Genuinely curious Ed, but why not spend the extra $35 to get the whole AN set? Seems like a significant increase in content for a marginal price increase.
whalemusic360 wrote: Genuinely curious Ed, but why not spend the extra $35 to get the whole AN set? Seems like a significant increase in content for a marginal price increase.
I'm already getting both RM and AN, however I hadn't considered adding on another AN box instead of just the tile set.
Its about £20 more but includes the extra zombies and henchmen which I'd keep, guess I could ebay the survivors and zombivors plus cards to make the excess cost back.
Ah, that makes more sense then. I dont actually think you'd benifit that much from a second AN. It only has the seekers really. Extra Henchmen might get a bit super powered. I'd stick with the base RM and AN, and hit up Amazon or similar for either S1, PO or the TCM. Different zombs, survivors and tiles plus more basic zombs will get you more millage I think. Plus you could order them now and start playing (S1 and PO anyways) vs waiting for half a year.
You'd have to contact CMoN for a definite answer they didn't allow it for Arcadia Quest so I'd get it in writing (and even for AQ people had it writing and they still changed it)
DaveC wrote: You'd have to contact CMoN for a definite answer they didn't allow it for Arcadia Quest so I'd get it in writing (and even for AQ people had it writing and they still changed it)
Hey guys, just because there's some speculation- Season 3 will all be in one wave.
-Katherine
So no split shipping and I'm guessing that once they hit the last planned goal that's it regardless.
That works, I'd gladly pay shipping to have it all show up in one go, instead of shipping for free but waiting a few extra months between waves 1 and 2.
Nope ever since Arcadia Quest shipping is a separate charge collected later nearer the shipping date even for the US. The estimated shipping cost for US backers is $11 on top of the pledge level costs
So no split shipping and I'm guessing that once they hit the last planned goal that's it regardless.
Normally they shoot for shipping Wave 1 in Quarter 3, and wave 2 in Quarter 2 of the following year.
This time they are just shipping it all in Q2 of next year.
Allowing them to only have to pack it, and pay shipping once, with enough time to meet any stretch goals. They miss GenCon this way, but save themselves a ton of labor. Considering Cmon is handling how many kickstarters simultaneously at this point, they probably need the breathing room more than potential sales at GenCon.
Update #32 Jul 13 2014 - 1,350k reached! Next stretch goal and Compendium optional buy revealed!
We've reached the 1,350k stretch goal, unlocking the Zombivor version of Seth to all backers!
Onwards to our next stretch goal!
And to help us on our way, here's a new optional buy: the Zombicide Compendium #1 book!
The Compendium #1 contains 59 missions created for Zombicide Season 1. It includes official missions, Kyoko Contest missions, the Switch City campaign and the exclusive Boomtown campaign! It also contains a special designer's note revealing the secret ways to customise the Equipment deck and Zombie deck to suit your games.
I was wondering when that compendium would show up. *adds*
While the compendium is a nice addition for some people, I'd much rather print them and have them in a binder, as there are so many missions coming out that the ones who want the extra missions and buy the compendium will want the extra missions for the later seasons as well, and will then have to print and use a binder anyhow.
grefven wrote: While the compendium is a nice addition for some people, I'd much rather print them and have them in a binder, as there are so many missions coming out that the ones who want the extra missions and buy the compendium will want the extra missions for the later seasons as well, and will then have to print and use a binder anyhow.
Well I guess it's super fortunate that this add on doesn't prevent you from doing so.
grefven wrote: While the compendium is a nice addition for some people, I'd much rather print them and have them in a binder, as there are so many missions coming out that the ones who want the extra missions and buy the compendium will want the extra missions for the later seasons as well, and will then have to print and use a binder anyhow.
Well I guess it's super fortunate that this add on doesn't prevent you from doing so.
Well, that wasn't the point of the post. The point was more that those today that use a binder will most likely have to keep using a binder. This compendium will not replace that at this point.
grefven wrote: While the compendium is a nice addition for some people, I'd much rather print them and have them in a binder, as there are so many missions coming out that the ones who want the extra missions and buy the compendium will want the extra missions for the later seasons as well, and will then have to print and use a binder anyhow.
Well I guess it's super fortunate that this add on doesn't prevent you from doing so.
Well, that wasn't the point of the post. The point was more that those today that use a binder will most likely have to keep using a binder. This compendium will not replace that at this point.
The selling point of the book is not printing 120+ pages of full color. There are many people that printing all those missions would cost more than the price of the book. It's especially nice for all the new players jumping on in season 3.
Hell, I'd pay another $15 for a hardcover rules compendium, if it contianed all the rules for all 3 seasons in it.
I don't even bother with a binder. In the old days, we used to write in our rulebooks and they weren't even in hardcover! Nowadays, I'd just print out a scenario and toss it into the box. And get off of my lawn, while you're at it!
Nowadays I download the pdf, print copies for each player, bind them with a glossy cover and a cardstock back, and handstick the binding on my copy. A few of them I've even created hard covers for.
My last two D&D/Pathinder campaigns I played Wizards with actual printed spellbooks, with ornate covers.
adamsouza wrote: Hell, I'd pay another $15 for a hardcover rules compendium, if it contianed all the rules for all 3 seasons in it.
That and it has more in it than just the released missions.
Just posting the last update:
Update #33 Jul 14 2014 - Meet your Angry Neighbors!
During the Season 2 Kickstarter campaign, the "I Am Legend" and "I Am Zombie" levels allowed backers to be turned into Survivors or Zombies in an upcoming Zombicide box. Well, that box is the Angry Neighbors expansion, and now we get to meet the Zombicide incarnation of these backers!
Joining the Survivor ranks, we have Adam Von Bolterstern (Captain Maff), Julien Le Jeune (Shoogoo), Jeff Blakemore (Niranth), and Tiffany Reynolds (Wavsite).
Adam
"If you had the choice, would you go back to your previous life?"
Most people feel uneasy when meeting Adam for the first time. Such a cheerful guy has to be crazy! But Adam puts them at ease in a matter of minutes. He chose to enjoy his newfound life in the zombie apocalypse and gladly shares his positive vibes with anyone around. Except zombies, of course, who feel how proficient this happy warrior is with any weapon, especially melee ones.
Jeff
"We all brought our own solutions to the zombie issue. Tell me about yours!"
A logical mind and skilled marksman, Jeff is used to bringing his unique point of view to any situation arising in the zombie world. More often than not, he's advocating the use of teamwork and precise strikes to reach the intended goals. But then come the times when he goes silent and single-handedly kills scores of zombies one headshot at a time.
Julien
"Stay focused, plan ahead, and pull the trigger!"
Asking about the past is considered impolite these days, but people can hear in Julien's accent that he comes from a foreign country, most probably Europe. Julien is really at ease with urban warfare. He defined a battle style balanced between fury and cold-bloodedness and proves an invaluable asset to the group while wielding any kind of shotgun.
Tiff
"Let's turn the zombies into scream queens!"
Enthusiastic and ready to go to any length to protect her teammates, Tiff embodies the rock n' roll spirit among survivors. She's especially fond of pre-apocalypse items linked to lifestyle and music and likes to see herself as some kind of treasure hunter. Her most prized treasure, however, is her trusty SMG!
Then, filling out the ranks of Seeker zombies, we have the voracious undead versions of Andrew Welch, Rory Wickham, and Shawn Betty.
Finally, rounding out the figures in Angry Neighbors, we have the four types of Companions: the Searcher, the Gunman, the Handyman, and the Spotter.
For the Season 3 campaign, we will not be offering "I Am Legend" and "I Am Zombie" pledge levels due to logistic concerns. However, as we did on previous campaigns, one particularly constructive and enthusiastic backer will be chosen at the end of the campaign to become a Survivor for a future Game Night Kit!
How many survivors does this bring us to, including the game-night ones (Thaigo, Bob) and the other Kickstarter survivors (the two Cos-player ones).
The doors have arrived all 69 of them! - I'll pass on these to much clutter on the board for little benefit.
