# This Is Not a Test: Wasteland Essentials 1

This Is Not a Test: Wasteland Essentials 1 is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game, Fighting, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Miniatures, Wargame, Dice, Zombies
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Area Movement, Action Points, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Variable Phase Order
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Joseph McGuire

**Artists:** John Newman, Joakim Olofsson

**Publishers:** Worlds End Publishing

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/this-is-not-a-test-wasteland-essentials-1)
- [This Is Not a Test: Wasteland Essentials 1 in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/this-is-not-a-test-wasteland-essentials-1)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224853)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-02. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._