The Weekender: Trekking Through Golems & Zombies!!!
September 14, 2013 by lloyd
Hi there folks and welcome to the Weekender! This time we have an interesting discussion on the Star Trek films, expand more on the Golem Arcana Kickstarter and also talk about those very nice looking Kingdom Death Plastics!
As if that wasn't enough we've also got a game of the week in Zombies!!! Also we have a serious (well, it could be serious) chat about the female form in tabletop gaming and when is it all just too much?
Links:-
J.J. Abrams - Star Wars and Star Trek 3 News & Star Wars Troops Fan Film
- http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/09/11/jj-abrams-adding-star-wars-production-space-in-la
- http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/09/11/jj-abrams-on-not-directing-star-trek-3
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EDiQXhYIKY
Golem Arcana
Kingdom Death Plastics
Game Of The Week: Zombies!!!
Happy Gaming!
Almost panicked without my weekender lol
Yeah we have had some Internet problems today.
5 hour upload type problems 🙁
Thought I was gonna have to go cold turkey. Glad you guys got everything sorted.
Don’t forgot the battle for hoth Lego star wars board game…
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005WGIQ44
Shouldn’t Warren and Lloyd be in a pub about now. Big thanks to you for working late for us. Even though this isn’t a backstager video, you guys make the paltry fee more than worthwhile.
I shall enjoy watching this in the morning but.. man.. Zombies!! That was our go-to game back in the day.
Every time you use a bullet or play a card, you take a shot. Whew, that session was brutal!
I almost gave up on getting a Weekender this week!
I would love to see 7 BOWers playing this and put on the site on Halloween. That would be a great video/stream.
Was wondering where this was.
Several people, including a friend of mine, have created 6mm Star Wars armies. They tend to use them in Epic Armageddon but I think there are seperate rules for them somewhere too.
I’m assuming it’s not official
http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24357&start=15
Love Zombies. We played it with models from Hasslefree but I love the look of the ones you plan to use.
Movies for Justin… ( Not exactly what you were meaning but bloody funny anyway. )
Star Wars vs Star Trek Street Fight!.. http://youtu.be/poNEN3jJUqI
Snatch Wars. ( Warning Bad Language.)… http://youtu.be/vskHXtPuvBk
Also. Don’t forget that Zombies!!! has about a million expansions for it.
And. Zombicide is a good source of alternate survivors and zombie figures.
OK. Where did my links go?
Right then. As YouTube links doen’t seem to work.
Just do a search for…
“Snatch Wars”
( Although be warned – Bad language. )
and
“Star Wars vs Star Trek Street Fight!”
Not what you were after but bloody good all the same.
That zombies game looks pretty damn good!
To avoid the links not working entirely, you need to watch the Ryan Vs Dorkman Lightsabre fights as a fan movie for Star Wars.
Need to work out how to cross/mess Zombies and Formula D and Warren would be in Halloween heaven.
I’m not saying youse should do this every week but I like the weekender after the pub.
I’ve assembled a few of those WG survivors and while they’re characterful minis, only certain arms only fit certain bodies so they’re a bit lacking in options.
Has anyone seen this yet?
I.M.P.S The Relentless on you tube, they did a really good job on these fan films they even
recruited Peter Cullen ( the voice of Optimus Prime) as narrator.
they did do a star wars mini game, I had about 4 different box sets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Miniatures_Battles
Great show guys!!!!!!!
Soooo………… speaking of eating what ever happened to Justins eating challenge?
Oh we forgot about that, need to bring that back up the agenda!
And also speaking of eating… Feast of Games. What the hell happened to that? One of the best ideas they came up with and it goes the way of the dodo after only one show.
I think I’ve commented on this before, but basically FoG takes around 40hrs to produce (and requires the direct input of 5 people), we did a test show to gauge interest, which was pretty good – so its not dead, but other stuff will take priority until we have the resources to do it on a more regular basis, (or the show changes format – which is a possibility and somthing I’m looking at, at the moment) In saying that, we have play throughs of games (firefly most recently) coming through regularly, so minus the fish and chips (and obviously… Read more »
BTW is it the food bit in it you like?
I liked the feast. It was a little bit different and somehow seemed a little less like blatant product placement. I understand financial realities and all that, but when everything is the coolest thing ever, it gets a bit old.
Fair enough. If it takes too long then that’s a problem and obviously you could spend that time elsewhere. But it would be really nice to have an episode every now and then. To be honest the food and drink bit probably wouldn’t really be missed if it had to be done away with. But it did add another layer of fun to the banter. I feel that you can only get a proper feel for a game if you see it played. Watching a group of mates having a laugh and really enjoing themselves ( or not ) goes… Read more »
Also. Sorry I forgot untill you just pointed it out. I think you did mention it in the past. you
Hi there,
if you like Zombies!!! you will probably love Last Night on Earth. LNOE is very cinematic. It’s like a (Teen) Horror Movie on a board game. It is not as easy as Zombies!!! but from my point of view, out of the box, it gives you more options and thus replayability is higher.
This is very very high on the list. Will try to get it on the show before Halloween!
LNOE is loads of fun. It’s really a “zombie movie” game as opposed to a “zombie game” which has successfully made a couple new gamers in my social circle. In no other game have I seen so much enthusiasm in announcing what card someone is playing (nor the improv dialog accompanying it).
Bin checking in yesterday about every hour. My weekend isnt complete without the weekenders friendly banter. Now on to the xlbs :). Thx for making the stuff you do.
So.. yeah. Star Wars Miniatures was a pretty big thing back in it’s day – well, relatively speaking. Like the D&D miniatures battles game, it was a competitive skirmish system not unlike Hero Clix. Wizards produced a couple of battle maps for the competitive tournaments and I guess some people still play it which is what helps keep Adventurers Atlas in business 😉 Quality wise, there’s not much to talk about and even the Starship Battles line (Which sadly never saw an expansion before WotC canned it) were not as good as the X-Wing ships from FFG. But the ~12… Read more »
i had the same problem with zombies when i first played, it starts to become boring. the best fan film for me has to be wayside creations fallout nuka break, i could put a link on here if anyone needs it. also warren i am a massive trekkie fan to
I’ve been playing Zombies!!! for years, great game. There are loads of expansions, although these are a bit hit and miss. I’d recommend anyone to get at least 3.5, basically a new card deck for the game, really add’s to the fun.
I find the whole Star Wars universe boring and un-creative. The iconic ships and vehicles were designed in the 70s but haven’t progressed aesthetically. There are a tonne of other companies who have cooler designs. Mind you, the new Star Wars coming out in the future I’m sure will have new/cool ships, but I can’t get excited about a game like x-wing cause the models are pretty crap.
A really good fan flick is BOBA FETT:JEDI HUNTER. Its funny as hell, check it out.