Instead, it bolts a few new rules on top.Įvery time an infantry unit dies it turns into a zombie and gets replaced with a unique miniature on the board. Despite its notoriously lengthy playtime of anywhere from four-to-five hours, the game is study in balance and design minimalism.Īxis & Allies & Zombies doesn’t do all that much to change up the rules of the classic. Each of its units have different characteristics, leading to dynamic strategies and exciting twists of fate. The game famously models industrial production, logistics and scientific advances using the same six-sided dice used to fight its battles. Two-to-five players take on the roles of Stalinist Russia, Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, Imperial Japan and the United States in a dice-driven battle for global domination. The $40 package provides for hours of entertainment and has tremendous replay potential, aside from one big issue with the rulebook itself,Ĭreated by Larry Harris and first published in 1981, Axis & Allies is practically the model for the modern grand strategy genre. So how does the classic game of World War II strategy hold up with the added weight of the undead? Amazingly well, it turns out.
Axis & Allies & Zombies, first unveiled here in June, is finally on the shelf at your friendly local game store and on Amazon.