The 3D Pack contains 69 3D doors and 2 sets of 3D barricades (each set is one complete barricade composed of 2 pieces). The 3D doors fully replace the normal cardboard token doors. When they are open they lock into place so that they don't accidentally close. The 3D pack contains enough doors in all types and colours to set up any mission from Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Toxic City Mall or Angry Neighbors!
Complete contents in picture form
Spoiler:
and Eduoard's Guest box complete with girl in bunny suit
“Hey Mr. Zombie, take these lead pills to ease your terminal pain!”
Doud had a spectacular skateboard accident mere hours before the zombie invasion. He awoke in the turmoil, as infected people were turning into zombies and began to attack anyone in sight. His will to live, however, was stronger than the zombie tide. Doud took anything he could find and turned it into a weapon, until he found his first real weapons. He was the one to Molotov the Hospital Central and turn it into a funeral pyre. Despite his awesome feat, Doud still has to be taken care of. Finding medical supplies in a devastated town isn’t easy. Hopefully, his new buddies will help him heal and once he’s in the green again... Payback time.
Tomiko the Psychotic Bunny
“Choppity-chop-chop!”
Little is known of Tomiko’s life before the zombies came. There are whispers that she was an anime cosplayer, a video game fanatic, or even an employee at an amusement park. However, people are in total agreement that she is now crazy. Even zombies seem to avoid Tomiko when she walks down the middle of the street shouting the only words she ever speaks, ‘Choppity-chop-chop!’ Tomiko is good in a fight, wielding her axe with psychotic vigor. Unfortunately, in the heat of battle she often doesn’t distinguish between the living and the dead, and for this reason she never lasts long with any survivor group.
I like the idea of 3D elements to add some more variety, but when it gets late in the game and there's barely room for heroes and zombies in one square, I'd imagine I'd want something less intrusive to represent a door.
Can't say I'm overly impressed with the new survivor guest box concepts. They seem too...cartoony, and somewhat removed from the rest of the survivors (one of the reasons I passed on the KoW survivors). Will have to judge whether it's a retail purchase later when the sculpts show up.
The new guest box isn't really my cup of tea either. I think I will actually pass it up. Maybe will be persuaded once the total is added, it's only another $20 after all.
The new survivors go one way or another, if you want it gritty, then they are not for you, but if you want the odd, funny, diverse and cartoon-y survivors then they are for you. I enjoy them, but not sure I have the money for them.
The extra doors on the other hand are hit or miss. They seem useful but they may clutter up some stuff. Good add-on at the very least, more choice isn't bad!
I'm not sure why but I'm finding the survivors designs for season 3 to be very meh.
With the other two sets I was super excited and backed immediately, this time around I'm just not all that keen, I think it has to do with the survivor selection, or maybe I'm just zombie out?
I saw the addition of season 1&2 and thought they were gonna make it come true to get promo stuff from the previous seasons. Alas, that's not happening. And right now I can't afford to justify the purchase of another $150+ Kickstarter, when I have more than enough to keep the game fresh. Might add a couple survivors (like Leonard) and the booklet, but that's about it. I'll get the game itself when it hits retail.
xXWeaponPrimeXx wrote: Are the new survivors kickstarter only? Or will they hit retail eventually for me to get?
The special guest boxes? they aren't KS exclusive, you can pick them up outside of the KS. The stretch goal unlocked ones? Sadly yeah, not a big fan of KS only stuff, but thems the breaks I'm afraid (I missed out on S1 and S2).
xXWeaponPrimeXx wrote: Are the new survivors kickstarter only? Or will they hit retail eventually for me to get?
The special guest boxes? they aren't KS exclusive, you can pick them up outside of the KS. The stretch goal unlocked ones? Sadly yeah, not a big fan of KS only stuff, but thems the breaks I'm afraid (I missed out on S1 and S2).
In that case, I'll consider buying them on release.
timetowaste85 wrote: I saw the addition of season 1&2 and thought they were gonna make it come true to get promo stuff from the previous seasons. Alas, that's not happening. And right now I can't afford to justify the purchase of another $150+ Kickstarter, when I have more than enough to keep the game fresh. Might add a couple survivors (like Leonard) and the booklet, but that's about it. I'll get the game itself when it hits retail.
At $100 + shipping, you're not getting AN or Audrey, but you're still getting a crapton of stuff. The free SG's alone are 60+ miniatures, two sets of dice, decks, etc. Add some PnP fan tiles, and that's a base set, right there!
Prison Outbreak is selling for $70+ on Amazon, so, essentially, you're paying $30 + shipping for VIP and 60+ miniatures. Assuming the VIP box sells for $20, that's $10 + shipping for 60 mini's, including exclusives.
The Experience Deck includes 54 cards and introduces the brand new Experience Mode into the game!
In this mode, Survivors are able to gain extra Skills as they progress through the game, and when you play a subsequent mission with that same Survivor, he gets to start with the special skills he acquired previously!
When playing in Experience Mode, the first time your Survivor reaches a new Danger Level, he not only gains his normal Skill, but he also gets to choose any Experience Card and place it next to his dashboard. Each card grants the Survivor a particular Skill, usually associated with a specific weapon. When the Survivor reaches the next Danger Level, he gets to choose one of his normal Skills, and also one more Experience Card.
When you start a new Mission with that same Survivor, your Equipment and Experience reset normally, but Experience Cards are only discarded if the Survivor is eliminated for good. The Survivor begins the mission with his Blue Level Skill, as well as all Skills granted by the Experience Cards he gained so far. As he gains experience again, he will not get more Experience Cards for reaching a Danger Level he's already reached before. However, if he reaches a level he had not reached in a previous mission, he again chooses a new Experience Card.
This means that, in a normal game, a Survivor can only accumulate a maximum of 3 Experience Cards (one for the first time he reaches Yellow, one for the first time he reaches Orange, and one for the first time he reaches Red). However, if you play in Ultrared Mode, you might be able to gain even more Experience Cards as you reach levels beyond Red!
If you play with Resurrection Mode, the Zombivor version retains all Experience Cards as long as you're not eliminated. However, in subsequent mission you'll have to start as a Zombivor to keep the Experience Cards.
The experience deck seems interesting. Something I've been wanting to see expanded upon since Z1 dropped.
Not sure if I'll be able to juggle a full pledge for Z3 right now, but at the very least that deck not being KS exclusive means I shold be able to get a bit more life out of even my vanilla Zombicide.
H.B.M.C. wrote:69 doors? And 2 barricades? That's a lot of doors. Don't know if I want that many.
whalemusic360 wrote:Solution seems easy, throw some away.
We need an audible emoticon so we can hear the little drum riff or a trumpet *wah wah* at the end.
I'm assuming he means that if you're just staring Zombiicde - if this is a person's first box, or maybe they only have 1 other box set, they wouldn't have any need or desire to pay $40 to get the complete set of doors. But they might be keen to pay - say $15 to get the door set for just this season.
Personally I'd like to pick up multiple barricades, but no doors at all. Maybe that will be an option later on.
That makes sense. Why would you want the prison doors or mall doors if you don't have those expansions. My guess is the thought process is only the most hard core of Zombiciders will want the doors, and presumably they would have all the expansions.
Update #37 Jul 16 2014 - $1,500k Reached! New Stretch Goals and Optional Buy Revealed!
The $1,500k mark has been shattered, unlocking the Experience Deck for all Patient 0 and Infected level backers!
And here is what we have in store for you for our next two stretch goals:
This far along in the Zombie apocalypse one might encounter some seasoned Survivors with a lot of zombie killing experience, and this is what our next Optional Buy is all about:
The Ultimate Survivors #1 box brings back all six classic Survivors from Season 1 as you’ve never seen them before! These battle-hardened survivors have a revamped Skill tree, and they all start the game with two Skills at the Blue Danger Level! Talk about a new take on the classics!
The Ultimate Survivors #1 box contains 6 brand new Survivor figures and their corresponding dashboards. But that’s not all! It also includes a massive Experience Deck with 110 cards!
