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2022
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Description
There’s plenty of things to test a person’s mettle out in the harsh Western territories. There are cattle rustlers trying to steal your stock. There are bandits looking to rob the 10:13 to Yuma. There’s all manner of critters and a desert environment looking to deal you the death card. Now, the recently-dead have started rising from prairie graves to assault the living. This town is turning into cowpies.
Zombicide: Undead or Alive brings the Zombie-blasting action to an all-new era and location, bringing players to the middle of the mythical Old West. There’s new Survivor types like the Gunslinger, Brawler, Townsfolk, and Faithful, each with their own, unique rules. Then, of course, there’s plenty of Zombies to destroy. New game mechanics like Balconies and the Train will test players in new ways.
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Board Game Critique Top List at 15:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Most mechanically streamlined base game.
- Creates distinct character identities.
- Most cinematic moments.
- Most difficult game in the franchise.
Cons
- Steeper barrier for new groups due to difficulty.
- Wild West setting has a more limited appeal ceiling than the top two.
Thematic elements
- zombie apocalypse
- Wild West
Comparison games
- Second Edition
- Black Plague
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Building Entry — Buildings have no doors, and entering activates a corpse pile, creating new spawn points behind the team.
- Survivor Classes — Four distinct classes (Brawler, Faithful, Gunslinger, Townsfolk) create unique player roles and abilities.
- Train Tiles — Double-sided tiles can be flipped to simulate a train moving, smashing zombies, and arriving with additional enemies.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Worst to best, no filler, and we're calling it on each one.
- Every other game we're going to talk about today executes that skeleton better.
- Completeness is not the same as excellence, especially when the underlying framework has been surpassed in every meaningful category since.
- This is where the fantasy line really proved itself because instead of just re-skinning Black Plague, the design team took the system and made it harder.
- The most mechanically streamlined Zombicide base game in the franchise's history and that streamlining cuts in multiple directions at once.
- This is also the most difficult Zombicide game in the franchise. Brutal in every sense of the word.
- The definitive modern Zombicide experience.
- A dynamic power escalation arc and the feedback loop between growing stronger and becoming a bigger target captures the tone of the source material more precisely than anything season 1 through 3 ever achieved.
- Black Plague is where the Zombicide formula reached its fullest expression for the widest range of players.
- Creates a layer of priority management that was completely absent from every original era Zombicide game.
- If you're new to Zombicide and you only buy one box ever, this is the one.
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Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Top 10 List at 9:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- new dice and duel mechanics add spice to Bang!
- quick to teach and quick to play
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- duel duels and quick decisions
- western showdown with gunslingers
- lightweight, arcade-western
Comparison games
- Bang! the Dice Game
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice-based combat — new duel dice modify outcomes and strategies during duels.
- rage cards and wound tokens — losing duels imposes penalties that can cancel future dice outcomes.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- GenCon is right around the corner and literally hundreds of new games will be coming out there
- this is a hidden movement deduction and combat game for two to four players
- it's also a social deduction micro game
- fast and engaging gameplay as well as beautiful artwork
- I picked this up at BGG Spring and I love this game
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Board Game Coffee Unboxing at 0:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- excellent artwork and minis with distinct Western flavor
- strong thematic cohesion between Old West and zombie aesthetics
- quality components and attractive storage ideas (wooden trays, crate-like rulebook)
- variety of zombie types and bosses provides visual and tactical interest
- train and dynamite elements add flair and tabletop flavor
Cons
- some zombie sculpts feel repetitive within the core box
- box feels lighter than expected, making lid closure slightly finicky
- lighting can wash out red minis, reducing contrast during unboxing
Thematic elements
- Western pulp horror crossover
- Old West frontier with zombie apocalypse elements
- cerebral yet campy Western zombie saga
Comparison games
- Invader
- Night of Living Dead
- Mosaic
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Combat: Dice — combat resolved with themed dice and variable outcomes
- Dice_based_combat — combat resolved with themed dice and variable outcomes
- equipment_and_weapon_cards — a large catalog of weapons and items affecting actions and strategies
- Mini-Games — highly detailed survivor and zombie miniatures used for tactical play
- miniatures — highly detailed survivor and zombie miniatures used for tactical play
- Modular Board — tile-based map with varied Western town locations and environments
- modular_board — tile-based map with varied Western town locations and environments
- scenario_and_event_based_play — the box supports multiple scenarios with train, dynamite, and encounters
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the art on this is great
- the Western theme of course you gotta have a saloon
- I love the wood finish
- these minis look fantastic
- I'm looking forward to playing this and figuring out which is like my favorite combination
- this box is full of light delicious minis
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Board Game Coffee Discussion at 7:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong theme
- accessible cooperative play
Cons
- components can be bulky
- setup can be lengthy for new players
Thematic elements
- zombie apocalypse with Western flair
- Wild West zombie frontier
- cooperative, scenario-driven arcade style
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative gameplay — Players work together to survive zombie scenarios.
- Modular Board — Board layout changes with scenarios and players.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- welcome to the winner announcement of our huge 12 Days of Christmas collection giveaway
- we've got a nice spreadsheet set up for logistic purposes
- thank you so much to Bruiser for reminding us that yes our sick kids link is still live
- two count them two bonus prizes
- you will have two weeks to get back to us
- thank you everyone for being so honest about that and helping us out
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