Free Boardgame Instructs On Art Of Zombie Ranching

Thanks to Invisible City for its newly posted, freely distributable and printable 'Zombie Rancher' boardgame, allowing prospective players to print out the game board and rules to this "post-zombie apocalypse game of entrepreneurism for two or four players." The object of this multiplayer game is "..to capture the finest, tastiest, and best-aged zombies and render them into juicy steaks and fillets", and the creator explains how a visit to a steakhouse helped him come up with the concept: "The ad copy of Texas Land and Cattle's menu brags about how their steaks are aged for two weeks to make them tenderer. This is because the bacteria in the meat pre-digests it a bit before you eat it... putting two and two together, a zombie steak could, ostensibly, be both tender (from being in a dead body) and hearty (from all that exercise.)"

Bacteria?

[Cosmik]

Left for 2 weeks for bacteria to pre-digest it?

Suddenly, I don't feel like eating zombies anymore...

Re:Bacteria?

[MMaestro]

However long its been decaying, its still better than 'Mystery Meat'. At least with Zombie Steaks you know what you're getting.

MCD...

[Ieshan]

Yeah, but at least you don't have to worry about Mad Cow Disease.

And, after Flame Strike, most Zombies are perfectly cooked; tender and moist, but not too rare.

If you like your meat straight off the bone, I recommend Burning Hands.

Re:Bacteria?

[stefanlasiewski]

Personally, I prefer Pork Brains [bozosoft.com] (with 2000% of your RDA of cholestoral). The milk gravy takes off that edge...

Biltong. Re:Bacteria?

[refactored]

Halophilic (salt loving) bacteria.

The South African's call it Biltong and it is a National delicacy.

Nearly as cheap...

[MiceHead]

...are Cheapass' offerings [cheapass.com]. No doubt, many here have enjoyed Dr. Lucky. My favorite failure card, for when you're about to kill your host, and someone blocks:

You Forget.

Re:Nearly as cheap...

[Joe the Lesser]

I prefer 'Get Out', which mimics the struggle of moving out of your parents house. Much more life like than monopoly :D

If you're really into zombies . . .

[hantak]

There is an interesting java applet [kevan.org] that simulates zombies infecting a city of panicking people.

I'm impressed

[Thedalek]

Only one of the other posts isn't completely offtopic.

Anywho, if you're still hankering for heaping helping of free boardgames, Invisible City Press [invisible-city.com], home of Zombie Rancher, has plenty. If that's not enough for you, you can always print up a Piecepack [piecepack.org] or two.

If you're willing to spend a little money, James Ernest [cheapass.com] makes an unpleasantly large number of really pleasant games, most of which sell for less than $10.00. In fact, one of the best [boardgamegeek.com] sells for $5.00, while my current favorite [boardgamegeek.com] comes in at a paltry $7.50, with all the heavy-duty fun of your average [boardgamegeek.com] German [boardgamegeek.com] game [boardgamegeek.com].

Lightspeed

[fm6]

Lightspeed does sound interesting, but there's no mention of it on the Cheapass site. The only source I can find is a flaky game retailer [silcom.com].

Re:Lightspeed

[Thedalek]

There is, actually. Check out the "Hip Pocket Games" link on the right hand side.

Alternatively, if you're buying several games at once, you might want to give Funagain [funagain.com] a try, since they discount everything. You have to buy multiple games to show any savings, largely because of shipping costs.

Re:Lightspeed

[IpalindromeI]

Try this link [cheapass.com] for Lightspeed. Under the Hip Pocket games.