If I Only Had a Brain (A Review of Zombie State: Diplomacy of the Dead)

Zombies!  Relentlessly, they sweep over the globe in wave after wave of evil hordes.  Rising in all corners of the earth, the unremitting infection grows and spreads like a plague from Hell.  Armies are overwhelmed.  Cities fall.  Civilization crumbles.  Humanity sits precariously on the precipice of extinction.  Bands of survivors fallback to dwindling strongholds and vulnerable safe havens in desperate efforts to stem the dark, rotten apocalypse…or simply to survive.

Sounds like the new World War Z flick opening this Friday?  Alas, there’s no Brad Pitt to be seen here.  Instead, you will take charge of a world region reeling against an inexhaustive onslaught of walking corpses in the board game Zombie State: Diplomacy of the Dead.

Monster Mash (An Interview with Benjamin Radford)

Benjamin Radford is one of the world’s few science-based, paranormal investigators, and has done first-hand research into mysterious phenomena in sixteen countries on four continents including psychics, ghosts, exorcisms, miracles, Bigfoot, stigmata, lake monsters, UFO sightings, reincarnation, and crop circles. He is an editor for Skeptical Inquirer magazine, has authored six books, and has written articles and/or appeared on television for Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, Learning Channel, BBC, and CNN, among many others. His latest project draws upon his vast experience in studying the fact and folklore of monster myths around the globe – a fascinatingly unique board game now seeking funding on Kickstarter: Undead Apocalypse: War of the Damned. As you might expect, messin’ with Sasquatch is a full-time gig, so we really appreciate Ben’s time in sitting down to discuss his recent venture.

Unholy Cow! (A Preview of Monster Moos)

Beef. It's definitely NOT what's for dinner! At least in today's preview of a new card game recently launched on Kickstarter. If you prefer free range, grain fed hamburger, you may run screaming from this livestock! I mean, I know all about the controversy over growth hormones, but these cows take it to a whole new, freaky level. Should your rope this one in? Or ride right on by? Read below to see if Monster Moos is a good fit for you.

[Ed. note: This is a preview of a non-final, non-production prototype of the game. Our opinions reflect that of the game at the time we played it; the final product may feature some slight variation in gameplay, art, and components.]

Here come the Zombies! (A review of Last Night On Earth)

This could be our...

Braaaaaaiiins!

Yep.  That's the intro for this review.

But Wait! There's more!

You may or may not know, but @Farmerlenny recently went off and had a baby with his wife.  I know, crazy, right?  Anyways apparently this makes you tired and messes up your schedule.  In order to keep things a-happenin' around here, I decided to fill in the gaps and give Farmerlenny a break.

Thusly, so on, and forward, I'd like to introduce, for the first time ever, a guest reviewer for iSlaytheDragon!

 @DM_Cadrach is a guy I've gamed with for most of my life.  He introduced me to Heroclix, to Shadowrun, to Munchkin, to Pandemic.  We play RPGs and board games almost weekly, and now he's going to help fill in the gaps.  I've had a few chances to play some games with him that me and @Farmerlenny just haven't been able to fit in, so not only does this give Farmerlenny a breather, but we can get in some game reviews we might not have ever gotten to otherwise.

So, without further ado... the iSlaytheDragon Guest Nemesis Review of Last Night On Earth.