Finally got to this vid! Looking forward to the co--op game with pressure events (or just another live stream!) Silly question - how to you call those plastics you keep the tokens in? (not the coin capsules, the larger ones). Do I Google... Petri dish?
@@SoloPlaythroughs well, believe it or not, I ordered 10 petri dishes. For Arkham too. Got tired of pulling clue and health tokens from a plastic bag I guess
Hey, Ultimate! I’ll have to check later but that sounds like something I’d do as I hit the mental fatigue portion of a game of Zeds. 🙂 Thanks for catching it and commenting about it here. (Note that I’m not playing multi-player solo so I’m not carrying out the pressure events, but I’m assuming you’re not talking about those.)
It’s a good point! I get very nervous about gas grenades because of the chaos. But probably could have dealt with the chaos decently well here. Next time! 🙂
Epic game. Rails & Rumours didn't really shine this playthrough. They seem like a lot of actions to activate the trains/get those rumours (which demand you to send your heroes to a distant road to get... something). This playthrough it seems they just eliminated your actions and cost cognitive capacity (should I use it? How can I activate this...) instead of lowering difficulty. Perhaps in a another playthrough (or when I'll get my own copy and try it). One amazing thing I keep seeing in your vids is that point which all seems lost, big time, but you don't give up and manage to turn the events to a win (or a further good 1.5 hours of play). You had that bad 'all is lost' moment in the middle of playthrough here (Iron zombies, losing the super weapon and having a really bad time at the same time) and managed to almost take a win here! It's so awesome to see that struggle pay off. Would like to view another DotZ (it's in your top 3 after all) with another try for R&R expansion.
Thanks, Ophir! Yeah - I’m pretty stubborn. 🤣 At least sometimes it works out for me! One of the things I really like about the R&R expansion is how it fits in with the rest of the game. Sometimes it plays a HUGE role and sometimes it doesn’t do anything. It’s like the Super Weapon and other aspects of the game, all which combine to create a wonderful variety of in-game stories. My next playthrough should be in June and will likely be a two-handed solo game w/ the extra player action + pressure events and I’ll likely keep everything in for that one. And I still want to experiment with the short/long game alternatives, too.
I'm at the point where you talk about the merger of VP Games and Tabletop Tycoon. I just want to air my general sentiment that I'd hate it if Nemos War, Dawn of the Zeds or Darkest Night got further content. I *think* Nemos War content was done just prior to the merger, but a game like Dawn of the Zeds... does it really need more? That's definitely a question I'll be pondering as you play the game by the way. And 4 hours, seriously! I was awake when you were streaming, but I decided not to join in then because I figured you were near the end and didn't want to spoil it. But I have a feeling now that maybe you were just getting warmed up smashing zombies and saving Farmingdale. Or at least trying to save Farmingdale, and trying to smash zombies, and suppressing the temptation to toss the dice across the room because they're cursed. Also, really happy to see a comment asking about manticores. Manticore zombie. Now that could expansion content.
All good stuff! From what I read a while back, they already had some Zeds content in development so I’d be curious if it was far enough along for TT to publish. That said, it’d be hard to trust it too much. At minimum, a reprint would be nice just so others can get their hands on this amazing game…w/ or w/o Manticores! 🤣
@@SoloPlaythroughs Hectic. Still watching through the video, but so far I'm thinking Colonel Kingman is my favourite of the characters you play. Like, I've seen him on the channel a couple of times now, and his crowd control ability seems to be that lifeline that keeps you going. I do need to play this game more, I keep saying it. In fact, maybe February should be DotZ month for me where I sit down and really advance my knowledge of the game, and go beyond the pitiful levels I've played! So good to see you having a lot of fun. And to think there's another two hours left!
Kingman can be really solid! 5 resources and an ammo to get him set up is a bit resource intensive but it’s always worth it. 🙂 It’s ridiculous how he keeps being one of the randomly chosen characters in my videos!!
Here is Dawn of the Zeds in ALL of its glory! This one gets crazy. :) Happy Gaming! Greg
Great video. That was a tough game. I definitely feel for you.
Thanks! And I just feel bad for Farmingdale! 🤣
Great effort Greg... Dice are sometimes cruel. Your strategy was, imho sound, but those dice.
Thanks! And, oh my, you aren’t kidding - those dice rolls were horrendously bad. 🤣
Finally got to this vid!
Looking forward to the co--op game with pressure events (or just another live stream!)
Silly question - how to you call those plastics you keep the tokens in? (not the coin capsules, the larger ones).
