Rules......where are they?

[Droganis]

A 2d6 roll I think defeats a lot of the strategy in the game. Like the instance where they had the person with a katana run up to try to hit the runner hiding behind the fatty. They needed two hits, so it was a bit of a gamble, but worked out in their favor, and essentially removed a serious threat from the board. Plus I'm quite happy with the high friendly-fire rate, it just requires serious tactical considerations to be made throughout the game, which I find to be rather spiffy.

Maybe you're right and the pistol is melee-friendly like the shotgun. I suppose that makes sense, since it's more focused than SMGs and not as unwieldy as a rifle. Which leads to something else I was wondering: Will we be able to see the cards some time along with the rules? That could allow for some more considerations in scenario design, such as hiding specific weapons/items in harder to reach places, or something. I'm getting a vague idea of what everything does, but more specifics would be lovely.

 

[Scorpion0x17]

Well, it's always a balancing act between 'realistic' and 'fun-to-play', and, on the 'realistic' side of the equation, guns are pretty damn random weapons (especially in the hands of untrained civilians).

more specifics would be lovely.

That's something I think we probably all agree on!

 

[Shoogoo]

You all have good points on the matter. It's a bit early to jump on the house-ruling wagon, we'll see once the game is in our hands

 

[Bernado]

Thanks for the link Shoogoo even if I'm a bit late.
I don't understand french much but it's good to see a bit of the game being played.
Makes you wish the game was already here. :act-up:
I won't comment on any rules until I have read all of them and tried how balanced the game is.
I just want to note that I wasn't expecting much 'realism' on a game concerning zombies.
This is not a wargame simulation after all...

 

[Archon Shiva]

I believe there is an ability (sniper?) that basically means just "can actually aim at stuff". Imagine the whole thing taking place in England (or Canada) instead of the U.S. and suddenly not everyone has firearms training.

Is it true that in Texas you need a permit not to carry a firearm?

 

[Shoogoo]

You can attach a scope to a rifle and that gives you the ability to choose your targets.

Also yeah, the sniper perk.

 

[KingZombie]

Is it true that in Texas you need a permit not to carry a firearm?

I think the law is you don't need a permit TO carry a weapon. They have open carry laws if I'm remembering correctly. Just like the days in the Old West.

 

[Akcenaj]

Actually, you're right, Archon Shiva. And the really crappy thing is that the lines are always so long at the Department of Firearms to get a concealed carry variance, that most people just buy broken used guns to carry around so they don't have to bother with the permit. Technically, even if the firearm doesn't work, it still satisfies the law that everyone has an obligation to carry.

 

[Niranth]

GG's Facebook post today show an advanced copy in a box, and the first printing is on the water. Surely we can see the rules now?

 

[Shoogoo]

^ This news deserves its own thread imho!

I mean, the boxes are on their way to our little greasy hands!

 

[KingZombie]

GG's Facebook post today show an advanced copy in a box, and the first printing is on the water. Surely we can see the rules now?

I second that. Can we now have a vote?
All in favor of seeing the rules, say "aye".


Aye!!!!

 

[Scorpion0x17]

GG's Facebook post today show an advanced copy in a box, and the first printing is on the water. Surely we can see the rules now?

I mean, the boxes are on their way to our little greasy hands!

Woohoo! We have a new game to play now! The 'check your CMON Kickstarter Pledge Manager page, every day, to see if you've got a tracking number yet' game!

GG's Facebook post today show an advanced copy in a box, and the first printing is on the water. Surely we can see the rules now?

I second that. Can we now have a vote?
All in favor of seeing the rules, say "aye".


Aye!!!!

Aye!!!!

*Stamps feet and make 'parliamentary noises'*

 

[strewart]

Woohoo! We have a new game to play now! The 'check your CMON Kickstarter Pledge Manager page, every day, to see if you've got a tracking number yet' game!

Not to dampen the mood, but don't get too ahead of yourself. This is an early copy, all the rest are still shipping across to the US where they need to reach the distributor (CMON) before they will actually start shipping to us. I imagine there will be an update when they have the final product in place and ready to distribute.

 

[Confusius]

Guys, don't get your hopes up too much.

The tracker was much better in one color. Black is standing out and other colors would confuse... The rules? oh yes the rules.... Well we see that the market practice is to release them a little bit earlier the street date... so we thought it was good to follow this principle... So don't be mad at us... And we also took the time to integrate the plastic tracker design into... So don't hate us, but you have to wait a little longer... But I promise, you will have them before Gencon and before the game will be sent to you...

Just found this on facebook.

 

[Niranth]

Thanks Confusius! Gen Con starts on 16 August, so we wait patiently for about a month. Perhaps the scenario editor will be available at the same time.

 

[Scorpion0x17]

Just found this on facebook.

Sweeeeeet!

Presumably the 'Abomination Pack' box contains the additional zombies and dice.

And hopefully all the promo/stretch-reward survivors come in their own individual boxes, like those shown.

 

[CptJake]

I'm hoping those sets are destined for the painting crew!

 

[Droganis]

Mmmm.... pretty boxes....
Oh, and mentioning that they're integrating the plastic markers? Wonderful. I was actually kind of worried about how those were going to work, because just having a little thing pointing to your current XP seems far too easy for people to knock about. Heck, just keeping the sliders right on my Betrayal at House on the Hill character tokens can be enough of a pain in the butt, and those are more of a clip design.

 

[Amyrin]

In case anyone does not have Facebook, they finally linked the rulebook about ten minutes ago up on Facebook.

Enjoy

 

[Droganis]

The PDF is also posted on the website!

Time for some reading...

[Edit]
So, the 4th scenario, Drive By Shooting, has a bit that makes no sense to me:
Once you have reached the previous objective, place the
surviving Survivors on a Zombie Spawn Zone that has no
Zombies in it (to prevent further spawning).

Buh? It kind of sounds like you get randomly teleported around the map every time you hit an objective? And how does this prevent spawning? Maybe you're supposed to actually remove the spawn zone token? I'm very confused with that one.

At least the ambidexterity/swordmaster perks make more sense now. Ambidexterity is just a stronger one, which is fine.