This Experience Deck contains the same 54 Experience Cards all backers already got from the 1,500k Stretch Goal, as well as 56 other different Experience Cards. To know more about playing in Experience Mode, check out Update #35.
If you're interested in purchasing this optional buy, please just click the Manage Pledge button on the Zombicide Season 3 Kickstarter page and in the pledge manager add the amount of the item you'd like to add. We'll sort out what your extra money is going towards after the campaign has closed and we've sent out our pledge manger.
But by God don't go into the comments. Aside from the usual nonsense now the "OMG! The power creep! Oh noes!" crowd has gathered.
I'm currently in on this but I'm not 100% I'm going to stick with it. I want to. but I keep looking at other stuff hobby wise that is catching my eyes. I'll give it till the last day or so to see.
But by God don't go into the comments. Aside from the usual nonsense now the "OMG! The power creep! Oh noes!" crowd has gathered.
Don't forget the "Waa where are the Ultimate zombivores?", "Wot, still no S3 zombivores?!", "How about Ultimate versions of the S1 promos to get around the "we won't sell S1 promos again"?", "Argh! I bet they do Ultimate PO and Ultimate TCM next..." and of course "How dare they make me pay $25 for the other half of the free RPG card deck?!"
Quite frankly that was an insta-buy for me as the models look like they will be brilliant if the artwork is anything to go by. Plus we love playing an "all-in" game with every zombie type in existance and will need the extra lifesaver or Medic abilities once we get the pesky birds on top of everything else! We're also desperate for a barricade only set as we live behind our barricades and always run out.
I actually agree with the 'V2' survivors not being the best thing.
If you just own the retail copies of the game (outside of the 'guest boxes'), you're currently looking at a grand total of 16 survivors. This pack effectively replaces 6 of them - thematically, you can't have 2 of the same survivor in one game, and in term of game balance the new versions are just superior. They could have increased the number of unique 'official' survivors to 22, but instead elected to retread old ground.
Also, it might not be 'power creep' in the traditional competitive sense, but it's the classic "this new thing is better so you'll want to buy it" tactic.
They have also rather undermined their latest 'milestone' stretch goal with the information that 1) it isn't a 'complete' feature in itself, you'll need to pay more for that, and 2) the entire goal is going to be duplicated without any extra functionality if you buy this add-on.
Entirely optional of course, and something I'm still much more okay with than endless $10 KS exclusives!
Thiago has confirmed that there are no Ultimate Zombivor miniatures but the reverse of the survivor card will have stats for them you just use the regular Zombivor models.
Yep lots of complaints in the comments and the ultimate survivors have kicked off the whole S1promos thing again - although it does leave the door open and the #1 suggests there will be more but I'd rather ultimate versions of other boxed game survivors.
DaveC wrote: Thiago has confirmed that there are no Ultimate Zombivor miniatures but the reverse of the survivor card will have stats for them you just use the regular Zombivor models.
Yep lots of complaints in the comments and the ultimate survivors have kicked off the whole S1promos thing again - although it does leave the door open and the #1 suggests there will be more but I'd rather ultimate versions of other boxed game survivors.
CMON/GG did state in the first 2 kickstarters that they would never bring out new sculpts of the promo figures but the ultimate get around may get them out of it.
The amount of entitlement over in the update comments is staggering. People complaining about free stuff, people complaining about optional stuff, people complaining about game balance. You'd think they were being held at gun point to buy this board game....
H.B.M.C. wrote: I mean I'm surprised just how many included free extra Survivors we've received. When Zoolander came up I was expecting it to be another $10.
And people are complaining that they'd rather have more add-ons that are "complete," whatever that means, instead of "half-arsed" free stretch goals. It's like the free stuff just goes by the wayside, and people through up their blinders and ignore that the base 100 or 150 pledge levels have a TON of free stuff in them. CMON and GG don't have to do any of that. They could easily make every stretch goal a paid add-on, and people would then complain about something else.
I don't envy any of the community managers of this project. Man, do they have their work cut out for them...
Cryptek of Awesome wrote: Personally I'd like to pick up multiple barricades, but no doors at all. Maybe that will be an option later on.
Same here. 69 doors is overkill (at least for me), but a few more barricades would be useful. Improvised barricades have the right look for urban warfare, so I'd like to use them in miniatures gaming as well as Zombicide.
I like the Ultimate survivors as other miniatures you can play with. Even though there are soon about a hundred survivors, my go-to guys are still the original 6. Honestly, they could just as well have stopped with Josh. Awesome sculpt, awesome dashboard, awesome character all 'round. But I'll be cool to play with a different miniature every now and then, though.
Hulksmash wrote: I'm currently in on this but I'm not 100% I'm going to stick with it. I want to. but I keep looking at other stuff hobby wise that is catching my eyes. I'll give it till the last day or so to see.
I feel you. I haven't pledged yet, and don't think I will. I skipped Season 2's Kickstarter and regretted missing all the promo figures, but this one just isn't stirring anything in me. Aside from wanting all the Big Bang Theory promos, I just can't get excited.
Not having played the game in months, the space concerns of adding even more expansions and figures, and general lack of interest in playing Pokemon with all of the promos I missed, I think I may sell my Season 1 stuff and start over with just the retail items.
Ancestral Hamster wrote: Same here. 69 doors is overkill (at least for me), but a few more barricades would be useful. Improvised barricades have the right look for urban warfare, so I'd like to use them in miniatures gaming as well as Zombicide.
That's my issue with it. 69 doors seems unnecessary. No scenario uses that many doors. No scenario uses half as many doors. But then you get a mighty two barricades. Where's the option to buy more barricades?
Now there are people reducing their pledge or dropping out altogether because they're going nuts over only getting a half-deck of Experience cards.
How do these people got through life without curling up into a little ball and crying themselves into a coma every time some tiny, minor inconvenience comes there way?
They have also decided upon thew new bio for Dylan -
Dylan, the Handywoman
"Measure twice, cut once!"
Dylan was working as the on-stage assistant for a popular home improvement show sponsored by a major power-tool company. Mainly on the set for eye-candy, she was, in fact, handier than both the star and his bearded assistant. When the zombie apocalypse hit, she was on stage, watching the star do his usual grunting comedy routine while trying to keep him from losing a finger by mishandling a circular saw. By the end of the first day of zombie apocalypse, she discovered fighting off coworkers’ grabby-hands with power-tools had been perfect training for battling against groping undead hordes. Now she roams the streets using her construction skills to help other survivors. She is still always thrilled to meet a fan, provided they keep their hands to themselves!
"Don't waste a stretch goal on Nikki's Zombvivor!"
"Another paid add-on?"
You wait, when they add the other half of the experience deck for those not buying the Ultimate Survivor box they'll complain that they have to buy it.
Those sculpts are great. It's a bit of a shame that they will be done in the plastic. They, and actually all characters, deserve a better material to be cast in. I'd love to see a resin version eventually for collectors and painters!
grefven wrote: Those sculpts are great. It's a bit of a shame that they will be done in the plastic. They, and actually all characters, deserve a better material to be cast in. I'd love to see a resin version eventually for collectors and painters!
The plastics paint up pretty well......
And that KS comments section is more toxic than a Kardashian garbage bin.
How much did any of you drop in total on S1 and S2 ks? As it stands I think im going to have to add to my pledge more and more, have $210 pledged so far and about near my limit but don't want everything in the optional buy
dazblackhawk wrote: How much did any of you drop in total on S1 and S2 ks? As it stands I think im going to have to add to my pledge more and more, have $210 pledged so far and about near my limit but don't want everything in the optional buy
Season 1 was cheap, like $140 for everything. Season 2 was at least twice that.
dazblackhawk wrote: How much did any of you drop in total on S1 and S2 ks? As it stands I think im going to have to add to my pledge more and more, have $210 pledged so far and about near my limit but don't want everything in the optional buy
I'm probably an outlier, but for S2, I only bought the $20 Moustache Pack at the $100 level because I wanted John Cleese, and liked the others. I was tempted to pick up the $10 Ross the Manager, but I'm not paying $5 for a plastic miniature, which I'm not sure I'll paint well since I'm only good for tabletop. I later picked him up resin during the Impact Miniatures "Urban Adventurers (?)" KS that just ended for $2 as part of a set. If you're still looking for him, contact Impact Miniatures ASAP.
