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2015/04/07 16:25:48
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague & Wolfsburg expansion - Wave 2 Update on Pg. 39!
Guillotine Games is back with a whole new take on its popular Zombicide series of zombie board games. Zombicide: Black Plague takes the zombie apocalypse into a fantastical medieval setting! The arcane powers of the Necromancers have unleashed a zombie invasion in the age of swords and sorcery, and it’s up to your group of straggling survivors to not only stay alive during these dark times, but to take back the realm and punish those responsible for the apocalypse!
Zombicide: Black Plague allows you take control of paladins, dwarves, knights, and magicians, wielding powerful swords, crossbows, and even magic spells to defeat the zombie hordes and its Necromancer overlords. The classic Zombicide rules have been revamped for this new incarnation of the game, while still retaining the nonstop action, tense atmosphere and easy-to-learn rules that made Zombicide a classic. Equip your survivor with equipment like chainmal armor or shields to defend against the undead, pick up spell books to perform fantastic enchantments, or light up a pool of dragon bile to create an all-consuming inferno of dragon fire!
Take on the zombie invasion from the medieval streets to secret vaults that create quick passages through the citadel (and often hold special artifacts). Chase down the elusive Necromancers to keep them from multiplying the zombie masses. And tackle a whole new set of missions through which your group of survivors will become the heroes of the land (or the last victims of the zombie massacre).
Stay tuned to the Guillotine Games Facebook page for more news about the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Zombicide: Black Plague, scheduled to launch around the end of May.
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Wonder if we'll get another "not-Ash" exclusive. The tiles look like they could have great value in a fantasy rpg game too.
Some new mechanics from the previews - looks like door opening isn't automatic. The short sword opens on a 4+. Armor isn't discarded, but grants a roll to see if it applies, as the chainmail is Armor 4+.
Still waiting on Angry Neighbors from Season 3, but who am I kidding, I'm in for this round too.
Oh man... THIS is what I was waiting for all this time, without knowing it. I'll finally jump in! So much more excited for this than any other zombicide game.
I'm especially glad they're actually wanting to make it play differently, rather than just being a re-skin. They could have easily taken the lazy way out, but didn't.
Gotta' say, I'm the most tempted by Zombiecide that I've ever been, with this one- I've been wanting some fantasy pieces, and felt like I'm missing out on a lot of content by getting in late in the zombiecide suite, while this is effectively a new setting(?).
Also, yeah, Army of Darkness seems necessary.
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Oh crap. I sat out on Z3, after pledging fairly heavily on Z2. This...this I have to have. Like...idk. I may have to blow off cash for my friend's wedding to do this (it's over a year off, he'd understand. Especially if I got him a copy).
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2015/04/07 17:49:03
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
Well I was pondering a bid on RH TGG2, although not overly bothered till retail as I'd only be after a select few of the models.. but this has made my mind up for me.
Will be looking to back this one fully.. especially after my Zombi 3 goodies arrived, very happy with all of it.
This looks amazing, and both my eldest lads are very eager to play it.
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2015/04/07 18:16:16
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
Wth! Another great zombicide game! I thought they said season 3 was going to be it for at least a year... The may be the first zombicide I sit out due to lack of funds spent on other zombicide seasons (over $1000 on the last) and wild west exodus.
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2015/04/07 18:43:10
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
455_PWR wrote: Wth! Another great zombicide game! I thought they said season 3 was going to be it for at least a year... The may be the first zombicide I sit out due to lack of funds spent on other zombicide seasons (over $1000 on the last) and wild west exodus.
:(
I think they said there will be a break before Season 4 rather then no Zombicide next year.
2015/04/07 19:21:29
Subject: Re:Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
455_PWR wrote: Wth! Another great zombicide game! I thought they said season 3 was going to be it for at least a year... The may be the first zombicide I sit out due to lack of funds spent on other zombicide seasons (over $1000 on the last) and wild west exodus.
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Wow, what did you get on Season 3 that totaled over $1000?
You could always just grab the sweet spot pledge and the exclusives during the campaign, otherwise you may be kicking yourself when you're forced to pay 3x the price on ebay!
