Zombicide Short Story Part 2

“Louise get on! I got zombies to kill” Oksana shouted pushing a woman into the helicopter. 2 more people from the other survivors jumped in the helicopter.  The pilot grabbed Dan “look I'm sorry but the military are beings asses they wanted no one pulled out but we're doing our best.  I'll try and come back ok.  I'll try. .” with that he jumped on helicopter and took off. Travis walked up to Dan and handed him another Mac-10 “present for ya man. All I need's my shotgun. Woo this is a good day” Dan smiled trust the redneck to enjoy this! All the survivors spread out around the helipad as moans, barks and screeching could be heard.  Then from some wasteland the yapping of dogs could be heard.

“zombie dogs! “ the cry came.  “Zombies in the building over there” from another direction, “zombies on this corner!” Seems we're surrounded Dan thought.

“Yeah baby!!” Travis yelled shooting zombies down. “the crows are attacking! Zombie crows give me a break! “ Elsa yelled.

Dan turned and opened fire with his double Mac-10s he couldn't help but smile as he unloaded into the crowd of zombies.

He looked over and saw one of the other survivors staring into a window with zombies staring back.

“Bear what are you doing man? “ a blonde lady yelled.

“it's my ma  Miss Trish she's in there with those things,I gotta get her!” Bear yelled back. He smashed the door and zombies poured out.

“you guys don't think we have enough zombies? Travis yelled from across the street.  Stepping over zombie corpses.  Dan spotted movement behind Travis,

“Travis!!!”

It was too late 6 zombies feel upon Travis,he went down  kicking and hurling insults before the zombies ripped him apart.  “Nooo!” Dan yelled, Oksana finally free of the zombies she was battling levelled her twin sawn off shotguns at the crowd of zombies

“Hey, boys. Bad idea” the guns fired, a hail of bullets and quarters shredded the zombies.

A thumping sound could be heard over the gunshots and zombie moans.  Dan turned and saw the helicopter swooping in between the buildings. “yes!” Happiness turned to shock as Dan spotted Elsa turn to see the helicopter a zombie grabbed her and bit into her back she screamed and ripped the zombies head off but four more zombies pounced on her.  Dan yelled in rage not noticing as he unloaded his Mac-10s into a crowd of zombies.  The last few survivors climbed on the helicopter. The pilot gestured at Dan but He turned and gunned down more zombies, crowd or dogs he didn't care only that these things had took the last few friends he had.  “you're not going either?“ Dan turned and Oksana was loading her shotguns.

“these scum killed my friends. I'm not done killing them “ Dan said. What the hell has come over me Dan thought I've never been so angry.  The bite wound on his arm throbbed. The helicopter took off again the down blast scattering zombie crows giving a brief respite.  Dan saw Miss Trish take position on the helipad.  Oksana shouted “you think they're coming back? Ha ha ha”

“ you gotta have hope” came the reply.

“I don't need hope….. I got my sawn offs…..here they come! “ Oksana yelled. pointing at a crowd of zombies and zombie crows.  Dan moved onto the helipad back to back with miss Trish and another survivor.  “hey I'm Parker might as well be on first name terms of its gonna end like this” the survivor did.  “Dan … good to meet you shame about the circumstances” Dan replied.  Parker grunted and started shooting. Wave after wave of the undead fell upon the survivors . Dan arms  felt like lead weights from the fighting suddenly a surge of zombies smashed into them. Dan felt teeth rip into his leg.  He screamed and lashed out.  He felt something course through his veins, guess I'm becoming a zombie Dan thought, should I be able to think?  A zombie grabbed  at Dan and a red veil descended over his eyes and he struck out.  He saw the others all with bites and fighting hard.  They all looked like they were turning into zombies but not all the way yet. A Zombivor if you will Dan thought.  He laughed out loud at that and levelled his Mac-10s clearing a space. “what's that? “ Parker yelled, Dan looked around and saw the helicopter flying in low.  More undead appeared, “this is gonna be close! “ Dan yelled.

“Told you a little bit of hope would work! “ miss Trish yelled to Oksana. The helicopter hovered inches off the helipad  as the last four survivors piled into the helicopter.

“Told you I'd be back.  Damn the military is gonna be pissed at me…. What the hell happened to you? “ the pilot said as he saw the state of the survivors.  “don't know but probably not gonna help your case with the military” Dan said leaning back into his seat.

the radio crackled into life “evac chopper 1 you will follow us immediately”  Dan looked out the window and saw 2 attack helicopters flanking them

“This is gonna take some explaining “.......

