The Encountered Gives Alpha Omega a Trove of Freaky Creatures
What’s an RPG without a creature catalog? A few slices short of a loaf, I say. My favorite sourcebooks have always been the bestiaries, and The Encountered serves up a healthy dose of weird to mix into...
View ArticleMartians!!! Like Zombies!!!, but More Martiany
When I heard that Twilight Creations would be showing of their new Martians!!! game at Origins, I was excitedly anticipating a sci-fi twist on their classic invasion game Zombies!!! Unfortunately,...
View ArticleFive Great Games for Halloween
A few years ago, we started a Halloween tradition with our gaming group. Every Halloween, we get together and play an appropriately themed game for a few hours, often with some kind of house rule that...
View ArticleMake a 4E D&D Zombie Horror Movie with Zombie Throngs
I have been continuing to experiment with large groups of relatively weak creatures to threaten my epic level party. As the party has also been marching into a dying Nentir Vale, where the dark power...
View ArticleMiniature of the Week — Pulp Sci-Fi and Modern Horror from Lead Bones
Recreational Conflict is an online retailer selling minis from a variety of smaller miniature producers, but they also make their own line of minis called Lead Bones. I think everyone could use a Crate...
View ArticlePlay Cooperative/Solitaire Magic Against a Horde of Zombies
I’m always looking for new, fun formats that take advantage of our Magic collections and give us more excuses to play. The Horde format, explained by Peter Knudson at QuietSpeculation.com, is an...
View ArticlePlay Zombies!!! as an RPG
Zombies!!! is a pretty straightforward game of escaping zombie hordes and getting out before your fellow humans do. It moves fast and has simple D6 mechanics. If you want something a little deeper from...
View ArticleGenres Collide (Violently) in Smash Up
One of the surprise success stories from Gen Con was AEG’s Smash Up. A non-collectible card game, Smash Up lets you grab a deck of ninjas and a deck of dinosaurs, shuffle them together and compete to...
View ArticleZombies!!! 11: Death Inc. — More Focused, Different Win Condition
Twilight Creations’ Zombies!!! franchise keeps shambling along. The latest standalone expansion, Death Inc., offers an new win condition, adopts some popular house rules for faster play, and has better...
View ArticleTimber Peak Sets the Zombies on Fire
Last Night on Earth’s latest expansion, Timber Peak, is a standalone game that adds new scenarios, characters, and chaos to the endless struggle between the humans and the zombies. You thought you...
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