 | Produced as a tie-in the classic 1978 Romero zombie movie, Dawn Of The Dead the board game is now a rare find. Produced by the popular board game RPG game makers SPI, it's been disparagingly described as a cross between the board game Mall Madness and a zombie apocalypse. It's an early example of a board game for adults, where the goal is for the zombie to kill the humans, or for the humans to secure the four mall entrances. And offing all the zombies inside the mall, sniper style. The game can be played with between 1 to 4 players. Yes that's right, you can play it on your own, if you are that geeky. In fact the website boardgamegeek actually recommends that the best way to play is on your own. Rather than playing with yourself, that's a totally different thing altogether and shouldn't involve zombies! |
An original copy of the game is rare to come across, or should I say, people are charging through the nose on eBay for a tatty old copy of it. You'd have to pay in the 100s for a half decent version of it.
| Not a perfect game, but a fun game all the same for any board game / zombie horror geeks out there. Which I know there are many. So because the game is so old, and out of copyright, it's available on the Weird Wide Web. You can get hold of all the game parts you need, and even an updated version, with a new map. Just print it off, maybe laminate it, and play away! Link: Home Page Of The Dead |
