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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: joekano on July 24, 2022, 05:16:56 AM

Title: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: joekano on July 24, 2022, 05:16:56 AM
So I've decided to take a break from historicals and dip my toe into the post-apocalyptic pool with Zona Alfa. Since all my modern figures are for Africa, I've decided to deviate from the Eastern European setting and move everything to Mali. If interested, I've created a dossier on my event's background and creatures, which can be found on the blog.

http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2022/07/zone-dexclusion-africaine-zona-alfa.html (http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2022/07/zone-dexclusion-africaine-zona-alfa.html)

Thanks!
Chris

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Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: dadlamassu on July 24, 2022, 07:05:14 AM
Excellent and imaginative stuff.  Well done and thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: commissarmoody on July 24, 2022, 08:02:48 AM
Pretty cool.
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: A.K.Summers on July 24, 2022, 12:50:40 PM
Cool idea :)
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Pattus Magnus on July 24, 2022, 04:56:05 PM
That looks awesome!
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: joekano on July 24, 2022, 06:06:36 PM
Thanks Everyone!  Hopefully we'll get in our first test game next month so we can see how it plays.
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on July 25, 2022, 06:20:20 AM
Excellent concept and brilliant execution! It was definitely worth taking a look at your blog. Excellent world building! 👍
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Khusru2 on August 02, 2022, 05:23:15 AM
An interesting take on the game. I'll look forward to some follow-ups. The figures are very nicely done
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Mr. White on August 02, 2022, 02:25:21 PM
I agree with the others...this is a very cool idea. I enjoy seeing all the various settings people create for their ZA games. Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: mikedemana on August 03, 2022, 07:48:44 PM
I love how you built your world solidly into the recent headlines. Very nice!

Mike Demana
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: joekano on August 05, 2022, 06:01:39 PM
Thanks again everyone!  The last bits on order will hopefully arrive soon so we can get started with our pilot games.

Chris
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on August 05, 2022, 09:21:58 PM
Cool idea.
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: sir_shvantselot on August 20, 2022, 09:10:24 PM
I always wanted a series of Walking Dead done by the like the South Africans who did District 9 or Israelis who did Tehran.
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Cacique Caribe on September 16, 2022, 06:07:44 PM
Question (and please pardon my ignorance): Is Zona Alfa anything like premise of the 2010 film Monsters?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_(2010_film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol6j9xlQN1w

Or perhaps the 2020 Netflix film Love and Monsters?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_and_Monsters_(film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-19tBHrZwOM

Thanks!

Dan
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: joekano on September 16, 2022, 08:13:59 PM
The rules are pretty loosely written without too much fluff on what the nature of the zone is.  Just that it's a hostile place with dangerous people and creatures of unspecified origin (nuclear disaster, alien landing, dimensional rift) and people go into it to hunt for artifacts.  So I think you could adapt it to that movie's premise without a problem. When talking to the creator on Facebook, his goal seems to be providing a basic rules framework and for people to use their own creativity in what they do with it.

Chris
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on September 22, 2022, 05:30:59 PM
In a reverse of what you are doing, I am using the rules (plus Kontraband) for Vietnam.
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: Bullshott on November 07, 2022, 12:40:26 PM
I love all the alternative Zona Alfa settings that crop up. I'm looking forward to more post on this setting.

In the meantime, I'm about to revisit my own (temporarily shelved) alternative British setting for ZA, Zona Albion.

Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: joekano on November 20, 2022, 09:10:53 PM
Thanks again for the feedback everyone. As a bit of a lark, I found these Predator special forces figures that I'll be using as one of my stalker crews:
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http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2022/11/predator-1987-special-forces-team-in.html (http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2022/11/predator-1987-special-forces-team-in.html)
Title: Re: Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on November 21, 2022, 08:53:37 PM
Really interesting conversion with a perfect setting. I love the choice of model for the Ifrit, it’s a perfect use of a miniature I’d previously dismissed (my wife is Kurdish and always laughs that the Koran says all Kurdish women are DJinn!) and the Deathstalkers especially. I had a pet deathstalker called Pickle and he was the most aggressive, fast moving and devious little blighter I’ve ever handled (not literally). Not a calm scorpion - I’d not like to meet a pack of mutated ones! (It’s not true, I’d end up wanting one as a pet!).

Looking forwards to more,
BeneathALeadMountain,