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Zombiecide Short Story

Recently my wife, me and our friends played a game of zombiecide using all the sets. Which means a lot of zombies! ! My friend devised a game set up.  Two boards one a mall the other prison two players on each with a team of four survivors each trying too escape that board to get on the bigger board. On the bigger board there was a helicopter waiting with four spaces.  After that it may come back of we rolled a 6 at the end of a turn. If it did not arrive well you just fight to the last. I decided to try and be different by usibg what happened on the game to devise a short story.  Apologies of its not great but I thought id give it a shot.

a distant thump thump thump could be heard it got louder as the helicopter flew into the city hundreds of dead eyes watched as the helicopter flew overhead. A throng of shuffling corpses moved in the direction the helicopter went. A smaller number of scared tired and alive eyes peeked out of windows and Barricades blinking at the sun as the helicopter flew by a slim Glimmer of Hope kindled as the helicopter flew overhead which was crushed when they heard the message from the helicopters PA system “any survivors out there this city is to be targeted with a low yield nuclear weapon to eradicate the biohazards the last helicopter will be at the helipad to pick up any survivors that make it there buy 1600 hours tomorrow if you can't don't make it get deep and God save you” the helicopter repeated this a few times as it circled before It flew out of the city. In barricaded apartments office buildings warehouses and basements groups of survivors gathered their packs,weapons and with grim determination headed out….
Dan turned to the others in the room,

“you heard the helicopter.  We need to leave now”

“let's go then” Elsa said cocking her pistol.  They could hear movement from the room next door.

Other survivors Dan the firefighter thought, he gripped his fire axe and opened the door.  Travis piled past into the corridor crow bar  at the ready. Shannon and Elsa went through nervously checking the shadows.  As they came out 4 more survivors appeared.

“hey,you hear the helicopter? “ Dan asked,

“Yeah that's where we're heading don't wanna get nuked, let's stick together for a better chance that way. I'm Oksana”  replied a woman that looked like Alice from the Resident evil films.

“Sounds good let's get the hell out of here” Dan said.  He smashed through a door into another shop, as he looked around a zombie grabbed him, he missed with his axe and the zombie bit him

“Ahhh “ he yelled the pain sprang through his arm.  An axe  suddenly appeared swinging into the zombies face.  The foul creature collapsed and Dan turned to see a girl pull the axe out of the zombies head.  She looked exactly like Amy from Big Bang Theory,

“ hey I'm Audrey”

“Thank you Am...Audrey I mean you saved my life then” Dan said, Travis walked past into the room and started rummaging.

“God damn!” He yelled holding an automatic shotgun in the air. Dan searched round the room and found under the body of a security guard a Mac -10 SMG.

“Sweet!”Dan smiled.

A low moan could be heard from outside.  Shannon went and looked outside of the mall “what the fu…..” She turned to Dan face drained of colour.

“There's an abomination out there! !!!”

Dan punched the wall they all wouldn't  make it before the abomination gets them.

“zombies! Down the hall. Damn ha ha ha this one's Santa Claus! ! he's mine “ Travis yelled,his shotgun boomed and the zombie exploded on a hail of shotgun shells.

“we need to go now! “ Shannon yelled. She ran out into the street and off down the road with another survivor Dan didn't recognise and disappeared round the corner.  Dan stepped outside and saw the face of hell bearing down towards him.  Travis looked outside “well we ain't going that way! Everyone back inside! “ the group headed back inside the mall.  Dan checked the mall map “right round there, we can head  to the other exit. Hopefully that thing will follow us through and not cut us off.”

“They are big and scary but they sure are dumb” Travis laughed.

The group headed off through the mall only encountering a few zombies.  They got to the next exit and peeked out.  Elsa giggled I swear there is Elvis and princess Leia out there? “ everyone crowded to look.  Outside in the road was indeed an Elvis shuffling along next to a princess Leia who looked the spitting image of the star wars character except for bite marks over her arm. “let's say hello! “ Oksana said. She threw the doors open and along with Travis opened fire with their shotguns reducing the zombies to chunks.  Elsa ran forward and shouted back

“got a car! ! And this! !” she waved a golden AK 47. What the hell kind of car had she found?  Dan thought. As the group  left Oksana smashed a parking machine, she grinned evil as she poured the spare change into the shotgun barrel “little trick I learnt”.

The group went over Elsa  who was sat in a Cadillac convertible, Leopard print interior and bull horns on the front. “That's a pimp wagon!” Audrey  said shocked.

“stop complaining and get in” Elsa shouted. The group all jumped on the car all except Travis. “I ain't crowding in there I'll walk. Travis strode off followed by the car, in the distance they heard the abomination smashing its way through the mall.