As for S3, I got a $90 EB + $11 shipping, and have a $10 credit since I was in S2. Haven't found anything I really wanted yet, and am waiting if they'll sell the Army Painter Zombicide set at a good price.
The miniatures will take paint, but, unpainted, I can barely make out the features. I need all the help I can get, and soft plastic doesn't help.
ced1106 wrote: The miniatures will take paint, but, unpainted, I can barely make out the features. I need all the help I can get, and soft plastic doesn't help.
Thought about priming them with some greyish prime so you get to pick out the details better, and maybe just do the bases differently to quicker identify the characters? I agree that it's hard to see the details on many of the different colours of the plastic (I find yellow, for example, particular hard).
I don't know if this is new news, old news or not news, but Guillotine Games just announced Mission C46 for Zombicide. I asked if this mission would be included in the compendium and they clarified that other than the campaigns and other included items, the missions the compendium includes stop at C31.
They also specifically referred to it as Compendium #1, so another will no doubt appear once they have enough material to fill it (much like the Chapter Approved books of old).
Now here's another glimpse into Season 3! It introduces several new Skills for your Survivors to acquire in their struggle to overcome the Zombie hordes:
+1 free Dog Action – The Survivor has one extra free Action to use with Dog Companions (see the Dog Companions box). This Action may only be used with Dog Companions.
+1 free Team Action – The Survivor can use an extra Team Action during his Activation, selecting the Team Action card that hasn’t been used yet this round. This Skill may be used even if the Survivor’s team already used a Team Action during the Players’ Phase. This Skill allows using the same Team Action multiple times in the same Players’ Phase, if the team chose identical Team Actions cards during setup.
Barbarian – When resolving a Melee Action, the Survivor can replace the Dice value of the Melee weapon(s) he uses by the number of Actors standing in his Zone (including other Survivors and himself). Skills affecting the dice value, like +1 die: Melee, still apply.
Charge – The Survivor can use this Skill for free, as often as he pleases, during each of his Activations: He moves up to two Zones to a Zone containing at least one Zombie (or rival Survivor). Normal Movement rules still apply. Entering a Zone containing Zombies ends the Survivor’s Move Action.
Fast roping – The Survivor knows how to use ropes to get out of a flying helicopter. He can get out of a flying helicopter to get into a street Zone (but not an indoor alley).
Free reload – The Survivor reloads reloadable weapons (Double Barrel, Mac-10, Sawed-Off, etc.) for free.
Full auto – When resolving a Ranged Action, the Survivor can replace the Dice value of the Ranged weapon(s) he uses by the number of Actors standing in the targeted Zone (including other Survivors and the Survivor himself). Skills affecting the dice value, like +1 die: Ranged, still apply.
Helicopter pilot – The Survivor can pilot a helicopter.
Hit & run – The Survivor can use this Skill for free, just after a Melee or Ranged Combat Action resulting in at least a Zombie kill (or a rival Survivor kill). He can then resolve a free Move Action. The Survivor does not spend extra Actions to perform this free Move Action if Zombies are standing in his Zone.
Jump – The Survivor can use this Skill once during each Activation. The Survivor spends one Action: He moves two Zones into a Zone to which he has Line of Sight. Movement related Skills (like +1 Zone per Move Action or Slippery) are ignored, but Movement penalties (like having Zombies in the starting Zone) apply. Ignore all Actors, barricades, and holes in the intervening Zone (see the Angry Neighbors expansion). Any obstacles other than Actors, barricades, and holes in the intervening Zone prevent the use of this Skill.
Sprint – The Survivor can use this Skill once during each of his Activations. Spend one Move Action with the Survivor: He may move one, two, or three Zones instead of one. Entering a Zone containing Zombies ends the Survivor’s Move Action.
BLUE STEEL has been unlocked
Interesting note: If you read the Barbarian skill it refers to the survivors as "Actors". If you view the game as a movie it easily explains all the famous faces in the crowd, and the action oriented surival action of the game.
Or it could just be to simplify so you don't have to write out "survivor/zombivor". It's easier to just write Actor - a character who may make actions. But yeah, it got me thinking they are pulling our legs here, and in season 4 the outbreak has spread to Hollywood, and in season 5 it is all revealed that it's just a movie you've been playing all along.
I had a quick look over breakfast this morning and had to put the tablet down some stupid arguement or other that went on for hours. A lot of people getting very heated over silly things , CMoN planned this out and have the sculpts done and in production arguing over what survivor gets made next is pretty pointless IMO (as is reposting the top 50 most wanted survivirs over and over again)
DaveC wrote: I had a quick look over breakfast this morning and had to put the tablet down some stupid arguement or other that went on for hours. A lot of people getting very heated over silly things , CMoN planned this out and have the sculpts done and in production arguing over what survivor gets made next is pretty pointless IMO (as is reposting the top 50 most wanted survivirs over and over again)
I agree, and I disagree. While I also find most of the comments on the KS to be a bit too repetative, to be honest, what else is there to discuss in the comments? I'd much rather have a lively fan-base than the type that puts in $100 and then leaves for 30 days to come back the final day to make sure the $100 is still enough. So I can live with it, and just ignore it when I can't be arsed.
“Blessed be the undead, for they have inherited the earth.”
Brother Max’ monastery was destroyed during the zombie outbreak and the rampage that followed. Scrounging weapons from the rubble, he emerged for the first time in years to face the world. Brother Max views the zombie outbreak as the start of the Apocalypse and believes that the zombies are rising from the dead and are therefore holy. By blowing their heads off he is sending them to Heaven where they belong. Brother Max’ religious fervor makes him an excellent fighter, although his zeal to send as many zombies to Heaven as possible can be unnerving.
DONNA the FASHIONISTA
“At least I don’t have to worry about price tags anymore.”
Donna has always had superior taste. Her sense of art, music, and especially clothing was far superior to more pedestrian intellects. Unfortunately, she had zero talent for craftsmanship. She had the eye, but the ability always eluded her. Still, she made a decent living as a consultant, especially for a number of B-grade martial arts films. She was on the set when the zombie apocalypse began, surrounded by elegant weapons. While Donna hasn’t quite gotten used to the grunge and squalor of Survivor living, she has found one bright side: She has her pick of clothes. The zombies are almost an aside when they stand between her and particularly elegant evening wear. Any Survivor groups are guaranteed to improve their image, just by having her around.
DaveC wrote: 4th guest box - wasn't expecting a 4th?
The monk will go well with the padre.
Yeah, surprised me a lot, too.
I keep trying to get them hooked up with Tony Moore for a guest box, but it hasn't happened yet.
I would love a Tony Moore or Charlie Adlard Guest Box (I was lucky enough to win a zombie portrait of myself from Adlard last year along with an appearance of a bad guy in the Walking Dead).
We received 3 last year and whilst we have 4 this year they are planning a longer break between Season 3 and Season 4 so I think they are giving us 18 - 24 months worth of bonus content to keep us going.
DaveC wrote: 4th guest box - wasn't expecting a 4th?
The monk will go well with the padre.
Yeah, surprised me a lot, too.
I keep trying to get them hooked up with Tony Moore for a guest box, but it hasn't happened yet.
I would love a Tony Moore or Charlie Adlard Guest Box (I was lucky enough to win a zombie portrait of myself from Adlard last year along with an appearance of a bad guy in the Walking Dead).
Tony actually frequents our local comic book shop, so I've actually had the conversation with him about it...
Now, getting it to happen has proved to be a different story.
That said, I don't think it applies here. Here is more a case of people over reacting tot he tiniest things. I mean, there's a guy there right now (yes, I went back into the comments) calling this KS a "scam". I mean think about that for a second: Someone genuinely thinks that this KS is intentionally fraudulent. How does someone come to that conclusion?
lol... he probably has some rare disease were words get jumbled... or it's a colloquial term for something good in another language and google translate made the internet a bit more fun again.
