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Q&A with Axis & Allies & Zombies Game Designer, Scott Van Essen Part 2

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This is the long awaited followup to the first part of our interview with Axis & Allies & Zombies game designer, Scott Van Essen. Scott…

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AAZ Rules Questions (We just played the game this very night)

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@Krieghund Thanks again for all your fast replies. And seems I am getting most issues right.
Having said that: being VERY far removed from your level of (tacit) knowledge of all things A&A among some of the guys (sorry no ladies unfortunately) that I play with I am known as ‘the guy that is looking for rules issues and strange/improbably combinations of rules…’ - and in this case: cards :)
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@commando-brado Players choose their own casualties.
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Did this game do well financially?

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@domanmacgee No, No. That i know. The King and Kaisers Rules.

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Thoughts on the Scott Van Essen (Lead Developer for AAZ) Interviews

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Talking Technology here…

Air D.O.T.s:

Somebody already brought this up. This does technology imply that you may initiate (start) a combat without any land units on your side and then have that extra round of combat? Or does this technology only apply if you start combat while having land units present?

If it is the former (you can start combat with no land units on your side) then this technology seems to be rather powerful… What do others think? Any official word on this?
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I’m beginning to think Nazis and Zombies go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly.
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What new questions do you have about A&A Zombies?

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@djensen:

I have another opportunity to interview the game designer of Axis & Allies & Zombies. So I’d like to extend that to the community and find out, what new questions do you have about the game?

We’re getting close to GenCon and I’m scheduled to play on Saturday morning (Sorry I’m busy all day Thursday with Catan and Friday with A&A) so hopefully we can ask anything at this point. But feel free to ask soft ball and specific questions. Of course, I’ll reserve the right to not include any questions and let’s keep it positive.

I wish I could be there with you djensen. 8-)
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Axis and Allies and Zombies at Origins

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Japan can always lend a hand in that battle by opening a second front.
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Polygon A&A&Z article, June 6, 2018

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@smo63:

No if Zombies take a territory where there is nothing but Zombies it retains its IPC value and when the zombies have 25 IPC’s of territories, it is considered a Zombie Apocolypse and they win.

Zombies can’t win. ZA goes to VPs between players.

@innohub:

Thanks for article sharing!–- It seems the benefit of zombies is:

1. Break down the original repeated game flow pattern
2. Activate lands in map that user seldom would go in traditional AA game
3. Introduce possibilities of riot/rebellion near each country’s own homeland due to the card events like asian time
4. A faster paced game (cheaper armor, a new victory condition by zombie victory…)

Also thematic Hallowe’en games and a gateway game for the mainstream.

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