2015/04/07 20:30:27
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
Another bit of good news is that since this thread will turn into the Kickstarter update thread once the campaign starts, we've already got a volunteer to run it - updating the first post, thread title and keeping us up to date with...updates!
I saw the post on April 1st, thought it was an insanely evil April Fools joke. Even better it ends up a real thing.
With obvious elves and dwarfs, makes me wonder if we'll see other types of undead- orcs and ogres and such? Maybe an orc hero?
God, this might be the first Zombicide I actually go in for extra heroes if they start doing other fantasy races- especially my favorites.
Heck, maybe we'll see some actual Wrath of Kings add on mercenary hero characters like Iron Eyes, rather than heroes cosplaying as Wrath of Kings characters.
My mind just reels at the possibilities of this game.
Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!
Pacific wrote: Missed out on the previous Zombicide releases so will probably give this one a go! The medievil setting certainly makes a bit of a change.
Out of interest, how has the producing company coped with the previous Kickstarters?
Turnaround on Season 3 was very quick- some people in the States had it as early as Jan/ Feb. I believe. A lot less of the massive delays like they used to have, that's for sure.
I put in a last minute pledge and just got all my stuff last week. CMON has been pretty good with me- sending me replacement parts pretty quickly and getting orders fixed pretty fast when there's been mistakes.
I know others have felt burned, but I've had pretty positive experiences with them (my first CMON campaign being Rivet Wars).
Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!
It looks nice but I've already got zombicide and I enjoy it alot. Why should I buy a new one rather than spend cash on expansion seasons for the original?
It would either have to have mechanics that create an entirely new experience rather than a slightly modified one, or the kickstarter deal is going to have to be amazing.
Or they could ensure that the zombie types are compatible between games, maybe create a new type for black plague that is backwards compatible with the original. You could make up some excuse for the medieval zombies being LARP players who got infected mid party.
2015/04/08 00:10:21
Subject: Re:Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
I think Guillotine could make a truly great dungeon crawl but I'm not sure reskinning Zombicide (a really fun game in its own right) is the best way to do it. At some point the mechanics get stale. This will have fantastic art and minis a be a blast to play, but I'm not seeing the value over "vanilla" Zombicide, which is a shame. Hopefully I am proven wrong.
2015/04/08 05:43:10
Subject: Re:Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
I've been wanting to see CMON do a dungeon crawl proper since they first started churning out games, but I sadly still don't see it happening any time soon.
Wonder if they'll still have zombivors, or maybe go with a different mechanic for this version? Maybe we'll get to flip the dashboard over for a good and proper level up (with blinged out heroes naturally)?
Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!
I think the goal here is to capture a slightly different segment of the market.
There are enough Zombicide fans to make the KS a guaranteed success, probably at least one million in pledges. So the risk here is pretty minimal.
The payoff would be in drawing more players/customers into Zombicide; people who don't yet have a single Zombicide product.
There's additional value to extant Zombicide owners if the gameplay is fresh, although I think that remains to be seen. It looks like there will be a 'necromancer' instead of an abomination, which could be interesting. And then the spells.
It also adds new tile sets, which can always be used in combination with existing tiles. It would be great if there were some crossover rules, even if they were home brew.
I haven't backed a single ZCide KS campaign, despite having purchased Seasons 1 and 2 at regular retail. I may back this one though. I can't deny that the fantasy theme sparks additional interest in me.
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2015/04/08 15:20:40
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
The Abomination is still there he's on the box art (the guy with the noose) and the zombie cards. The Necromancers seem to be a new addition, they seem to cause zombies to multiply in some way.
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2015/04/08 15:33:56
Subject: Re:Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
Damn - I frankly regretted backing Season 3, since I haven't even played Season 2 (played a good amount of 1, though). I didn't think there was a snowball's chance of getting Season 4. But now I need to at least hear them out.
2015/04/08 15:38:31
Subject: Zombicide: The Black Plague - Hitting Kickstarter late May
Hah, I wonder if they'll run into the same issue Myth did, with the "EA-patented flame above letter in logo".
I am deeply unexcited by this theme, but don't know if it will end up being mechanically different enough from the variety provided by 3 seasons worth of Zombicide to be of interest. Those card graphics suggest that it probably won't be.