Vacationing on a nice island with great food and bad wifi makes you forget about stuff - this is looking awesome!!! So many nice optionals (DAMN!) I feel it's gonna be expensive...
Ah-hah! The other half of the Experience Deck. How can they complain about that? No. That wasn't rhetorical. I'm very interested to see how they can complain about it.
Let's find out...
"Really? A deck equal to the Ultimate Survivors? Disappointing this kickstarter ... very disappointing. =/"
"Exactly the same deck"
"Would of rather seen something else new as a SGtbh. More survivors or maybe a KS exclusive human companion or two, would be nice"
"gimme a box with all promo survivors from season 1 even for 50$ and iam good. stop the cards and dice streaches."
"Yeah, there should be more BBT survivors and the game should be changed from Zombicide to The Big Bang Theory : A Zombie Game. Screw any variety of survivors. Already going to get another one. Isn't 6 enough?"
We are in the final week, still no sign of Raj, addon dashboard holders, Blue & Green Dice
Also missing the Ron Burgundy they previewed in Ravage magazine along side Raj.
Did they say those figures were going to be in the S3 KS? Perhaps they are for the Game Night Boxes.
As for the VIP zombies, a Indian Chief, cycle ganger, and cowboy are needed for zombie Village People. Also, they made an Elvis impersonator, how about a not-Michael Jackson from Thriller?
We are in the final week, still no sign of Raj, addon dashboard holders, Blue & Green Dice
Also missing the Ron Burgundy they previewed in Ravage magazine along side Raj.
Did they say those figures were going to be in the S3 KS? Perhaps they are for the Game Night Boxes.
As for the VIP zombies, a Indian Chief, cycle ganger, and cowboy are needed for zombie Village People. Also, they made an Elvis impersonator, how about a not-Michael Jackson from Thriller?
They were part of the Season 3 preview article but this was a few months back so plans may have changed since then.
Michael Jacksons estate came down hard on Plants v Zombies for having a Michael Jackson looking zombie in the game and they ended up dropping him from the game so I suspect CMON want to avoid any legal issues after the Miramax problems from Season 1.
RogueRegault wrote: People like the guest artist boxes? Those are the only things my brothers have skipped every Kickstarter.
Wow. We didn't know that. That kinda changes everything.
Hey everyone, RogueRegault (and his brothers, for that matter) don't like guest artist boxes, and we're only allowed to have one opinion so let's just go ahead and remove any from our pledges.
Sorry for the mixup there Rogue. It won't happen again sir, we promise.
RogueRegault wrote:People like the guest artist boxes? Those are the only things my brothers have skipped every Kickstarter.
H.B.M.C. wrote:
RogueRegault wrote: People like the guest artist boxes? Those are the only things my brothers have skipped every Kickstarter.
Wow. We didn't know that. That kinda changes everything.
Hey everyone, RogueRegault (and his brothers, for that matter) don't like guest artist boxes, and we're only allowed to have one opinion so let's just go ahead and remove any from our pledges.
Sorry for the mixup there Rogue. It won't happen again sir, we promise.
I'm not seeing that at all - to me it looks like he's stating his opinion, and not even suggesting that others must comply, or that options should be removed.
and theres' the plastic token pack - it may not go to retail. $15 the price is right after all
The Plastic Token Pack contains 74 plastic tokens, including Spawn Zones, Exit Zone, Objectives, Noise and Skill markers. The contents of the pack are sufficient to play any mission from Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Toxic City Mall or Angry Neighbors! These high-quality tokens are made of hard plastic with embossed and painted features, and are being offered here for a very special price. Check out all the plastic tokens included in the pack:
As a table-top gamer first, cardboard chits annoy the hell out of me. As such, the plastic token set, and doors set have, of all things, actually drawn my attention.
Quick question... aside from looking cool and being handy, is there anything in the hardbound compendium which isn't in the individual game-rules of the respective seasons?
Right now i'm sitting at $205, which is Season 3 + doors + tokens, but i'm sure during pledge manager they'll rope me in for at least the four one-off survivors.
Not technically true, there is apparently some exclusive content:
"The Compendium #1 contains 59 missions created for Zombicide Season 1. It includes official missions, Kyoko Contest missions, the Switch City campaign and the exclusive Boomtown campaign! It also contains a special designer's note revealing the secret ways to customise the Equipment deck and Zombie deck to suit your games."
Aeneades wrote: They were part of the Season 3 preview article but this was a few months back so plans may have changed since then.
Michael Jacksons estate came down hard on Plants v Zombies for having a Michael Jackson looking zombie in the game and they ended up dropping him from the game so I suspect CMON want to avoid any legal issues after the Miramax problems from Season 1.
Ah. Thanks for the answer. Yeah, threat of legal action will do that, and a KS project of this size would attract attention. (There's a small minis company making a not-MJ, but they are so tiny they are probably under the radar. I'd order from them but they are in the UK, I just want that figure and with shipping it would be about $20. )
I semi-regret selling off my Season 1 promos too... and then I remember that it took all of one quick Ebay flip of them to fund my entire hobby for a year, and still leave enough to buy a couple board-games.
I kept the original game set, and the extra tray of zombies though, which, honestly is where the real value was. Selling off four or five single minis for damn near $900 was enough to kill off even the completist in me, and here I am back to happily buy more for the actual gameplay.
This game also has weird cross-over appeal. I've gotten hardcore grognards to give a simple "board-game" a chance, and converted some "Monopoly is the only game i've played" folks, thanks to the allure of re-creating "Walking Dead" like moments.
NewTruthNeomaxim wrote: I semi-regret selling off my Season 1 promos too... and then I remember that it took all of one quick Ebay flip of them to fund my entire hobby for a year, and still leave enough to buy a couple board-games.
I kept the original game set, and the extra tray of zombies though, which, honestly is where the real value was. Selling off four or five single minis for damn near $900 was enough to kill off even the completist in me, and here I am back to happily buy more for the actual gameplay.
This game also has weird cross-over appeal. I've gotten hardcore grognards to give a simple "board-game" a chance, and converted some "Monopoly is the only game i've played" folks, thanks to the allure of re-creating "Walking Dead" like moments.
Wait, is that accurate? $180 for a single boardgame-quality miniature and character sheet? I imagine that the buyers are encroaching on the territory to have one hand-sculpted for them at that point! Would be interesting to tell a couple of my Kickstarter S1-owning friends anyway.
It does have quite a broad appeal, although I haven't personally seen it take much root in the female demographic, in the same way that Pandemic, Flashpoint and even Ghost Stories do. It might be partially subject matter, partially how the female characters in the game are portrayed.
I sold them at the absolute height of the post KS fanaticism so I don't know where the market leveled out. I also threw in the t-shirt which came with the game, because I felt like a monster for making a profit that big. :-p
Never under-estimate what completists will pay for stuff...
I kept my Zombicide Season 1, but I put my Zpocalypse set up the day I got it in the mail. I kept the dice and listed it at $.99. It sold for $350 and funded my Zombicide Season 2 KS pledge.
Speaking of which, I have a bunch of season 2 promos I should put up on Ebay
Yeah, I'm thinking Jack Bauer. The Shield is to old to be relevant and we'd get a Michael Chikles first, and I don't think the Following is big enough. I'm also kinda meh, but free is free.
Update #44 Jul 24 2014 - The Moustaches are Back! Plus Another Miniatures Preview!
As we gear up for the home stretch of the campaign, we've got another Optional Buy to offer you. The Moustache Pack is back with a vengeance!
If you're interested in purchasing this optional buy, please just click the Manage Pledge button on the Zombicide Season 3 Kickstarter page and in the pledge manager add the amount of the item you'd like to add. We'll sort out what your extra money is going towards after the campaign has closed and we've sent out our pledge manger.
Miniatures Preview
And due to popular request, here are some more previews of the miniatures. This time we have some of the Stretch Goals and Optional Buys.
