Greetings gamers and a Happy Halloween to you all! With the
Halloween theme being present at the moment I thought I would share a board game
I discovered last year that deserves some lime light and where better to show
it off than right here on Games-Knight. The board game in question is The
Walking Dead Board Game from Cryptozoic Entertainment which is based on the
popular TV series The Walking Dead. I am a fan of the TV series so this
appealed to me straight away when I discovered the game but there are points to
it that would appeal if not a franchise I am a fan of which I will share with
you. This game was released during the period of the 1st and 2nd
series so you will see characters from those series who – spoiler alert! – may
no longer be part of the living.
UNBOXING THE WALKING DEAD BOARD GAME
As you open the box you will instantly find that the game is
very self-contained and has minimal components required to play the game, which
is not a bad thing. There are no miniatures in this game just cards and tokens.
The rule book is a mere 5 pages long, including a FAQ, and is explained in a very
simple, no fuss manner. And my favourite touch about the layout and
presentation of the game is the roll-out playing mat instead of a traditional
cardboard gaming board. This is a unique touch that gives the game a real charm
about it and also makes it a game you can play pretty much anywhere as it is
very easy to transport. Ideal for if you like to take your board games down to
your local hobby / gaming club. Presentation wise I like the look and feel to
it and the minimal aspect to it is quite refreshing as some games can be a bit
over powering when you have tonnes of components to use.
THE WALKING DEAD BOARD GAME RULES
There are 2 scenarios you can play with The Walking Dead
board game, Survival Mode and Team Game. Both scenarios are for 2-4 players.
In survival mode each player selects a character card and
its matching game piece. Players star the game at camp. Then with the corresponding
game cards make an Ally pool and a Scrounge deck and place each location tile
next its matching corner. The object of the game is that the first player who
collects all 4 of the location tiles and returns to base camp is the winner. Of
course there will be lots of flesh eating walkers to try to prevent you from
doing this and subsequently mean that most players will star the games as
survivors but end it as walkers! Any player who doesn’t survive becomes a
walker and plays out the rest of the game as a zombie, turning on his friends and
family i.e. the other survivor players. I like this as it means no one has to
sit out the rest of the game when that player dies, they can come back as a
walker and still be involved in the game.
A survivor turn sequence is resolved in 4 steps –
1.
Movement – roll a die and move that many spaces.
2.
Resolve the space you land on if any encounters.
3.
Resolve any encounter cards you are asked to
draw.
4.
End your turn.
When players die they come back as walkers and the game then
turns to a team zombie vs. team survivor affair. A walker’s turn sequence plays
out as follows –
1.
Roll a die and move up to that many spaces.
2.
Play a walker card.
3.
End you turn in which you can discard a walker
card form your hand if you wish and also draw walker cards until you have a
hand of 4.
The Team game sis exactly the same only at the start players
pick sided if they are to start as survivors or walkers. Team zombie only have
to kill both survivor players to win! You will find with this game that it is
nearly impossible to win as a survivor! This isn’t a bad thing as it makes for
a very challenging game, which given its simple set up and game mechanics is
very impressive.
GAMES-KNIGHT SURVIVOR CAMP
This really is a super little game which combine simplicity and
fun to bring a great board game to the table. Avid gamers or family after some light-hearted
fun will not be disappointed with this product and I thoroughly recommend it.
Here at Games-Knight I will award The Walking Dead board game 4 brains out of
5, come on! It’s Halloween!
OTHER GREAT ZOMBIE GAMES FOR HALLOWEEN
Alongside this game also check out Last Night on earth from
Flying Frog productions. I had the chance to play this a few weeks back and it
plays really well and is very, very challenging! Put it this way, I killed 14
zombies and still didn’t win! Lots of different scenarios to play and some cool
little miniatures to play with make this another fun game for a night’s gaming
making it another 4 brains out of 5.There is also Zombies!!! By twilight
Creations and the very popular Zombicide.
That’s your lot for this week, hope you have enjoyed this
week’s post and have a great Halloween. Next week it is back to my coverage of
Dropzone Commander as I show off my painted UCM faction. Till then have fun and
be safe. Ciaran-contactgamesknight@gmail.com
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