How many players do you prefer to play with?

[Sorcere]

So far I have played the game a total of five times. The first time was six players base game only running the Burn Em Out scenario. Game ended up being a lot of fun going right down to the wire.

The second and third time I played was with four players using just the base game running Die, Zombies Die. We played it twice and switched sides afterward. My team ended up winning with the zombies in the first game easily, as the heroes in the second game it was pretty close but still managed to pull off a victory.

Last night, I played twice with just two players using the base game and Hero Pack One running Die, Zombies Die and then Escape with the Truck. In Die, Zombies Die I ended up winning easily with the heroes. But, in my first experience with Escape with the Truck it came down to one die roll at the very end of either beat zombie to escape or dead hero just leaving one hero left and not enough to complete the scenario objective.

After playing with two, four, and six players I feel that the game flows better with one zombie player. As for the heroes, I think it is easier controlling one or two heroes at the same time rather than all four. However, I have played the zombie side with two zombie players and it is pretty fun to have the teamwork aspect going too. At any rate, I love the fact that the game can be played with two to six players without the game mechanics changing other than the fact that two people split the zombie duties.

I also think Die, Zombies Die is a great scenario for introducing new players even using all the advanced rules and maybe supplemental and expansion cards. Get the core mechanics down and move from there. Good stuff.