Press Release December 27, 2013
Zomtrak Kickstarter Launched
Zomtrack is a board game about a zombie pandemic on the U.S.
passenger rail network for 2-5 players and has a one-hour playing time.
The Kickstarter started Dec. 18, ends Jan. 17, 2014.
You can have YOUR PICTURE in the game
All games shipped will come with a set of zombie/survivor
cards, and the images will be the pictures from the $150/$155
contributors. We will “zombify” the zombie cards and jack up the survivor
cards, if necessary, to have them match the theme of the game.
In Zomtrack, the cards control the action
You draw a hand of cards and use them to implement the
strategy you have chosen. Back the survivors and spend your time
destroying infestations and gaining victory points (VPs) and bonus cards.
Did the horde you backed become dominant? Did the survivors’ strongholds
hold out? End-of-game bonus cards score based on how well the strategy
you backed ends up working.
The Game Board
There are 48 cities on the game board, which is a map of the
Trans-American Rail Network. Patient Zero is a railroad union president
that is sending out infected members to seize the rail network for the
newly-formed United Zombie Union.
How the Game Works
There are several paths to victory points by using one of
the strategies or a combination of several.
On a tactical level, play action cards to score VPs based on
starting infestations, survivors retaking infected cities and creating
strongholds, and one horde absorbing an adjacent horde.
Score VPs based on your influence in the various hordes as
they are absorbed or destroyed, and also at certain points in the game.
As a euro-style game, it has multiple mechanisms to
accumulate victory points and also has end-of-game bonuses. There is a
high-level ability of players to affect other players’ scores and
tactics. This is the interaction of the six zombie hives constantly
trying to absorb each other while competing for control of the cities and
destroying survivor strongholds. Don’t count out the survivors as they
are able to wipe out zombies and retake cities.
High-end graphics and unique miniatures
By using Kickstarter.org to launch this game, we will be
able to produce a premium game with high-end graphics and unique
miniatures. The $5,500 level will allow the production of 100
games. As the stretch goals are met, the cost of production goes down
dramatically, and so we can include more stuff in the games for the same $55
cost to the people that back the game.
The Zomtrak board game is 90 percent complete, and we play
it on a regular basis. What “90 percent” means is that we can
manufacture and ship it as is, but there is room for upgrading the graphics and
playing pieces. We want to upgrade the cards using zombie and survivor
pictures of the Kickstarter backers. We want to add miniatures instead of
wooden disks for playing pieces. We are also ready to upgrade some of the
art in the game. This costs money, and starting at the $30,000 stretch
goal, we will start putting this stuff in the game.
The principals at End of the Line Games have been playing
all kinds games for more than 40 years. As members of the
Dragonflight.org volunteer organization, we have been involved in running many
Dragonflight conventions over the years.
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