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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 Rule Question: Technology and Allies

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Whether attacking or defending, the benefit from Z-4 Explosives applies only to the units of the power(s) with that technology. It does not apply to the units of an ally.
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1942 sec ed upgrade kit to Zombies ??

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Zombies are roughly the same size as infantry. A little bigger wouldn’t hurt and might look better.
Europe is the only area where space is tight, but that is true of all A&A games.
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Somebody please make a "MOD" of AAZ for Axis and allies 1940 global

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Yes that could really tilt the balance of the game!

The major problems that we faced were that taking out france g1 got signifycantly harder and it got a lot harder to take moscow due to zombies being a big help for the defender.
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Where WOTC got the idea for this game…

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@Flashman said in Where WOTC got the idea for this game…:

Surely Axis and Allies and Aliens would have been more interesting, with the humans gradually adapting alien tech and reluctantly co-operating against them but with a view to ultimate victory.

And I’ve got zombies already; I want little green aliens with ray guns.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&q=Worldwar:+In+the+Balance&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3SDIoSFPiBLHSjEwN87SkspOt9JPy87P1E0tLMvKLrEDsYoX8vJxKAOnTGj4zAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje7dWnqvfeAhUIKnwKHXqzClsQgOQBMBR6BAgMEH4&biw=320&bih=523

Harry Turtledove is an author who writes alternative history books. I enjoyed this one. You may already know about him though.
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Cold War 1962 and Zombies, how it should have been

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It’s a great idea, and you can do all sorts of goofy stuff in a 1962 setting including an alien invasion event that could force the US and USSR to work together. Plus why not cash in on the new Red Scare consuming the US’s news cycle?
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Subjective Complaints about AAZ (Zombies are stupid thread)

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@djensen:

I’m not censoring anything. If you have subjective complaints, put them all here in this thread. If you have constructive criticism, start a new thread.

Again, when the newbies arrive to learn more about AAZ and other A&A games, I want them to see a welcoming community. Seeing a bunch of posts of people hating on zombies, might turn people away.

You got some strong points here, and I want to change my stand.
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Answers about Axis & Allies and Zombies

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@Midnight_Reaper:

Seriously though, a game with a map about '42 size with rules for playing an intro version of the European War from 1939 to 1941 and main rules for playing from '41 to the end? That actually does sound intriguing to me.

This bit here is what gives me hope for the game. Especially if there’s a way to play out the whole war starting from 1939.

…Just as long as they don’t cheap out on the components (wishful thinking, I know) or make another 1941-small map…
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Axis & Allies: Zombies?

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