Flying Frog Productions Last Night On Earth The Zombie Game

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Flying Frog Productions Last Night On Earth The Zombie Game

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For 2-6 players
Takes 60-90 minutes
Modular game boards
Heroes versus Zombies

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Last Night On Earth Review by Dad's Gaming AddictionLast Night On Earth: 2-6 Players, Ages 12+, Average Play Time = 60 MinutesIt's easy to see that a lot of time and effort was put into making the components. The pictures on the cards and character sheets are thematic and highly detailed. I'm not an expert on production and special effects, but it looks like actors got dressed up to take these pictures...whether this is or isn't the case, it still looks impressive. I've also never had a board game come with an official soundtrack before, which admittedly, I have yet to listen to.Playing as the zombie player, I often found myself just going through the motions without having to think about it. Since I only moved one space per zombie, the only real strategy I had to consider was which card to play when and deciding whether or not I wanted to discard a card.The heroes on the other hand, had a lot more to think about. Vinnie Jr. and Anthony Jr. were careful about their movement, trying to land on spaces away from the zombies but just within the range of their current ranged weapons. To use a gaming term, they were "kiting", which takes a bit of thought. They also had to consider what cards they had in their hand and what items they were currently carrying. In the scenario we were playing, "Die Zombies, Die!", they were racing against the clock to find enough weapons to dispose of fifteen zombies before sundown. Interaction between the two was a lot more involved, I felt, though I could see where two zombie players would need to coordinate their card plays.Since I was in the position to control the difficulty level, I found myself in the role of dungeon / game master once more. I like being able to hold back or play aggressively as I need to so that the kids have a positive gaming experience. The game ended in the kids' favor on track turn three (starting from fifteen going down). I managed to wound their characters a total of three or four times, but they healed themselves straight away. I imagine that in order for the zombies to win, you have to be able to surround them en masse...which makes sense.Based on what we've played so far, the boys and I had a lot of fun, though all of us were biased from the start as we enjoy a good zombie movie / game. I imagine that this game would appeal to other zombie fans as well. We have yet to try the other scenarios, but I'm sure we'll get around to it. I also own the expansion which I will probably cover sometime down the line, so keep an eye out! 4Great scenarios, easy set up, excellent replayablityHonestly, with zombies and all the associated properties, and it can be easy to get wrapped up in all the pseudo-serious stuff that makes it all rough and gritty and dark. And while, yeah, that has it's appeal, it's easy to forget the more light-hearted, humorous side of things can be just as, if not more, fun. This game lets you do just that, with great scenarios, engaging gameplay, and hilarious cards that keep s*** moving even beyond an hour when you get a whole pack of people playing. I have a few board games that require at least three people to play, so having a game you can more or less "duel" a friend at is pretty fun. Replay value on a board game is extremely important for me, and with this game you don't even need any add-ons to have just that. 10/10 could recommend! 5Good, Solid Zombie Game"Last Night on Earth" is the best Flying Frog Productions game that I've played. Essentially, a number of players take on the roles of townsfolk during a zombie Apocalypse, while other players play as the zombies. What is fun about LNOE is that the theme of the game really makes it feel like a zombie B-movie. The way cards are used and played add a lot of fun and tension to the table, and really fit well with that B-movie theme. It is, at it's heart, a dice rolling game, in which players shoot, melee, and otherwise attempt to outwit the zombie player with dice rolls. A simple mechanic but it works really well here.One of the problems I have with this game, however, is the way in which the number of players alters how many play the zombies and how many play the humans. A four player game sees two humans playing multiple townsfolk and two zombies. A five player game has four playing one human character each, and one playing the zombie. Six has four humans, and two zombies. I like playing this game with five, because, for me, it's a much more interesting dynamic having only one player play the zombies. It just seems to fit better both thematically and mechanically.While I don't not like this game as much as "Zombicide," for me the Holy Grail of zombie board games, LNOE still manages to create a unique, fun, and creepy zombie board game experience. Fans of zombie games will not be disappointed and those new to zombie games, or genre board