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Plaid Hat Games Dead of Winter The Long Night Board Game Expansion | Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game | Strategy Game for Adults and Teens | Ages 13+ | 2-5 Players | Avg. Playtime 1-2 Hours | Made
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Brand | Fantasy Flight Games |
Material | Cardboard |
Theme | Game |
Genre | Wargame |
Number of Players | 5 |
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- EXPAND YOUR SURVIVAL: Dive into the chilling world of Dead of Winter: The Long Night, a standalone expansion that introduces the eerie Raxxon location, teeming with sinister experiments threatening to spill into the town.
- NEW COLONY, NEW SURVIVORS: Face fresh challenges as you lead your survivors in a new colony location against a host of menacing adversaries. Will you endure raids from rival colonies and confront the mysteries of Raxxon?
- RAXXON UNLEASHED: Delve deep into the heart of the Raxxon pharmaceutical facility to uncover potent items, but beware – unleashing more formidable enemies is a risk you must take to survive.
- COLONY UPGRADES: Upgrade your colony's defenses and strategies to fortify your chances against the relentless undead horde. Strategize and adapt to the evolving threats.
- MIX AND MATCH: Enhance gameplay variety by seamlessly integrating survivors and cards from the original Dead of Winter set, creating endless scenarios and narratives.
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 11.6 x 2.84 x 11.6 inches |
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Item Weight | 4 pounds |
ASIN | B01DCIPU0G |
Item model number | PH1001 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
Best Sellers Rank | #118,331 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,393 in Dedicated Deck Card Games |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | March 1, 2018 |
Language | English |
Manufacturer | Plaid Hat |
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Dead of Winter: The Long Night is a standalone expansion for Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game that introduces the Raxxon location where horrible experiments will spill out into the town unless players can contain them. The game has players at a new colony location trying to survive with new survivors against brand new challenges. Can you handle being raided by members of other colonies? Will you explore more and unravel the mysteries of the Raxxon pharmaceutical location to find powerful items but release stronger enemies? Or will you upgrade your colony to help it better withstand the undead horde? These are all choices you will get to make in this new set, and if you want, you can mix in the survivors and cards from the original set to increase the variety even more.
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Customers like the quality, entertainment value, and completeness of the board game. They mention that it's a great addition to the original expansion, with additional areas to search, additional items for each area, and new survivors. However, some find the game very complicated and overwhelming for beginners.
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Customers find the quality of the board game great, fun, and amazing. They also say the new modules make the game even more amazing and enjoyable. Customers also mention the quality and thickness of the game board material is high. They say the original locations are better made.
"...during the game have been replaced with high quality, thick, game board material. Plaid Hat, you guys hit the ball outa the park on this one...." Read more
"...Overall, the quality of this game and the pieces is great! If you have never played Dead of Winter before, this is definitely the copy to get...." Read more
"A truly interesting and fun game! It is really exciting and you find yourself questioning everyone at the table...." Read more
"This game is amazing! We have it as a stand alone game because someone in our friend group has the first one. It is so big and well made we love it!..." Read more
Customers find the entertainment value of the board game to be unique, interesting, and exciting. They also say the game adds to the survival horror feel and the story is great. Customers also mention that the traitor engine adds more anxiety.
"...This is great, definitely adds to the survival horror feel, we appreciate this mechanic than those in games like zombicide or last night on earth,..." Read more
"A truly interesting and fun game! It is really exciting and you find yourself questioning everyone at the table...." Read more
"...Setup and cleanup* Raxxon* Story isn't as good as original* Not as many main objection cards* Theme..." Read more
"...amount of different actions and crossroad cards create fun and unique experiences each time you play...." Read more
Customers find the expansion a perfect addition to the original game. They appreciate the additional areas to search, additional items for each area, and new survivors. They also say the generic items have been updated to include additional abilities. Customers also mention that the game has lots of replayability, with several optional modules that you can add in.
