So our the zombies running away and hiding from you, chasing you, or gathering in huge groups in town square to attack you when you come after them?
n107 Wrote:I just finished up game four, another attempt at the "Die Zombies, Die!" scenario. As expected, this game is titled:
No Chance in Hell 3: Scenario Doesn't Matter; The Heroes Will Die!
Sheriff Anderson and his son, Billy, showed up for the disaster along with Sally and Jake the Drifter. This time around I had a lot more strategy than before. All the effort I've been putting in is finally paying off, or it would be in a balanced game. The characters got some decent weapons (not that it mattered) and the Sheriff showed us why even the broad side of the barn isn't afraid of his shooting prowess. I did manage some awesome combos of keeping a cornered Jake alive, bringing him back to full health and obliterating all the zombies attacking him with a shotgun blast. Too bad his astounding heroics counted for nothing as the Sheriff and Sally became zombies and the game ended.
Once again it came down to the sheer overwhelming power of the zombie cards. They're just too effective against the heroes. With all of their "Play Immediately" and "Remains in Play" effects coming out one after another, the only way the heroes could ever win is if the zombie player is illiterate and/or in a coma. After four games where the heroes don't come anywhere close to winning, I'm really starting to think this game was not play tested. At all. Sure you can say that it's supposed to be hard for the heroes, but if that's the case then the zombies shouldn't be human controlled. In human vs. human encounters, games are supposed to be balanced. What's the point of having a side that only has a 10% chance of winning, if even that high? An idea I'm considering right now is to limit the zombie player to a 3 card hand and never allow them to hold more than 3 at one time. I might start trying that to see if that lifts some pressure off of the heroes so maybe they can at least have a chance. And the whole "zombies win if 2 players die" thing in Die Zombies, Die is just ridiculous.
Still the game atmosphere is nice, the CD is great, and the production quality is amazing. It just doesn't feel like anyone bothered to see how the game actually played before they finalized the rules. They can't seriously have wanted it to be this way.
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Played my first game tonight.
