I picked Scenario 10: Small Town from the Zombicide Season 1 rule book.
I usually like running 6 actors ( lots of actions) but decided to run 4 due to the narrow window.
I opted to use my 3 newest actors as I haven't had the chance yet. Union Worker 42 and Alyana Heska came from a Wrath of Kings Kickstarter Crossover. Thiago (Not Austin Powers) came from the Family Game Night #2 kit (via eBay). Lastly, dependable Phil (aka Rick Grimes from the Walking Dead).
Hindsight being what it is, the first 3 are all melee oriented with Phil is the only ranged specialist.
Turn 1 - lucky lucky lucky! Managed to get Phil the other pistol. Being able to dual wield them means he can shoot them together for 1 action.
The group moves towards the first building and breaks down the door.
After dispatching the meagre zombies. I made my first mistake and split the group. I NEVER split the group. Don't really know why I did.
The actors moved up to the cross roads and set up shop. ( Mistake #2 - any spawn card with man hole cover spawns zombies on each man hole which means 3 extra potential spawns). Also 3 of the 4 actors have been wounded. Not looking too good for the good guys. Especially with those fatties ( legit game term, honest) coming from the north spawn zone.
The crossroads are finally clear. Time to move.
Breaking into the bottom right building spawns more zombies. I don't have great equipment so move everyone (minus Thiago- who has been devoured) inside to search. Not good. 1 actor down. 2 wounded.
Trapped! Trying to break free/whittle them down.
An Abombination enters via the north spawn point. I have nothing to kill it with and a large hoard surrounding Alyana after the space was cleared and she chopped open the next door. Luckily he had a chain saw and the dice gods were kind.
Alyana makes it back into the room unscathed.
The actors clear out the room and begin to pray. The Abombination is getting closer...they empty the street and run across into the next building a growing horde at their heels.
Thankfully this building had a back door as the rooms are filling quickly with zombies. They escape the building and make a run for it. Only targeting zombies ahead, and leading the others toward the final building.
Outside the final building. Zombies all around. The runners just got an additional move meaning there are 9 within striking distance. The actors kill all the zombies in the spaces immediately north and south and move inside the building.
The survivor cards at the end. All three had hit the red level and contiued again. Looking at the numbers, minus he objective tokens Phil and Union Worker 42 killed 48 zombies each and Alyana killed 38 zombies. Thiago added another dozen or so.
I shouldn't have split the group. I possibly could have avoided some of the early wounds. I didn't use Thiago's reaper ability properly by having him fight single zombies.
I also didn't get to use Alyana's sword master ability but she and Union Worker 42 were melee monsters as the levelled up.
By standing in the crossroads for several turns, I allowed extra zombies to spawn from the man holes.
I love Zombicide and hopefully I can get another game in soon. The season 3 Kickstarter can't come soon enough.
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