gaming in general, will find it's mechanics easy enough to learn and game play enjoyable. There is no doubt, it is a very fun game. 4So Glad I made this PurchaseI bought this game based on the positive reviews and because it has a "Zombie" theme. I was not disappointed at all! This game is really fun and you never get tired of playing it. The more players the better. You can play with 2-6 players but I would say at least 4 for the best experience. It takes about 70-90 minutes to play through the game and is great fun. You can play as a Zombie or as a survivor, I prefer to be a Zombie because I get to kill people lol. I was a little skeptical to pay close to $50 for a board game but I am glad I did because this is more fun than any Video game which would cost about the same and you can play it with the whole family. If you like horror themed board games this is one of the best ever 5What's not exciting about zombies!?Unlike many board games that get repetitive and you only play once in a blue moon this game has quite a bit of replay value. While the cost of the game is fairly steep there is a lot of content inside the box.The game board is modular so there is a "town center" piece that you can put 4 L shaped pieces around. In advanced scenarios you can use all the pieces (putting Ls together to make squares). You can flip the town center over to reveal a mansion for a defend your base style game. There is a truck piece that can be used for a scenario where the heroes need to find gas and keys to drive the truck out of town. There are additional pieces as well for future scenarios or to create your own.You have figurines for all 8 heroes, 14 zombies, a CD soundtrack to add to the experience, and plenty of dice, wound markers, etc. My only complaint about the content is the dice included (I think there are 16?) are small and don't have the same feel as a normal dice. Dice are cheap so it is not a big deal to replace those.After reading the rules a few times it all makes sense but it can be a little overwhelming for first time players. The zombies go first. A zombie can move 1 tile at a time. Zombies must move to attack adjacent heroes since zombies have an urge to feed on humans. Each turn you roll a dice and if the number on the dice is larger than the number of zombies in play you can get more. At the end of the turn you roll the dice again to determine how many zombies to spawn (Its a D3 roll so 1-2 is 1, 3-4 is 2, and 5-6 is 3 zombies).Heroes roll the dice and go that many spaces. A hero if inside a building can search which allows them to draw a Hero card (more on this shortly).Fighting occurs when hero(es) and zombie(s) occupy the same tile. The hero and zombie players roll dice, typically 2 for the hero and 1 for the zombie. If the zombie player's dice roll is equal or higher than the hero the hero takes a wound. If the player rolls doubles and its higher than the zombie roll the zombie dies. If the hero rolls higher but not doubles then the zombie is fended off but doesn't die.If you understand that then the rest of this builds on that. Each zombie player can draw 2 cards (4 if there is a single player acting as the zombies) at the start of their turn. These are cards that cause problems for the heroes such as heavy rain which limits players to moving 1 space. They can also be cards that allow the zombie to roll more dice or the hero to re-roll dice.Heroes get hero cards by searching buildings instead of moving which give them things to help in combat. One such card is a ranged weapon which can be used each turn in addition to melee combat. With weapons you roll to see if they hit and then to see if the break (run out of gas, ammo, etc). If you have a hero card for ammo or gas you can discard it to keep the weapon.Lastly heroes have special abilities listed on their cards which give each one an advantage. Some have extra wounds they can take, some can take 2 hero cards when searching and choose which one to keep, etc.Its covered on each scenario card but the game can be won or lost several different ways. The basic scenario is to kill 15 zombies. Each zombie turn there is a numbered board called the "sun tracker" which is counted down so you may have 15-17 rounds most scenarios to win as the heroes or the zombies win. Zombies can also win if they play a card that exhausts the cards in the hero deck. However the heroes can exhaust their deck on their own with no penalty. Then obviously you can win by completing the stated objective.If you have friends (or even just 1 friend) who like zombies and like board games then you'll enjoy this game. 4This game will destroy any and all relationships of the players.Oh man. This game... This game is fun, but, it will make you hate whoever you're playing with. The zombies are way over powered, and the humans can't get jack done, even with a lot of practice. If the zombies make the best moves they can, they will easily destroy the humans, so, it becomes a moral issue for the zombies about not wanting to emotionally destroy the human players who are otherwise having fun. Do you end the game early, just because you can? You spent all of this time setting up the game, do you really