Here is the situation after several turns. We have found most of the loot markers, and I have shot and killed Carl. Rick is off to the left about to take some shots at my group leader. Rick has great stats, so I was trying to get a gun for each of my 3 players before I took him on. We have cleared the board of zombies, but there is a car alarm going off from the truck with a marker.
Here you can see each character card and the items they have, as well as the threat tracker (the round circle with the pointer). As the game progresses zombies spawn at an increasingly fast rate.
The player playing as Rick and Carl also had this guy with his hand up. He tried to attack the leader of my gang, but did not do enough to take him out.
In the next turn or two my leader killed the guy with his hand up, and both me and the other player drew more zombies in our event cards. Plus both dead characters came back as zombies. I had hoped to have a gunfight with Rick, but now there are 6 zombies between us with more coming. In the next turn or two, my characters just moved to the edge of the board evading the zombies.
Overall impressions of "The Walking Dead: All Out War"
Fantastic miniatures, great scenery. The character cards work very well, as do the event cards, counters etc. The game forces you to end quickly however, the threat meter means, you can't stick around and just relax. You have to get supplies and get out.
The Walking Dead: All Out War
The Miniatures: 9.5/10
The poses are fantastic, as is the detail. These are amongst the nicest survivor and zombie miniatures that exist in my opinion. The only reason that they are not a "10" is because I find the heads and limbs a little big. Every model, including zombies is different. The only pack with duplicates is the pack of extra zombies. The cars are between 1:48 and 1:50, while the people and zombies are 1:55 or 1:56.
Ease of Play: 9/10
Great skirmish rules for small scenarios. I would be interested to see what Mantic does with larger sized skirmishes. I could see adding house rules, to weaken the "threat meter" to make it more playable for longer games. Very easy to play, but also replayable.
The Game Contents and Counters: 10/10
Fantastic mechanics. I like that you get more with every pack you buy.
Price: 8/10
The core game is very well priced. If you want all of the other packs may add up quickly ($300 Canadian to get the ones out now). Personally, I plan on picking up the two rules expansions with miniatures and the pack of extra zombies. I had created the characters from the Walking Dead with the Warlord Games box sets already.
