Recently I attended a game night at my friend Troy's house. He has a large game collection and is gracious enough to host gaming at his place often. Last week I got the chance to play Hit Z Road while at Troy's. Game Overview Hit Z Road is a game for 1-4 players, designed by Martin Wallace. A relatively easy-to-learn resource management game with a hint of press-your-luck. The game is rated to play in 30-60 minutes, however ours took a bit longer as we had to set up the game followed by a quick overview and teaching of the rules. Troy included additional cards as we were modifying the game to play with five players. He is quite skilled at taking a game and modifying it to match our player count. I never feel like I didn't get the proper game experience. This game was much the same, as it felt like the game played as it should, even though expanded to accommodate five of us. The basic setting of the game is that you are playing a board & card game that has been cobbled together by someone after a zombie apocalypse. The game components are made to look like old, beat-up playing cards, bottle caps, name tags, etc... Players gather a group of survivors and bid their resources each round for a pair of cards which represents the path your tiny group of survivors is taking. The pair of cards indicates how many zombies will need to be fought, resources found along that path, any special items or special rules, as well as any victory points that may be on each card. Using special dice, survivors attempt to kill the zombies that they face along their selected path. Players use the resources of Gas, Adrenaline, and Ammunition to help defeat or avoid the zombies and other obstacles. Play progressively gets more difficult and in the end some of the players may get eliminated. The surviving player with the most victory points wins the game. Thoughts about the game
Other than a slightly longer game, I believe adding a fifth player worked well. I believe the experience was probably spot on to how a four-player game would play. Out of the five of us, three survived to the end, with Mark taking the win. The game is easy to learn/teach. The components are a lot of fun. The graphic design and artwork created to look like found items and leftover pieces adds to the visual appeal of the game. This one is easy enough that families can play, yet has enough decisions and strategy that heavier gamers can find enjoyment as well. The dice element does add a bit of luck that can truly make or break a game, but that's part of the fun. The resources help players manage the luck to a degree. Martin Wallace continues to amaze me with his versatility in game design. Overall, I really liked this one. If you like my overview of the game, you might consider Hit Z Road. You can find it for very reasonable pricing online (user $30). Follow King's GameNight Facebook page and keep reading my King's GameNight gaming blog. Game on!
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