Shorter/Faster Game - Ideas?

[mqstout]

Hm. I've never found the game taking too long once you've gotten to know the rules.

You can look at options from Growing Hunger's "dot" system to try to find a balance. Hero Starting Cards would be a good start, with something appropriate to match the zombies.

You can also avoid the scenarios that are big on scenario search items (e.g., Escape in the Truck). They're always very fast, or very slow, depending on the size of your decks.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of scenarios -- good ones -- that rely on going their full length, such as Defend the Manor House.