want to just ...kill them? Will they want to play another game right afterwards? Or are they going to cry about it, and ruin the entire evening? Are they going to be the same whiney little snots after they get their turn to be the zombies, and they understand? Why are my friends so terribly emotionally irresponsible people?Meanwhile, the humans are still trying to find a single weapon to use against the growing horde. They don't have any time to think about that sort of thing, and whenever they do stop, it's to pleasantly laugh at the B movie references. You'd all be laughing at them together, if only you hadn't rolled the maximum number of zombies, and ruined the move that the humans were going to make next turn, because zombies have spawned in the building they were desperately looting....Uh, goodness help you if you play this game one on one with your spouse, supposing you're the type that fights over Mario Kart. If you put each other on the couch over an ill-placed banana with no warning, one of you is going to be in the dog house for a week over Last Night On Earth.***I'm kidding. The zombies really are a handful, though. The game is hilarious, and a must-play for zombie movie fans. It's a movie come to life, if a bit challenging at times. The different scenarios make for replay-ability, and it's best with more than two people, but, manageable. Remember to stay in good humor during the more frustrating parts, but, at least it's a game that really draws you in. 4Great game if you have patient friendsFirst off, I LOVE this game! That said, I cannot recommend it to everyone. Here is my explanation:I first played LNOE at a friends house. Nobody had played before so there was a bit of improvising on the rules. Regardless, I thought the game was very different to most board games and loads of fun. I bought it the next day for myself and shortly after, I took it to a small get together (7 people). Since the game only allows 6 players, I volunteered myself not to play and instead helped explain and enforce the rules. It was here that I realized that the game isn't for everyone. 4 people in the group were intrigued by the game and got very excited whenever heroes had to fight zombies. The other 2 lost interest in the game after the first 20 minutes. They thought the rules were overly complicated and the game was too slow. I later found out that the reason the game was slow was because we kept stopping to check the rules. The game eventually was cut short in favor of some other activity. My new game was a failure... I cried...The next day, I read the rules extensively. I noticed we had made numerous rule changes and were not playing very well. I called 2 of the players that demonstrated interest in the game to play after work. We had such a fun time that we played a different scenario every day for an entire week. My friends and I were hooked. I am even considering buying the expansion packs.The game is perfectly balanced! Anyone complaining that the game is not balanced has not read all the rules, I know this from experience. The cards are funny at times and the game really does play out like a movie. The cards have the heroes do things that are typical to a Hollywood horror movie like bickering (lose a turn), sacrifice themselves unnecessarily (stay in a square with zombies), lights go out in a building (heroes move slower inside buildings) and "Heavy Rain" (players move slower when outside).CONCLUSION:I HIGHLY recommend this game ONLY if you have friends that enjoy strategy games and/or are patient enough to learn the rules. The rules aren't extremely complicated but I HIGHLY recommend at least one person learn the rules extensively before playing. This will avoid having a slow game due to everyone looking at the rule book every 2 minutes. If you do that and have the right group of friends, you are all in for one the most fun board games out there!FREE CONTENT:Go here[...]to get free OFFICIAL scenarios to add to your game. They are a lot of fun and add value to this product.Please let me know if this review helped you or not. 5Live in a Zombie Movie!!!This is by far the best game I have played in a very long time.The tension builds and even when things look really bad [or really good] the game can change on a dime. There is a perfect balance of "strategy" and "luck" in this game so you don't feel like a slave of the dice. Long term strategies can be planned for and if things go your way actaully can pay off..or go horribly wrong.I have gotten tothe point I can actually envision the movie that would have the events going on...here is a sample from the last three turns of last night's game:"Sally [a student], Jack [a drifter], and Sheriff Anderson are pinned in the Plant. Their friend, football start Johnny just turned into a zombie before their eyes after getting his last wound. Four zombies are pinned in by Old Besty the dog in the back of the plant just a step away from Sally and Jack. Sheriff Anderson is pinned down by two zombies and is blocking the only door. They have just an hour to destroy the last zombie spawning pit before the sun comes up and the whole town turns. Quick thinking Jack pulls the fire estinguisher