Block Mania

Lore & Background

Block Mania was designed by Richard Halliwell, with artwork by Dave Andrews, Chris Baker, Colin Dixon, and Brett Ewins, and published by Games Workshop in 1987. The same year, Games Workshop also released an expansion game, Mega-Mania, that allowed up to four players to play. More rules and tiles titled Block Mania: Happy Hour were published in the October 1987 edition of White Dwarf. Richard Halliwell in White Dwarf #93 stated that "Eliminating as many of the neighbours as possible helps. This seemed like a totally splendid notion in its own right, so the rules were designed to be as simple and unobstructive as possible, while keeping the game going at a suitably fast pace."

In Their Own Story

In the December 1987 edition of Casus Belli (Issue #42), Pierre Lejoeux thought that the Block Mania rules "perfectly capture the atmosphere of the comic strip." His only negative comment was that the game could only be played by two players, and he highly recommended buying the Mega-Mania expansion, reasoning that "If a war between two blocks is already so destructive, how much more between four blocks?"

Reader's Guide

Block Mania is a 2-player board game. Players control residents of two city blocks who must cause as much damage as possible to each other before the Judges come to restore order. Weapons include spray paint, guns, flamethrowers and heavy lasers. The winner is the player whose block is the least damaged at the end of the game. The rules were designed to be as simple and unobstructive as possible, while keeping the game going at a suitably fast pace. An expansion, Mega-Mania, allows up to four players to play. Additional rules and tiles titled Block Mania: Happy Hour were published in the October 1987 edition of White Dwarf.

Did You Know?

• Block Mania was published by Games Workshop in 1987.
• The game was designed by Richard Halliwell.
• Artwork was by Dave Andrews, Chris Baker, Colin Dixon, and Brett Ewins.
• An expansion called Mega-Mania was released in the same year, allowing up to four players.
• Additional rules and tiles titled Block Mania: Happy Hour appeared in the October 1987 edition of White Dwarf.