{"id":2500,"date":"2009-07-01T07:53:43","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T11:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2009-06-25T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T17:22:03","slug":"undead-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=2500","title":{"rendered":"Undead Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/draculagame-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dracula Game\" title=\"Dracula Game\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"contentimg\" \/>Want to play a game with a few like-minded individuals, but don&#8217;t want to devote six hours to a round of Vampire: The Masquerade?  Here are a few suggestions for card- and board games with zombie, ghost, or vampire themes.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Looney-Labs-4102545-Zombie-Fluxx\/dp\/1929780664\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244747167&#038;sr=8-1\">Zombie Fluxx<\/a> &#8211; A riff on the popular Fluxx card game, but with zombies.  Their <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zombie-Fluxx-Flame-Thrower-Expansion\/dp\/B001GXWXH8\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;s=apparel&#038;qid=1244747293&#038;sr=8-2\">expansion pack<\/a> includes a flamethrower, plus new art of zombies like a ballerina and a boy scout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/950\">Dia de Los Muertos<\/a> &#8211; A trick-taking card game in which you send animals, then children, then adults on to the afterlife.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kosmos-Dracula-RGG-233\/dp\/B001BR9YTO\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244747606&#038;sr=8-1\">Dracula<\/a> &#8211; A two-player board game in which Dracula looks for victims, van Helsing is looking for vampire coffins, and each must battle the minions of the other.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zombiegeddon\/dp\/B001UUFXOW\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244748308&#038;sr=1-1\">Zombiegeddon<\/a> &#8211; Armageddon starts tonight.  Spend the first half of the game trying to gather supplies, and the second half trying to survive the zombies.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rio-Grande-Games-Ghost-Chase\/dp\/B0006HCWBW\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244813663&#038;sr=8-1\">Ghost Chase<\/a> &#8211; Ghost hunters explore a haunted mansion, trying to find the ghost.  The hunters can collaborate if they wish, but only one can win by capturing the ghost.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rio-Grande-Games-Dawn-Under\/dp\/B0009Q1U90\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244748161&#038;sr=1-1\">Dawn Under<\/a> &#8211; This is a memory-type game in which vampires search for vacant graves to occupy before the sun rises.  If they open a tomb which already has an occupant or contains garlic, they are penalized.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Night-Earth-Zombie-Game\/dp\/B000VDPDTE\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;qid=1244748683&#038;sr=1-1\">Last Night on Earth<\/a> &#8211; A fast-paced game with a B-movie feel where some players are Heroes, some are Zombies, and they fight tooth, nail, and shotgun in the heart of a small town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funagain.com\/control\/product\/~product_id=018355\">Ghost for Sale<\/a> &#8211; Compete with others to purchase old castles and mansions.  A resident ghost or two will add cachet; too many will terrorize visitors.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fantasy-Flight-Games-Fury-Dracula\/dp\/B000EUKRYK\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244747935&#038;sr=1-1\">Fury of Dracula<\/a> &#8211; Vampire hunters move around a map of Europe, searching for clues to the whereabouts of Dracula.  The game is made tougher by alternating &#8220;day&#8221; and &#8220;night&#8221; rounds; once the sun goes down, the tables are turned and the hunters must flee the significantly more powerful Count.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Twilight-Creations-Inc-2010-Zombies\/dp\/B000HX1NBA\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244748615&#038;sr=1-1\">Zombies!!!<\/a> &#8211; A competetive game in which you try to fight off the undead and make your way to the helipad and rescue whilst thwarting other players from doing the same.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Asmodee-GH0-MU01ASM-Ghost-Stories\/dp\/B001J77UUQ\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244813985&#038;sr=1-1\">Ghost Stories<\/a> &#8211; This game has a unique Asian flavor: You are the final defender of the living against Wu-Feng, Lord of the Nine Hells, who has come to claim the funerary urn that contains his ashes.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Touch-Evil-Supernatural-Game\/dp\/B001GN1R8O\/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244748705&#038;sr=1-6\">A Touch of Evil<\/a> &#8211; A murderous creature has taken up residence in a secluded 19th-Century town.  A small group of heroic individuals is their only hope.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Asmodee-849388-Mall-Of-Horror\/dp\/B000E9TAX0\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;qid=1244748927&#038;sr=1-1\">Mall of Horror<\/a> &#8211; Each player controls a small team of characters, and as more zombies pop up, the players must vote on who searches for supplies, who mans the security cameras, and&#8230;who gets eaten.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/3410-Bump-in-the-Night\/dp\/B001IN5BWU\/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;qid=1244814287&#038;sr=1-9\">Bump in the Night<\/a> &#8211; Each player controls a team of monsters which try to terrorize visitors to a haunted house.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vintage-Sports-Cards-Vampire\/dp\/B0009KS03A\/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244749534&#038;sr=1-13\">Vampire<\/a> &#8211; Move your vampire hunters around Castle Gruselstein, throwing garlic and chasing down Count Dracula and his minions.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cheapass-Games-CAG533-Dead-Money\/dp\/B000MTVD14\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244749163&#038;sr=1-2\">Dead Money<\/a> &#8211; You&#8217;re one of the last players in an undead poker game you&#8217;re not allowed to win.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sababa-Pumpkin-King-Board-Game\/dp\/B000AQDPS8\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=shadmano-20&#038;s=toys-and-games&#038;qid=1244814502&#038;sr=1-2\">The Pumpkin King<\/a> &#8211; Move around a cemetery trail to reach a headless scarecrow and become king.<\/p>\n<p>:::whew:::  Fun for the whole family!  Assuming it&#8217;s the Addams family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to play a game with a few like-minded individuals, but don&#8217;t want to devote six hours to a round of Vampire: The Masquerade? Here are a few suggestions for card- and board games with zombie, ghost, or vampire themes. Zombie Fluxx &#8211; A riff on the popular Fluxx card game, but with zombies. 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