Recommended Game: Last Night On Earth: The Zombie Game

by A.J. Coltrane

Title:  Last Night On Earth:  The Zombie Game

Game Type:  B-Movie Zombie Horror Strategy Game

Number of Players:  2-6

Complexity of Rules:  Low-Medium

Time to Play:  About 90 minutes

The Concept:  It’s a zombie B-movie!  Players play either the zombies or the heroes in one of a number of scenarios provided with the game.  

The heroes are all drawn from horror movie archetypes such as The Sheriff, The Jock, or the Farmer’s Daugther.  Both the heroes (by searching in the buildings) and the zombies get access to cards that represent items and events that mess with the other side.  (See the Chainsaw, below right, for an example of a hero card.)

The heroes’ focus is to survive the zombie horde long enough to accomplish the scenario objective, such as “Find Two Cannisters Of Vaccine”, or, “Save The Townsfolk.”

Why I Like It:   

1.  The game board is modular and randomly assembled, so each game evolves a little differently.

2.  The heroes win or lose as a group, so teamwork is needed to defeat the zombie player.

3.  Flying Frog Productions (the publisher) did a great job with the artwork and capturing the feel of being in a B-Movie Horror.  (These guys are local.  They’re based in Kirkland.)

4.  It’s a fairly lightweight game that is easy to learn and plays reasonably briskly.

5.  The rulebook is well put-together and well worded.

6.  Shotguns, Chainsaws, and Zombies — how can you go wrong?

BoardGameGeek page here.

Available at Gary’s Games in Seattle.