every one of our game lines are fully represented:

• Cartoon Action Hour: Season 3
• On the Air
• Retrostar
• Slasher Flick
• Stories from the Grave
• Capes, Cowls and Villains Foul
• The Big Crime
• Macabre Tales

Click here!