07-12-2012, 07:19 PM
We had a really good turnout, including one other guy who brought his copy of the game. We had several fans of the game, as well as several newbies who had never played. The quick reference guides somebody posted here were a big help so I didn't have to explain all the rules, but they didn't have to read the whole 23 page rulebook. LOL! We started out with 8 total players, so we split up into two games of 4 players.
The funny thing is, when we talked later, it turns out we both started with the same scenario: Save the Townsfolk. Nobody really wanted to try Die Zombies Die! LOL!
In our first game, the zombies pretty much massacred the heroes (and my wife looked awfully cute doing it, I'd like to add. LOL). But, we put up a good fight.
After that, we took a brief break and played a shorter game somebody else brought. It was called "King of Tokyo" and it was actually a lot of fun! I picked the King Kong-like character and actually won the game.
Then, a friend of mine I've known for a few years now from YouTube (but never met in person) came by for the game with his girlfriend. So, our table now had the full 6 players!
That actually wond up being a lot of fun. We played Escape in the Truck. The zombies had A LOT of luck in getting tons of zombies on the board right away, and great cards. So, once again, the heroes were getting pretty brutalized. LOL!
The one really cool thing about playing with 6 players is that, since each hero player has one hero, it was very easy for the zombies to get a zombie hero. Which they did. LOL! Jenny the Farmers Daugther became a zombie hero, but was later killed with a revolver.
The game was very well received by the group (no surprise there). The manager of the comic shop who I had worked with in setting the game day up enjoyed it so much (and felt there was a good enough turn out) that he plans to do it every Wednesday.
Unfortunately, my own life tends to get a bit too busy, so every week probably wouldn't work out for me. But, I plan to definitely bring my game along at least once a month.
So, overall it went really well! It was great! I even met quite a fun crowd, and in time, we may start to have our own game nights back at our own homes.
The funny thing is, when we talked later, it turns out we both started with the same scenario: Save the Townsfolk. Nobody really wanted to try Die Zombies Die! LOL!
In our first game, the zombies pretty much massacred the heroes (and my wife looked awfully cute doing it, I'd like to add. LOL). But, we put up a good fight.
After that, we took a brief break and played a shorter game somebody else brought. It was called "King of Tokyo" and it was actually a lot of fun! I picked the King Kong-like character and actually won the game.
Then, a friend of mine I've known for a few years now from YouTube (but never met in person) came by for the game with his girlfriend. So, our table now had the full 6 players!
That actually wond up being a lot of fun. We played Escape in the Truck. The zombies had A LOT of luck in getting tons of zombies on the board right away, and great cards. So, once again, the heroes were getting pretty brutalized. LOL!
The one really cool thing about playing with 6 players is that, since each hero player has one hero, it was very easy for the zombies to get a zombie hero. Which they did. LOL! Jenny the Farmers Daugther became a zombie hero, but was later killed with a revolver.
The game was very well received by the group (no surprise there). The manager of the comic shop who I had worked with in setting the game day up enjoyed it so much (and felt there was a good enough turn out) that he plans to do it every Wednesday.
Unfortunately, my own life tends to get a bit too busy, so every week probably wouldn't work out for me. But, I plan to definitely bring my game along at least once a month.
So, overall it went really well! It was great! I even met quite a fun crowd, and in time, we may start to have our own game nights back at our own homes.