VIP Zombies #1
VIP Zombies #2
Exclusive VIP Zombies
Exclusive Female A-Bomb
Audrey & Lucius
Cat & Seth
Bastian & Yuri
Patrick & Benny
The Moustache Pack 2
And here are some work in progress shots.
Oksana & Ultimate Wanda
Lucio Parillo Guest Artist box
Miguel Coimbra Guest Artist box
So Run Burgundy (wearing the Used Boat Salesman from Secret of Monkey Island's jacket), and Mr. T.
And that's another thing that's $5 more expensive that Season 2! I'm...not sure what's going on with Rourke's survivor model.
Given that you're going to be paying shipping on a per-item basis, I'd highly advise avoiding any non-exclusive add-ons. The (in most cases) $5 discount is going to be more than matched by Amazon and the like, and they won't charge shipping. The exception might be that doors pack, as that's a 33% saving and might be harder to come by.
Let's be honest. For exclusive only completionists it's "only" $215 right now
I might just go with two $100 pledge and double up on the exclusives. At $330 I'm easily likely to get all my money pack on the exclusives and second game and that'll pay make the purchase "free". Just take a few months to get it back
Automatically Appended Next Post: They do a pledge manager right?
CMoN have actually made it quite easy not to be a completionist this time as the discounts aren't that high I know I'll be passing on the 4 guest boxes until retail so that will save me $80 for now - this KS already has 44 announced survivors! Neither tile set seems worth it this time as AN is only 3 for $15 and the RM tiles don't have hospital artwork on both sides of any tile so one set will do. Pass on the doors as well a smaller set would have been nice plus separate barricades.
I believe $230 covers the $150 pledge plus all the exclusive extras including the tokens (just to be sure) announced so far Kabir is likely to be a final $10 add on so $250 might cover it (mostly)?
Its easier for us addicts based state side though. With the Aus and RoW crowds, and maybe the Euro crowd as well, marginal extra shipping now will trump the large shipping later.
At least here in the U.S., it will probably be cheaper to get the Guest Boxes at retail, so I will change my pledge to just KS exclusives.
It's a shame about those barricades though. There's no way I'm buying 69 doors to get two more barricades. [Also, I've pledged for Mercs: Recon, stand up doors were included in as a stretch freebie. Furthermore, I have stand up doors from a dungeon crawl board game. Stand up doors are just not interesting to me.]
They announced Mr. T and a few others, so let's take a look at the overwhelmingly positive response from the comments:
all right! other strechgoal they charge us!!!
WOW! WTF is up with MR T? He should be one of the coolest survivors from all seasons but he sucks. The art is horrible, but those legs! Did they put his torso on the legs of a female yoga mini by accident? Why is he wearing yoga leggins? Oh dear lol.
Have to say that I feel the art, sculpts and poses have gotten worse on the promos from season 2 wave 2 and onwards. Even when you get a cool character, they end up looking lame. I'm a lot more interested in the 12 season 3 survivors than any of the promos this time around.
'Knock, knock, knock'
Where's the Nikki sculpt?
'Knock, knock, knock'
Where's the Nikki sculpt?
'Knock, knock, knock'
Where's the Nikki sculpt?
Still no rue morgue zombivors...
Full fille the hole on the glasses, those survivors looks frightening ! Redesign Miguel coimbra cheerleader face
Am I right that the only difference in the $100 and $150 pledge levels is the other expansion box and Audrey survivor? All the stretch goals are for both, right?
Hatemonger wrote: Am I right that the only difference in the $100 and $150 pledge levels is the other expansion box and Audrey survivor? All the stretch goals are for both, right?
Heh, called it on the Rue Morgue Zombivors being the two million mark, that's pretty cool. Yuri Zombivor is likely to be 2.1 million, I'd guess, I'm interested to see what other stretch goals are lurking past that. I think I'm going in for Patient 0 plus most of the Kickstarter exclusive survivors. My first game with Season 3 is going to have to be either Ron Burgundy or Gordon Ramsey! While I'm bummed that I missed the first two kickstarters, at least I'm not missing this one too!
Update #46 Jul 25 2014 - The Dork Tower Gang Joins Zombicide! It's the John Kovalic Special Guest Box!
It is with immense pleasure that we'd like to introduce one last very special guest (we just confirmed him), John Kovalic! And he's bringing four members of his legendary DORK TOWER gang to Zombicide!
This Special Guest box includes 4 very unusual Survivors: Matt, Gilly, Igor and Carson. They each have a Survivor figure and player dashboard (there is no Zombivor version of these characters).
JOHN KOVALIC
John Kovalic has been writing and drawing in the gaming industry professionally for 20 years, now. John is best known for the comic strip DORK TOWER, and games like APPLES TO APPLES and MUNCHKIN. His latest project include games such as ROFL! and DOUBLE FEATURE (Cryptozoic). When not writing or drawing, John's spending every minute possible with his wife and daughter. You can find out more about John by visiting www.dorktower.com, or plying him with craft beer.
DORK TOWER
DORK TOWER is the award-winning fan-favorite comic strip and comic book about five gamers, and the real world
Sure, it's also about the worlds they create, the games they play, the technologies they abuse and misuse and the conventions they road-trip to. But it’s a comic for everybody, geeks or otherwise. You don't have to know Dungeons and Dragons, the music of Jonathan Coulton, the latest social networking phenomenon or the hippest meme to get it. All you need to know is that Geek if the new Mainstream, and pretty much everyone has the same hopes and fears, whether you're a dork, a nerd, or a mundane.
DORK TOWER has been published in print and online since 1997, when it was first in the pages of Shadis Magazine, and later in Dragon. The comic book has sold nearly a half-million copies, and is collected in 9 award-winning trade paperbacks that have been published in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Polish...and soon Portuguese.
Games such as CHEZ DORK and DORK TOWER (Steve Jackson Games) and WARHAMSTER RALLY (Jolly Roger Games) have brought the comic's cast to life over the gaming table. The characters also make frequent appearances in MUNCHKIN (Steve Jackson Games), which DORK TOWER John Kovalic also illustrates.
DORK TOWER is the story of Matt, Igor, Ken, Carson the Muskrat (yes, he’s a muskrat) and Gilly, the Perky Goth.
And they're human. Just like you.
Even the muskrat.
Welcome to DORK TOWER.
MATT
"You rolled CRITICAL FAIL, Meat-Pillow! I know 'cuz I'm the DM!"
Matt McLimore was a web cartoonist and Game Master for his local group in quiet little Mud Bay, Wisconsin. DM'ing made him a natural leader, gaming taught him strategy, while trying to make a living cartooning trained him to survive on little. General frustration, and plenty of free time spent playing "Warhamster: ZombieSide," meant that when the zombies did come, Matt was ready and waiting. The hordes have disrupted his weekly gaming sessions, and they're gonna pay - and he doesn't mean in Gold Pieces or Experience Points. And unlike his game-table experience, he's not giving any of them a saving roll!
GILLY
"Head-shot between the eyes! SQUEEEE!"
Gilly Woods was Mud Bay's Perky Goth fangirl and cosplayer, so she's always been an outsider, making her strong, fiercely independent and self-reliant. She's had to put up with idiot fanboys labeling her a "fake geek girl" long enough. A veteran of many long Comic-Cons, she's used to dealing with the mindless, shambling, unwashed masses. Since most of the haters were zombie-like to begin with, she doesn't see a whole heck of a lot of difference between putting down a basement-dwelling fanboy with a well-timed quip, or plugging a zombie right between the eyes with a trusty Glock.
IGOR
"There's another one coming out of the sewer! HUZZAH! It must be mine!"
Igor Olman believes anything worth doing is worth doing to excess: comics, gaming, movies, and fandom in general. So it's no surprise that when the horrors of the hordes appeared on his doorstep, he launched into them with all the gusto of a Warhamster Fantasy Roleplay 25th-level Dwarven Hellwarrior armed with Zordaz's +25 Axe of Lordly Slicing and Dicing, with the "Mighty Big Cleave" bonus. Nobody's quite sure where Igor got his full arsenal of bazookas and rocket launchers from. Nobody's quite sure where he was storing then. Frankly, his friends are afraid to ask.
