How is Pike and Shot and Zombies?

[Skrapwelder]

Playing a game of it this weekend.
Will let you know how it comes out.

Hey!

[Steve F]

Any of you gents familiar with the Comic "Defoe 1666"?

Al Davison is also working on a comic called Blood-Light, which the FPI blog describes as "Oliver Cromwell meets True Blood".  He seems to have cast Lucy Lawless and Pete Postlethwaite in it!
http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/directors-commentary-the-alchemists-easel/

[Arlequín]

I recently got hold of these myself. I agree that in comparison to some rule sets they require a degree of 'immersion' but given the numbers of player figures in play, I don't see this as a problem, certainly no more so than it would be in Mordheim for example. I've given them a rough overview here. If you play as part of a pretty regular group I can see them having their appeals.

[Faber]

Gotcha! 
waiting for the pdf...

[Commander Vyper]

I downloaded plague city during the Halloween hidden pumpkins freebie event. Found my mordheim sprue and allocated 30 mantic zeds to the cause. Christ on a bike only knows when I'll do something with them but hey another proto-project in the bag!

[Argonor]

If you play as part of a pretty regular group I can see them having their appeals.

Absolutely - my concerns about the rules-heaviness are also connected to the fact that I don't have a regular gaming-group. I'm going to use it as a 'join and play for the day' game. But I'll still give it a shot, I'll just need some time before the game can be launched, as I have to prepare all the minis involved for the first installment. 

[Faber]

hey Argonor, how many figures are you going to prepare mate? I think I'll do30 zeds (for the moment, with some marker to set them as special zs or not) and 6/8 human imperial survivors. Do you think it's enough? Upgrade will be a gang of civilian survivors and special zeds from various houses (first of all heresy ghoul for scary/leggy zombies).

[Argonor]

I think, 30 will suffice - at least for starters - I expect to start by running games in which each player controls 1 survivor, and if the players are not under enough pressure, destroyed zeds can be recycled through spawning points. 

[Faber]

I think, 30 will suffice - at least for starters - I expect to start by running games in which each player controls 1 survivor, and if the players are not under enough pressure, destroyed zeds can be recycled through spawning points. 

seems very funny! The main thing is just to put players under pressure, so it could be a very good idea. You know you have to take and share some pics of your zeds and survivors as soon as possible?
btw, this thread is a good place to share "house rules" for P&S&Z...and maybe some scenario, in a near future.

[Argonor]

You know you have to take and share some pics of your zeds and survivors as soon as possible?

Yes, as soon as I have some finished - but I have another modern zombie project in the pipeline, which has stalled at the moment because of the pressure of having to find a new job - and I really need that one finished before moving on.

And I agree - this would be a good place to stash all info regarding the game, anything people come up with, and, of course, pics from games.

[seelowe41]

Guy's

The Evesham Wargames Club played it's first game of Pike, Shot & Zombies tonight, you can read the full AAR here.
http://dusttears.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/pike-shot-zombie-aar.html

6 Players and a race for the ferry.....

In the mean time here are a few pictures to give you a flavour of the game.

Cheers

Stu
Evesham Wargames Club

[aggro84]

Nice and fun looking game. 

Thanks for posting. 

[Faber]

Nice and fun looking game. 

Thanks for posting. 

ditto! 

[Galland]

We are going to try out this tonight using Two Hour Wargames Long Rifle rules (with additional rules from All Things Zombie), will be fun to see how it works!

[Faber]

We are going to try out this tonight using Two Hour Wargames Long Rifle rules (with additional rules from All Things Zombie), will be fun to see how it works!

We want to know pal!