Do I Google... Petri dish?
These are just the tops of my board game bits containers. Although, come to think of it - a couple nice petri dishes wouldn’t be a terrible idea… 🙂
@@SoloPlaythroughs well, believe it or not, I ordered 10 petri dishes. For Arkham too. Got tired of pulling clue and health tokens from a plastic bag I guess
I believe it! Getting rid of plastic bags is really one of the first things I do with every game I get! 🙂
4 hours…? :o I hope there will be time I will enjoy it fully :)
Oh yeah - this one gets crazy! 🤣
At the event card near 1:51:00, did u do the zed movement phase?
Hey, Ultimate! I’ll have to check later but that sounds like something I’d do as I hit the mental fatigue portion of a game of Zeds. 🙂 Thanks for catching it and commenting about it here. (Note that I’m not playing multi-player solo so I’m not carrying out the pressure events, but I’m assuming you’re not talking about those.)
Yeah - I just looked. I carried out the special event but forgot to do the activations of the various tracks. 🙂
@@SoloPlaythroughs yeah thought so, nevertheless brilliant gameplay, excited for more
@@ultimatedecider9421 Thanks!
Im surprised you didnt do 1 more research. Gas grenades I think woulda helped a lot!
It’s a good point! I get very nervous about gas grenades because of the chaos. But probably could have dealt with the chaos decently well here. Next time! 🙂
Epic game.
Rails & Rumours didn't really shine this playthrough. They seem like a lot of actions to activate the trains/get those rumours (which demand you to send your heroes to a distant road to get... something). This playthrough it seems they just eliminated your actions and cost cognitive capacity (should I use it? How can I activate this...) instead of lowering difficulty. Perhaps in a another playthrough (or when I'll get my own copy and try it).
One amazing thing I keep seeing in your vids is that point which all seems lost, big time, but you don't give up and manage to turn the events to a win (or a further good 1.5 hours of play). You had that bad 'all is lost' moment in the middle of playthrough here (Iron zombies, losing the super weapon and having a really bad time at the same time) and managed to almost take a win here! It's so awesome to see that struggle pay off.
Would like to view another DotZ (it's in your top 3 after all) with another try for R&R expansion.
Thanks, Ophir! Yeah - I’m pretty stubborn. 🤣 At least sometimes it works out for me! One of the things I really like about the R&R expansion is how it fits in with the rest of the game. Sometimes it plays a HUGE role and sometimes it doesn’t do anything. It’s like the Super Weapon and other aspects of the game, all which combine to create a wonderful variety of in-game stories. My next playthrough should be in June and will likely be a two-handed solo game w/ the extra player action + pressure events and I’ll likely keep everything in for that one. And I still want to experiment with the short/long game alternatives, too.
I'm at the point where you talk about the merger of VP Games and Tabletop Tycoon. I just want to air my general sentiment that I'd hate it if Nemos War, Dawn of the Zeds or Darkest Night got further content. I *think* Nemos War content was done just prior to the merger, but a game like Dawn of the Zeds... does it really need more? That's definitely a question I'll be pondering as you play the game by the way. And 4 hours, seriously! I was awake when you were streaming, but I decided not to join in then because I figured you were near the end and didn't want to spoil it. But I have a feeling now that maybe you were just getting warmed up smashing zombies and saving Farmingdale. Or at least trying to save Farmingdale, and trying to smash zombies, and suppressing the temptation to toss the dice across the room because they're cursed. Also, really happy to see a comment asking about manticores. Manticore zombie. Now that could expansion content.
All good stuff! From what I read a while back, they already had some Zeds content in development so I’d be curious if it was far enough along for TT to publish. That said, it’d be hard to trust it too much. At minimum, a reprint would be nice just so others can get their hands on this amazing game…w/ or w/o Manticores! 🤣
@@SoloPlaythroughs Hectic. Still watching through the video, but so far I'm thinking Colonel Kingman is my favourite of the characters you play. Like, I've seen him on the channel a couple of times now, and his crowd control ability seems to be that lifeline that keeps you going. I do need to play this game more, I keep saying it. In fact, maybe February should be DotZ month for me where I sit down and really advance my knowledge of the game, and go beyond the pitiful levels I've played! So good to see you having a lot of fun. And to think there's another two hours left!
Kingman can be really solid! 5 resources and an ammo to get him set up is a bit resource intensive but it’s always worth it. 🙂 It’s ridiculous how he keeps being one of the randomly chosen characters in my videos!!