NEW STUFF AT THE BUNKER.

What's occurrin' then?

Lots of new things this week, here at the bunker. My Zombicide season 3 kickstarter package arrived, I've done a little painting and we've got a new guard dog.

Before we crack on, it would be remiss to neglect our weekly attempt to bring some culture to the zombie genre. Standards are being kept high with another delightful piece from warped mind of Bryan Baugh. This fabulous example is entitled Dirty Dead. Enjoy!

DIRTY DEAD.

So yeah, my Zombicide season 3 kickstarter arrived last Monday. I only got in at infected level and didn't buy any add ons. Still very pleased with my haul. Now just have to paint it all.

SEASON THREE HAS LANDED.

Managed to get a game in on Wednesday with the WNI, we've been playing Zombicide for ages, we all know the score. Stick together, work as a team and most of the time you'll complete the mission. Some how all the excitement of getting a new edition made everybody forget the basics, we split up, people got left behind, skills on the player dashboards were forgotten. In other words a right shambles, so inevitably the mission went tits up. Never mind try again next week.

The kids wanted to play on Saturday, who was I to refuse them. This time we even remembered to take a few photo's. Well, at the beginning anyway.

BOARD SET UP, READY TO GO.

A CLOSE UP OF THE NICE NEW BOARD. SHINY.

THE SURVIVORS WE USED, IN THE STARTING POSITION.

MY OWN CUSTOM FIRST PLAYER TOKEN.

What did we think? Well, it's still a great game, the new mechanics ran very smoothly but are different enough to offer even more of a challenge, the new spawning rules make things really unpredictable now. I can see this giving us hours more entertainment, that's without using any of the other add-ons that came with this season such as the V.I.P. zombies.

Simon, who runs Brummies Wargaming Blog asked me for a photo of last weeks dogs with some 28mm mini's for scale. Here you go hope it helps.

MARTENS AND GASPARD WITH A COUPLE OF POLICEMEN.

I've even managed to paint a couple of my new zombies. These are four of the new walker sculpts that come in Rue Morgue. The figures are just as good, if not slightly better than season 1. These are skinner zombies, they haven't eaten in a while, less humans to snack on.

MY FIRST FOUR SKINNER ZOMBIES.

I suppose some introductions are in order. First in line is Iago, he's a bit of an Iggy Pop lookalike. Next in line is Maelona, looks like she's wrapped up warm. Following her is Caddoc, once a bit of a ladies man. Now he just likes to bite ladies. Lastly comes Olwydd, the less said about him, the better.

STILL PAINTING THE BACKS OF THEM.

The wonderful Mrs. K was missing our Tia more than the rest of us. Something had to be done. We invested in a new guard dog. This particularly nasty piece of work, who will eventually be trained into a killing machine is called......Poppy.

She is too bloody cute for her own good, but she makes the Mrs happy and that's what counts.

OUR NEW LITTLE HEARTBREAKER.

Before anyone asks here's a picture of her with one of the policemen.

IT'S A 28MM FIGURE FOR SCALE REFERENCE.

Before I forget Happy Zombie Jesus Day!

I guess that's all I got for now dudes and dudettes. So until next time, keep doing what the DUDE does and "take it easy".

ZOMBICIDE COMPANION DOGS. PART 1

What's occurrin' then?

Things are improving, here at the bunker, after last weeks sad news. I really didn't feel up to much this week. Then I remembered some figures that would make me feel better and act as a kind of memorial. These were the Zombicide companion dogs, which I had won in a prize draw on Vampifan's blog. Cheers again Bryan.

Before we get ahead of ourselves, my endevour to inject some culture into the world of zombies must continue. To this end, I present you with another great piece from the maestro that is Bryan Baugh. This is titled "Bloody Weirdos". Enjoy!

BLOODY WEIRDOS.

Some survivors run on all fours. Dog companions can fight alongside you, cross the block to lend some help, distract zombies and reach blocked areas in no time. In these times of zombie mayhem, dogs are more than pets... they are teammates with natural weaponry.

Before the apocalypse we called them "pets". Now we call them "companions". Some dogs turned, some didn't and like us, some survived. Dog companions are of great help. They warn us, they fight alongside us and allow us to reach areas no one else can. Of course, a companion has to be strong to survive and do what we ask of it. Being a survivor's dog is not really a Chihuahua's job.

In the following pictures, the cards are from Zombicide. I doubt I'll need them for ATZ, the only dogs in that seem to be the barking type, followed by a random amount of zombies.

GASPARD, BIT OF A BEAST IN MELEE AND CAN KILL FATTIES.

In Zombicide these dog companions count as pieces of equipment, and can be traded as such. They won't actually do anything unless you give them commands (actions of your own), except for giving you extra dice in melee if they are in the same zone as you when you attack a zombie.

CHERRY, MORE USEFUL FOR SEARCHING. AN EXTRA SEARCH EACH ROUND SHOULD NOT BE SNIFFED AT.

If you do give them commands, they'll happily attack zombies for you, run around and search for stuff (they can only carry one piece of equipment at a time) or go off and bark a lot to distract the zombies. All these actions have their uses at the right times.

MARTENS, VERY GOOD AGAINST THE REGULAR ZOMBIES.

Plus, it's not quite as sad when these ones die. Because they can take a wound for you. We the WNI(Wednesday Night Irregulars), have found them to be very handy pieces of kit and when used properly can affect the game positively, but not so much that they seem overpowered.

In other news, the third instalment of '68 arrived at the bunker this week. Having read it three times already, I must admit to being a huge fan. The artwork is not quite as impressive as the first two tpbs due to a change of artist, it's still bloody impressive (pun intended). I would still heartily recommend this to any zombie fan.

SEMPER FI, MOTHERFUCKERS.

Well that's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes. So until next time try to be more like the DUDE and "take it easy".

STOP PRESS. AS I WRITE THIS, MY MATE JUST KNOCKED THE DOOR WITH MY ZOMBICIDE : RUE MORGUE KICKSTARTER BOX. HAPPY MONDAY TO BOB. YIPPEE! CAN YOU TELL I'M EXCITED!!!!!!!!