and flushes the four pinned zomibes out the window of the plant and sprays the two fighting the sherrif to give him a chance to flee the door. Sally follows behind and runs to the gun shop to try to grab a revolver. Alas, the zombies waiting for Sally in the gun shop attack her and turn her into a zombie who begins to pursue Jack who has the last stick of dynamite needed to blow the spawn pit. Jack heads out the door with a horde of zombies from all directions hunting him down, including Zombie Sally, he turns and plugs Zombie Johnny in the head with a signal flare gun he picked up the airplane hanger earlier. As he approaches the last spawn pit just as the sun starts to cross the horizon, the zomibies are all over him keeping him from lighting the dynamite...but Sheriff Anderson dashes over with a pump action shotgun and goes Rambo on them from 2 spots away and sprays zombie guts all over Jack as he manages to light the dynamite and destroy the last spawn pit to end the Zombie rampage...hero's win!"Coolest part of the game is if feel JUST like that while you are playing, the tension, the build up, the heroic last ditch efforts....This game is AWESOME!!!! 5One of my favoritesPersonally I love Last Night on Earth. It's fun, light and the components are top-notch. Once you've played the game a few times you start to realize that there are definitely some strategical choices to be made by both sides that can affect the outcome of the game. BUT....Many may claim that there are often balance issues in favor of the heroes. I've found that once you get a few games under your belt you will figure out "what not to do" as the zombie player and can do some amazingly tragic things to the heroes if you play your cards right. There are also variant rules and options to help any balance issues you might have.Sometimes, rarely, things will go wonky in the game and give one side almost overwhelming advantage, making the winning side obvious too early. I've played this game at least a couple dozen times and I've only seen the "wonkyness" two or three times, so its not really an issue in the long run.The variety of heroes and scenarios is wonderful. The game also has a variety of components that allow you to create your own scenarios or house rules, which is a nice touch. There are also some variant rules that you can use to enhance the game. The art throughout the game is unique, as they use live actors for heroes and zombies, and I find this an interesting and fun touch making the game even more entertaining.Dead of Winter is all the rage right now (some have called it "what the Walking Dead board game should have been"), and indeed it is a wonderful game, but is a different animal than LNOE. I have both on my shelf and enjoy them both equally.The game claims to simulate a B-movie and it does this wonderfully well. I highly recommend it and, I should say, if you get this game and enjoy it I would highly recommend the Growing Hunger expansion which provides more diversity and options for the game. The base game does, however, offer lots of options and replayability without any expansions.Most of my gaming group really likes this game, but there are a couple that find it kind of silly and too light for their taste. If your group likes the idea of pitting B-movie smalltown heroes against hordes of bloodthirsty zombies, where strange, fantastic, tense and terrifying things happen throughout the game, I would pick it up and give it a try. 4One of the best games ever createdThis game turned out to be a real gem that we have quickly become addicted to it. Initial setup & learning of the rules will take some time to get down but after the first play or two the game becomes smooth & fast paced. Several characters, cards, & scenarios make each game unique & keep the play fresh. Real tension builds, as your players will find themselves in tight situations. The key for both heroes & zombies is to acquire as many cards as possible & to use them strategically. For example, a zombie player can trap a hero by turning out the lights & locking the door of a building but the hero escapes through a window & than uses a stick of dynamite to blow up the zombies!Playing either side is just as fun & after playing through several games I feel it's fairly balanced. Advantages really vary game to game depending on the luck of the draw & roll of the dice. We've had the heroes steamroll through the zombies while in other games the heroes were quickly defeated, but in most cases it came down to the wire.The board & pieces themselves are well made & feature great artwork. Instructions are fairly clear although I would have liked a little more detail on some of the event cards. We've had some questions come up that were not answered in the rules on a couple of cards.Overall, this a great game that I think anyone who enjoys a strategy game such as Risk would love. If you're more into lighthearted party games you may find it overly involved. Rated for players 12 years or older but I find the content itself to be PG & the play is simple enough that a younger child could play if the parents deemed appropriate. 5

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