Igor calls his bazooka "THAC0."
CARSON
"I live my life by the Muskrat Way. And right now, those zombies are in the way."
Carson the Muskrat is a mild-mannered soul. But he's small, fast, and clever, making him hard to get a hold of. And somehow he got a hold of a vintage, fully-operational British Bren Carrier. Igor may have been involved, frankly.
Don't let Carson's quiet demeanor and trepidatious outlook on life fool you: when his friends are threatened, he fights like a cornered animal: literally.
_____
If you're interested in purchasing this optional buy, please just click the Manage Pledge button on the Zombicide Season 3 Kickstarter page and in the pledge manager add the amount of the item you'd like to add. We'll sort out what your extra money is going towards after the campaign has closed and we've sent out our pledge manger.
It is what is, it's not something I'd buy for Zombicide but others will so let it be but now they have broken that completionist streak in me for Zombicide I'll never again have to get every survivor (OK I lie!)
I'd be very interested to see the sales figures for that set and will it pay for itself?
whalemusic360 wrote: Yeah, I'm not interested in this set at all. Are the survivors going to look all cartoony? No Zombivors is a bad call too.
They wanted to do the four main characters from the comics. The only way they could have done that and had zombivor versions was to charge twice as much which would not have gone down well at all.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Edit: and the comments are currently alternating between people loving them and people who think this is the worst thing in the world ever.
Yeah, as an optional buy, I don't have any problem with this add-on. It's not taking the place of a stretch goal, and will not be a KS exclusive. I really don't understand how anyone could complain about this.
I'm in right now for the bare-bones KS-exclusive only items, and will probably add a few more items near the end (probably the Ultimate Survivors and the token pack).
The new add-on is odd but it is an add-on so I still do not get why people complain about that. Also I did not check too many of the comments but I didn't find any negative ones in regards to the lost zombies (but I am sure some would manage to pop up even thought it is literally everything people asked for).
I take personal offense to a company making a product that I am not interested in buying and doesn't fit my preconceived notion of what should exist in this fictional universe.
The fact that this non-requisite option even exists invalidates the entire enterprise and I cast aspersions upon anyone who disagrees with me.
Why are they wasting time on this when they could be making products that appeal to my niche tastes?
Basically this, multiplied by ten-thousand. My fiancee and I blew through the four seasons of Breaking Bad in two weeks just before season five started, so, needless to say, this one is pretty awesome to me.
I got my mother to watch all 5 seasons of Breaking Bad in two weeks, and watched the last 8 with her, so yay for Heisenburg! And Scarface. Now all we're missing is Raj.
DaveC wrote: It is what is, it's not something I'd buy for Zombicide but others will so let it be but now they have broken that completionist streak in me for Zombicide I'll never again have to get every survivor (OK I lie!)
Well on positive news the comments section is better looking now with people cheering for all the recent stuff. Insane people. That being said when I saw Walter White I think I almost squealed like a schoolgirl. That is just epic and an excellent done survivor. Heck even his lore makes sense, which is rare for these exclusives. Loving how this is going and CMON looks like it is playing its cards right as it heads into the final 48.
To be fair they don't have a $1 level. So you have to pledge at least $100 to get the ball rolling. That said I'm assuming we can still bump our pledge during the manager. I basically wanna spend 50% now and 50% during the pledge manager. Keeps the wife from stabbing me
Ok, well 2,200,000 hit. We get to say hello to our little (zombie) friend now. Not far off the Heisenberg.
Update #49 Jul 26 2014 - Two Stretch Goals Unlocked! Two More Revealed, and One More Optional Buy!
We're in the last day-ish of the campaign, and things are really going crazy. We've blown right past the $2,200k Stretch Goal and the commemorative $2,256k Stretch Goal, and we already have over 10 thousand backers! Now anybody getting Curro will also get his Zombivor version, and all Infected and Patient 0 level backers will get both Survivor and Zombivor versions of Spencer!
Now how about an Optional buy for that final push?
Here's our next Stretch Goal:
And, finally, what we're pretty sure will be the last Stretch Goal.
We conceived of this folding dice tower as an Optional Buy for the campaign, but you folks have been so amazing throughout all these weeks that we decided to just throw it in as a gift. I really hope we can make it!
Our folding dice tower is perfect for making sure your rolls are nicely randomised and don't go flying off the table or knocking over figures. Because of its clever folding design and hard plastic construction, it can be easily carried around. The dice tower comes with 5 stickers of all Zombicide boxes for you to customise your tower! The folded tower measures 10cm x 12,5cm x 4,5cm.
And HBMC....go check out the comments. I regretfully stumbled into them after this update because I was appalled that so many people apparently haven't seen HEAT and thought this was either Blonde Vincent Vega or Brad Pitt, and the bilious hate about the dice tower as a stretch goal is reaching critical mass.
Hell, I don't really use dice towers because I can like, roll my own dice, but even I can see that even non-dice tower users like myself can still use the thing as dice storage.
I just wont ever understand how so many people can be so unhappy so often.
I'm not anti dice tower (though I won't use it), but it doesn't seem like the kind of stretch goal that's going to really push it forward or get people to get off the fence about pledging. Nor is Val Kilmer really. Needs to be something relevant and cool. Ghostbusters $20 add on with a goal of the zombivors would be a huge hit, or something similar.
CptJake wrote: I'm confused. They intended for the figure to resemble Kilmer but it is Travolta?
That doesn't make much sense to me.
Well that's your problem :p.
I don't like Kilmer so it's Travolta. In Pulp Fiction. Just give him black hair. Of course I'm not getting this one anyhow. The new mustache pack broke me of my "gotta catch em all" habit.
CptJake wrote: I'm confused. They intended for the figure to resemble Kilmer but it is Travolta?
That doesn't make much sense to me.
Well that's your problem :p.
I don't like Kilmer so it's Travolta. In Pulp Fiction. Just give him black hair. Of course I'm not getting this one anyhow. The new mustache pack broke me of my "gotta catch em all" habit.
It's not Vincent Vega without a bolo tie. That's Chris Sheherlis from Heat.
and that it is a final stretch goal sucks because we will get way past that
No offense CMON, but a little disappointed at your rather large logo on the tower. Couldn't you have made it smaller? Or like, on the bottom?
Not to sound ungreatful, but that's a pretty lame way to end the Kickstarter... I would imagine it's only a very small (but probably vocal) minority that would actually want this.
oh man, what a BSSG...
I like the sentence:
but you folks have been so amazing throughout all these weeks that we decided to just throw it in as a gift
gift
LOL
Pretty disappointing.
where have all the female survivors gone?
(I include that last one because there are 30 male and 20 female survivors (+ 1 muskrat), so it's hardly a massive disparity)
(I include that last one because there are 30 male and 20 female survivors (+ 1 muskrat), so it's hardly a massive disparity)
It's just some White Hat complaining because without new female surivors he can't accuse GG and CMON for being sexist due to how attractive looking the female surivor is
and that it is a final stretch goal sucks because we will get way past that
No offense CMON, but a little disappointed at your rather large logo on the tower. Couldn't you have made it smaller? Or like, on the bottom?
Not to sound ungreatful, but that's a pretty lame way to end the Kickstarter... I would imagine it's only a very small (but probably vocal) minority that would actually want this.
oh man, what a BSSG...
I like the sentence:
but you folks have been so amazing throughout all these weeks that we decided to just throw it in as a gift
gift
LOL
Pretty disappointing.
where have all the female survivors gone?
(I include that last one because there are 30 male and 20 female survivors (+ 1 muskrat), so it's hardly a massive disparity)
I've read through about five of those comments before I stopped and called BS. The sense of entitlement is a bit much, and the kool aid is flowing over in there a bit much for my taste.
Automatically Appended Next Post: If anything, you can't say that the game makers are watching too much TV.
can't remember if they did a Robert DeNero/Travis Bickle, or a Hobo with a shotgun/ Rutger Hauer character yet.
