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Massive Darkness - House rules

Massive Darkness
image © CoolMiniOrNot

Article updated: 2020.02.01

After a few games of Massive Darkness boardgame from Guillotine Games company & CoolMiniOrNot company we have introduced some house rules that fit our gaming style better. I prefer a simulationist / immersive approach instead of the gamist/narrativist one the Massive Darkness rules use.

Blood Rage board game base set from CoolMiniOrNot, 2015 - Board game base set review

Blood Rage boardgame base set from CoolMiniOrNot - Boardgame base set review

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Board game base set: Blood Rage board game base set, Product name: Blood Rage Core Box, Product code: BLR001, Set type: Board game base set (Game base set), System: Blood Rage system, Range: Blood Rage (Fantasy range), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games, Production: 2015.11.28-2017-
Designer: Eric M. Lang
Features: Miniatures

Base price (Blood Rage boardgame base set): 80 USD

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Massive Darkness base set from CoolMiniOrNot, 2017 - Board game base set review

Massive Darkness boardgame base set from CoolMiniOrNot - Boardgame base set review

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Boardgame base set: Massive Darkness base set

Product name: Massive Darkness Board Game, Product code: MD001, Set type: Board game base set (Game base set), System: Massive Darkness system, Range: Massive Darkness range (Fantasy range), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games, Production: 2017.09.29-
Designer: Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Nicolas Raoult
Style: Cooperative, Solo, Miniatures, AI controlled enemies, Modular board

Base price (Massive Darkness boardgame base set)(2017): 120 USD

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Board game - Zombicide from Guillotine Games & CoolMiniOrNot - Resources

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Article updated: 2020.03.31

The Zombicide Season 1 board game from Guillotine Games & CoolMiniOrNot is a very popular cooperative zombie-themed gamed. There are lots of reviews, fan-made additions and paiting tutorials all around the web. I've collected those articles and videos I've found interesting.

Zombicide Season 1 board game base set from Guillotine Games & CoolMiniOrNot, 2012 - Board game review

Zombicide Season 1 from Guillotine Games & CoolMiniOrNot

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Board game set: Zombicide Season 1, Product name: Zombicide Season 1, Set type: Board game base set (Game base set), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games, Production: 2012-2019-

Series: Zombicide, Rules: Zombicide Season 1 system, Designer: Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Nicolas Raoult
Style: Cooperative, Solo, Miniatures, AI controlled enemies, Modular board

Base price (Zombicide Season 1): 90 USD (81 Euro / 63 GBP), Price/mini: @1,3 USD (1,2 Euro / 0,9 GBP) if you need the other components

Contents - Miniatures

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Zombicide Season 1 - Problems with the system

Although I thought I understand the rules of Zombicide Season 1 boardgame after reading the booklet, we still ran into problems. Even after a few games there are things I don't get or don't like.
Zombicide Season 1 - House rules

Article updated: 2017.03.11

After a few games of Zombicide Season 1 boardgame from Guillotine Games company & CoolMiniOrNot company, we have introduced some house rules that fit our gaming style better. In this article I list these rules we use for our games.

Sick human female in 1/50 scale (Zombie Female Walker #2 for Zombicide) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature figure review

Sick human female (Zombicide Female Walker 2) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature

image © Kadmon
sculpt © CoolMiniOrNot
painting © Kadmon

Miniature figure: Zombie Female Walker #2, Set: Zombicide Season 1 (GUG0001): includes 8; Walk of the Dead - Box of Zombies set 1 (GUG0013): includes 3, Species: Human (Undead Human), Range: Zombicide (Modern), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games
Scale: 1:50 (35mm), Proportions: Realistic, Size: 35mm high, Material: soft PVC (soft plastic), Priming: Not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting, No assembly, Posing: Medium, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: Integral flat base, Sculptor: Elfried Perochon & Rafal Zelazo
Features: female, sick
Accessories: None.

Base set price (Zombicide Season 1): 90 USD, Price/miniature: 1,5 USD (if you also need the others)
Base set price (Walk of the Dead - Box of Zombies set 1): 25 USD, Price/miniature: 1 USD (if you also need the others)

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Sick human male in 1/50 scale (Zombie Male Walker #3 for Zombicide) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature figure review

Sick human male (Zombicide Male Walker 3) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature

image © Kadmon
sculpt © CoolMiniOrNot
painting © Kadmon

Miniature figure: Zombie Male Walker #3, Set: Zombicide Season 1 (GUG0001): includes 8; Walk of the Dead - Box of Zombies set 1 (GUG0013): includes 3, Species: Human (Undead Human), Range: Zombicide (Modern), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games
Scale: 1:50 (35mm), Proportions: Realistic, Size: 35mm high, Material: soft PVC (soft plastic), Priming: Not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting, No assembly, Posing: Medium, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: Integral flat base, Sculptor: Elfried Perochon & Rafal Zelazo
Features: male, sick
Accessories: None.

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Sick human male in 1/50 scale (Zombie Male Walker #2 for Zombicide) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature figure review

Sick human male (Zombicide Male Walker 2) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature

image © Kadmon
sculpt © CoolMiniOrNot
painting © Kadmon

Miniature figure: Zombie Male Walker #2, Set: Zombicide Season 1 (GUG0001): includes 8; Walk of the Dead - Box of Zombies set 1 (GUG0013): includes 3, Species: Human (Undead Human), Range: Zombicide (Modern), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games
Scale: 1:50 (35mm), Proportions: Realistic, Size: 35mm high, Material: soft PVC (soft plastic), Priming: Not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting, No assembly, Posing: Medium, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: Integral flat base, Sculptor: Elfried Perochon & Rafal Zelazo
Features: male, sick
Accessories: None.

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Sick human female in 1/50 scale (Zombie Female Walker #1 for Zombicide) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature figure review

Sick human female (Zombicide Female Walker 1) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature

image © Kadmon
sculpt © CoolMiniOrNot
painting © Kadmon

Miniature figure: Zombie Female Walker #1, Set: Zombicide Season 1 (GUG0001): includes 8; Walk of the Dead - Box of Zombies set 1 (GUG0013): includes 3, Species: Human (Undead Human), Range: Zombicide (Modern), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games
Scale: 1:50 (35mm), Proportions: Realistic, Size: 35mm high, Material: soft PVC (soft plastic), Priming: Not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting, No assembly, Posing: Medium, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: Integral flat base, Sculptor: Elfried Perochon & Rafal Zelazo
Features: female, sick
Accessories: None.

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Sick human male in 1/50 scale (Zombie Male Walker #1 for Zombicide) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature figure review

Sick human male (Zombicide Male Walker 1) from CoolMiniOrNot - Miniature

Miniature figure: Zombie Male Walker #1, Set: Zombicide Season 1 (GUG0001): includes 8; Walk of the Dead - Box of Zombies set 1 (GUG0013): includes 3, Species: Human (Undead Human), Range: Zombicide (Modern), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games
Scale: 1:50 (35mm), Proportions: Realistic, Size: 35mm high, Material: soft PVC (soft plastic), Priming: Not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting, No assembly, Posing: Medium, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: Integral flat base, Sculptor: Elfried Perochon & Rafal Zelazo
Features: male, sick
Accessories: None.

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