2018-12-19: Mantic's The Walking Dead, Prelude to Woodbury, Scenario 1, Part 2

I managed to edit all the photos from the second half of Scenario 1 this evening, so here is the tall tale of Brian Blake's early exploits in the noble art of running the walker gauntlet.

Brian sneaked past the bloated amputee, and searched he next Supply Marker. He found a Two-by-Four, which might soon be needed...

The Event Phase had our protagonist within the Kill Zone of the closest walker, which promptly lurched at him.

The Event Card at the current Threat Level specified a Survivor with Low Nerve making Noise, and as Brian has Medium Nerve, the Threat Tracker had to be turned again.

As there was now a Melee in progress, once more the Threat Level rose by one.

As there was no need for finishing off the walker (Brian planned to move on immediately), I opted to let him Defend this time, upping the chance of beating the zombie's score - and the decision paid off!

The walker was pushed back, leaving Brian free to move along in the next turn

Brian sneaked to the last Supply Counter (he could only just make contact, pfew!).

He found an Old Gun (which should not have been in the Supply Deck, as it is not marked with a walker head in the upper right corner, but never mind).

I have NO IDEA what the keyword 'Unreliable' means, but I guess that can be found in the All Out War main rulebook...

Brian was not in the Kill Zone of any walkers, and as no walkers were prone, the Event Card just raised the Threat Level by one.

As Brian was carrying all three Supply Markers at the end of the turn, he now met the Victory Conditions, and it was a wrap-up!

Even with all the photography, the game flows seamlessly, and it is great fun!

I think that Prelude to Woodbury presenting the rules with a relatively flat learning curve is, perhaps not a stroke of genius, but a very smart move by Mantic, as it allows the player to focus on avoiding to become dinner, instead of flipping through a rulebook.

I am almost through Scenario 2, which I shall work through in the same way as Scenario 1 - not only for the benefit for those of my readers who may be contemplating to get the game, but also because it helps me memorize the rules, as I go through the game, step by step!