The original buddy cops from Adam 12, or Emergency's Richard Mantooth, might be a little old for some peoples taste...
Extra firepower/ speed, and a couple of extra medics can't be all bad... except if they got bit, and started running around driving the car or emergency vehicle after you.
I've been planning on it since the beginning, but I finally backed it. In for Patient Zero plus Benny, Curro, Oksana, Nikki, and the glorious Moustachioed Pack. Can't pass up Ron Burgundy and Mister T!
It'll never happen, but the Survivors I would love to see would be: Charlie Day, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Jennifer Lawrence, the cast of Community (particularly Troy, Chang, Annie, and Jeff), the Left 4 Dead survivors (first game), Joel and Ellie from the Last of Us, and the Payday gang would be pretty damn cool.
Edit: I added ten dollars for shipping, do you guys think that will be good? It's understandable, the whole "the more you get, the more shipping is", but it doesn't help me to know if I pledged the right amount. I suppose I could always not pledge extra for shipping and add it later, right?
Angry Zombies and Toxic Crowd from the last KS - it was assumed that the missing box #7 and #8 would be box of zombies - Skinners and Seekers. They will probably be released at a later date.
Hopefully they will add Kabir before the end after revealing him in Ravage magazine.
The Fragile Breath wrote: Edit: I added ten dollars for shipping, do you guys think that will be good? It's understandable, the whole "the more you get, the more shipping is", but it doesn't help me to know if I pledged the right amount. I suppose I could always not pledge extra for shipping and add it later, right?
Pay for shipping later:
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Shipping information - Please take note
Based on past experience, we will be charging shipping after the Kickstarter concludes based on the actual costs incurred to ship. We will collect this via our pledge manager after the campaign concludes.
This is so we can be fair to all our backers as shipping is rarely one size fits all, and also give you more stretch goodies and possibly a choice of carrier options.
We will ship your rewards at our cost to our international hubs. Depending on where in the world you are, we will either ship you from our hub in Germany (EU backers), China (Asia Pacific backers), Canada (Canadian backers), Australia (Australia backers) or Atlanta (USA and the rest of the world). Using the previous Zombicide games we have estimated shipping for these regions:
$11 to ship in the USA, about $20-$25 in the EU (due to VAT), $11 to Hong Kong and $15 - $25 Australia and New Zealand thanks to a new shipping partner, but this may increase or decrease based on the quantity of stretch goals we might unlock and your carrier choices.
Which is what they said for Arcadia Quest, and they've still not managed to actually decide what to charge for real
Edit I forsee a lot of folk thinking they've finished with the PM actually owing shipping and not realising it leading to hassle and annoyance when shipping actually kicks off
You're right, but with shipping being a year away there's not much else they could do - aside from a Bones II "pay what it would cost now" job.
I'm fine with it now that there's an Australian Hub. Australia Post gets expensive, but at a certain point they can go with AP eParcel or one of the many couriers that are often cheaper.
I like how you posted a picture of him looking exactly like Vincent as a defense against him not looking like Vincent. The only downside is I showed my sister in law, who's a huge Pulp Fiction fan, and now she insists I get him to go with the Not-Sam Jackson from Season 1.
Thanks ecurtz. I had forgotten Al was going to be a game box figure. For some reason I thought he had been lumped in with the Season 3 promos.
The only one that I know of is the BBT set from Attica models (http://www.atticagames.co.uk/), but I'm really not a fan of their style. If someone else managed to produce decent alternatives, I'd be a happy man as I missed Season 1.
So now we have all the characters for Big Bang Theory: The Board Game (right?), maybe the inevitable Season 4 will feature more characters that actually have something to do with the horror/survival genre?
Alex C wrote: So now we have all the characters for Big Bang Theory: The Board Game (right?), maybe the inevitable Season 4 will feature more characters that actually have something to do with the horror/survival genre?
Yeah. Like Ron Burgundy, Jules Winfield, Austin Powers and all those other ones they've made that align with the horror/survival genre...
The only one that I know of is the BBT set from Attica models (http://www.atticagames.co.uk/), but I'm really not a fan of their style. If someone else managed to produce decent alternatives, I'd be a happy man as I missed Season 1.
Actually, I stand corrected, there's an Italian version: http://www.elgenminiatures.com/miniatura/steevy-pack/#lightbox[gal]/1/. Not a fan of this one either
Hm, agreed. If someone with a knowledge of human proportions or anatomy did a Sheldon, it would be great. Maybe Heresy will look into it?
Alex C wrote: So now we have all the characters for Big Bang Theory: The Board Game (right?), maybe the inevitable Season 4 will feature more characters that actually have something to do with the horror/survival genre?
One can only hope...
These are just KS exclusives, so don't stress. The "proper" characters are the ones in the boxed games and the non-exclusives.
Alex C wrote: So now we have all the characters for Big Bang Theory: The Board Game (right?), maybe the inevitable Season 4 will feature more characters that actually have something to do with the horror/survival genre?
Yeah. Like Ron Burgundy, Jules Winfield, Austin Powers and all those other ones they've made that align with the horror/survival genre...
I keep getting a lot of messages for this game. If you're interested in storing all the models my 60 infantry tray and 56 infantry tray can store all the models.
So that's 280-300 models for $43 (includes shipping).
Never liked Kickstarters of any kind so never supported one. When I spend money I want my goods with me and not 1 year away.
With that said I lost my virginity to Z3, I mean this KS is brilliant!! Lost hours just looking at this one, always waiting to see next goal( quite addictive thing). The 2 million goal was just… just incredible! So yeah, 1 year wait but hell it was just tooooo good to pass.
In the tabletop game category Reaper Bones 2 @ $3,169,610
Bones 1 beat that at $3,429,235 it's listed in the games category but really both are just minature KS without a game so as a purely board game Zc3 is now top with Zc 2 second and KD:M third
Decided to skip out on this one, as I just don't have enough time to justify all the gaming I'd need to get in to make it worth it. That said, if someone can volunteer to buy an extra Raj and Leonard, Penny and any other purchasable BBT characters for me, PM me so I can toss you the cash for it, you'd be my best friend. Thanks in advance for someone willing.
Mymearan wrote: Noooooo I FORGOT! Have been waiting since day 1, checking in periodically to try to get an early bird... And I forgot pledging before it ended :(
You should have bid, and then moved your reward selection if an early bid opened up.
I had missed the 140 early bird slots and bid for a regular 150 slot.
When they said the 90 slots could be upgraded to 140 slots in the pledge manager I edited my rewards to get one.
Mymearan wrote: Noooooo I FORGOT! Have been waiting since day 1, checking in periodically to try to get an early bird... And I forgot pledging before it ended :(
You should have bid, and then moved your reward selection if an early bid opened up.
I had missed the 140 early bird slots and bid for a regular 150 slot.
When they said the 90 slots could be upgraded to 140 slots in the pledge manager I edited my rewards to get one.
I still see that being a mess with folks who did that not getting the Audrey mini.
I still see that being a mess with folks who did that not getting the Audrey mini.
Everyone who bumps up to $150/140 slot gets Audrey. People who got the $90 Early Bird get to bump up to $140. The pledge manager just needs to flag Eary Bird bidders for a $10 discount.
They are already are flagging season 2 backers for a $10 discount, so it would just be a matter of using this tech to flag the early birds as well
I'm trying to find a way to differentiate the zombie types without having to resort to painting the bases different colors (so I can use the mini's in other games). I'm thinking of using 1" washers, because I'd like to store the miniatures in the inserts. Has anyone done this or something similar? Thanks!
It is, and when Carmen posted that first picture on Boardgame Geek, I asked him how he did it and he posted the link to his blog. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I'm copying him. Nowhere near done, but it is much better than "realistically" painting 200+ zombies, and it is a striking effect on the table.
Have to come up with similar monochrome schemes for the new Skinner and Seeker zombies in S3 though. Perhaps sepia tones for the Skinners?