The band of survivors arrived in the city centre where a helicopter was waiting at the helipad. Hope spares!! The group headed towards the helicopter.  Dan spotted Shannon climbing into the helicopter “nice of her to wait!” another group of survivors could be seen heading from the prison.  The pilot was waiting.  “I got room for 4! With the lady here that's 3. “

Dan grimaced the helicopter forgot to mention a numbers limit!!.

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Boardgames

I'm quite new to board games, I've obviously played your standard mainstream games (monopoly etc) and a few games of risk. Only recently a friend introduced me to a new sort of game that I never knew existed. Now I realise a lot of these games have been out for ages so excuse my tardyness.
First game we tried was one of bought called Zombies!! Then we played zombiecide and super dungeon explorer. I really like these Co op games (though zombies isn't strictly Co op!). Now I've heard about two games called last night on earth and zpocalypse so I'm on the look out for these now. My friend had a big pile of games and we are planning on working our way through all of them so I'll keep you updated!

Games Night!

Last night my wife and I had our regular games night with our friends (plus our son who would not go to bed).
The games on tonight were
Zombiecide and Takenoko, we started with Zombicide.
For those who don't know Zombicide is a Co op boardgame where each player chooses a character and you all pick a scenario (There are plenty to choose from). The board is made up of tiles. Each tile has building insides and roads printed on both sides allowing great flexibility. The scenarios tell you which tiles to use and where to put them. The scenario we chose was a small one (4 tiles)  and we had to rescue a survivor who was in 1 of 4 locations. Once we located the survivor we all had to leave the board where we started.
The zombies appear from various spawn points (scenario tells you where to put these). They also appear in a building the first time you open the door. They are spawned by drawing a card for real spawn point and room in a building you've opened. The 4 types of zombie are :
Shambler / normal
Runners
Fatties
Abomination
The bigger zombies require certain weapons to kill them. The number of zombies spawned depends on how many zombie kills you have. There are four levels the higher you go the note zombies you get!  Your character does get bonuses as the levels go up to.
The characters start with the bare minimum of equipment. A crow bar,  fire axe,  pistol and frying pans! All spread out amongst the group. The characters we had were :
Phil (my character)
Doug
Ned
Amy
Wanda is the survive we are out to rescue.
My character Phil is a cop so he starts with a pistol so I had that and a frying pan.
A turn in Zombiecide involves every player getting 3 actions plus any bonuses their character gets (my character's bonus was he started with a pistol. Another example is Amy who gets a free move). Your 3 actions can be move, shoot, reload, search, open doors and check objectives. You can only search one per turn though, you can search vehicles or the room you are in. Once all the characters have gone is the zombies turn. Each action you do could create sound,  this is represented by sound counters with a loud action obviously having more sound counters. The zombies all move one square towards the largest pile of sound counters. (runners can do to actions such as run and attack where as other zombies either move or attack). After all the zombies have moved you spawn more zombies!
Our game began,  we checked the closest building and had to battle a Fattie almost straight away! After Ned took a wound (2 and your zombie meat!) we took him down. A plethora of weapons were found in an abandoned police car in the centre of the map. I ended up with a sawn off shotgun and a machete., Amy had a rifle and a katana. Ned a crowbar and fire axe. Doug has twin sawn off shotguns! The first building was cleared by Ned and while Ned checked the objective Phil Doug and Amy held the crossroads. Ned made his way out and headed over to the next building. With zombie numbers growing out was getting harder to hold the crossroads. Amy's rifle picked zombies off at long range,  Phil took out the fatties with his machete and Doug cut a swathe through the zombies with his twin sawn off shotguns. Need broke the door down cleared the room and found Wanda!!  Now we had to beat a retreat. The group fell back off the board with Doug watching the rear with those trusty shotguns. I racked up 14 kills but Doug took the most with 20+ (notable mention to my son who insisted on rolling some dice and scored 6 zombie kills). It was a great game,  I'm so glad my friends introduced me to this game. The Co op games are excellent fun and much different to the competitive ones.
Next up was Takenoko. I had never heard of this game before, it involves growing bamboo and getting a panda to eat bamboo. Everyone gets a turn where you can do 2 things. The simple aim is to gather as many points as possible so when the game ends the person with the highest scores wins! You get points by doing 3 types of mission. Gardener missions involve trying to grow bamboo of various colours and heights. The Panda missions involve trying to get the panda to eat certain colours or colour combinations of bamboo pieces. The last mission type is terrain,  the game is played on different coloured tiles and the terrain missions involve you trying to get certain patterns and combinations of tiles. This game was so much fun and you need to think a lot about strategies and how to react when someone upsets your plans. My friend took the win while I came last :-(
Overall a cracking night with great friends bring on the next game night!!
If you want to read something different give my friends blog a read (she won Takenoko and was Ned in Zombiecide)
http://lifeinthekawaiilane.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
Have a good one folks!!