"...of these new elements, the generic items have been updated to include additional abilities, and some tokens had reverse sides which turn barricades..." Read more
"...There are several optional modules that you can add in, such as base improvements, a band of scavengers that can attack you, and a research facility..." Read more
"...It comes with everything you need to play just like the first Dead of Winter game, but with different Survivors, different content in the 6 non-..." Read more
"...are better made, new zombies, new survivors... just a truly great expansion!!" Read more
Customers find the new survivors in the expansion much more diverse than the base game survivors. They also say the new characters feel fresh and are a great addition to the game.
"...The new characters all feel fresh and many of them get to use some of the new mechanics, such as laying mines that blow up and kill zombies instead..." Read more
"...play the base game with the bandits module, and the graveyard for deceased characters is nice...." Read more
"...game... the original locations are better made, new zombies, new survivors... just a truly great expansion!!" Read more
"...The new characters and cards are great. This is a great addition to a great game." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the board game. They mention that the add-ons look really cool, but are overwhelming for beginners. They also appreciate the endless replay value and incredible game design.
"...They are cool looking and sound like they would be interesting, but they don't do anything unless you attack them...." Read more
"...The optional add-ons to this game look really cool, but very overwhelming for beginners...." Read more
"Endless replay value, Incredible game design..." Read more
Customers find the board game very complicated, overwhelming, and difficult to understand. They also say the setup is painful, and the rule book isn't clear. Additionally, customers mention the game is rough to play with and confusing. Overall, they feel the game gets boring and is heavy to teach first-timer.
"...The Long Night is also much easier to win. It's lost the tension and depth of the original game...." Read more
"...The optional add-ons to this game look really cool, but very overwhelming for beginners...." Read more
"Amazing game. There are various options to choose to increase difficulty and game play and time of play so everything is up to you and that makes it..." Read more
"...The Raxxon Lab is rough to play with, especially with very few players, although the items there are also super powerful...." Read more
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Basically, Dead of winter is a mostly co-operative resource management game and a race against the clock. This is probably our favorite zombie game, definitely easier on the wallet than going 900 bucks into zombicide.
Zombies are treated as a resource that needs to be managed, along with food, tools, weapons, helpless and useless mouths to feed, books, and medicine. The game is divided into 2 phases: each players independent turn, and the groups team phase. Every team phase will introduce a new "challenge," which is just a resource that must be gathered, and donated to the group pile, before all the players' individual turns are over. The group will have a main game goal, which everyone generally tries to accomplish, such as: kill so many zombies, keep people from starving for so long, save so many other survivors. On top of this main goal, each individual player has their own goal to accomplish, and some of them run counter to the main groups goal, a few of them are "betrayal" goals, which usually spell disaster for the main group. In order to win, players must defeat the board's countdown, manage group resources to accomplish the group's goals and challenges, and accomplish their own individual goal.
The long night introduces a few new elements, which are mostly beneficial for the players: improvements for the base, additional areas to search, additional items for each area, and 20ish new survivors. On top of these new elements, the generic items have been updated to include additional abilities, and some tokens had reverse sides which turn barricades into explosive traps or useless survivors into unruly survivors for example.
We play the snot out of this game. most scenarios generally take us 2ish hours to play through, setup takes 10-15 minutes. expect a little longer for your initial runthrough of the game.
Couple great elements of this game :
a zombie bite = a dead character and the chance to spread the bite. This is great, definitely adds to the survival horror feel, we appreciate this mechanic than those in games like zombicide or last night on earth, where you take multiple zombie bites to kill off a character.
Crossroads cards add a semi roleplaying / storytelling element to the game. each individual player turn someone will draw a card, and check to see if it's circumstances are met. If they have been met, a story gets read, and usually the player who's turn it is usually gets to choose an option, sometimes good, sometimes simply less bad.
The game manuals are very clearly written, and include a campaign types playthrough option, which is designed to introduce the newer elements to the expansion gradually (in the long night) or increase difficulty gradually and tell a story in the original game.
Some things to keep in mind. Long Night is not required to play the core game. The core game gets mostly replaced with the Long Night. If you have to choose between one or the other, I would grab the Long Night first, as it includes more than the original. The original survivors are still very playable in the expansion, as are all of the other cards. you can include 18 or 19 of the survivors from the expansion to the original without any trouble, the other two require elements from the Long Night to take advantage their abilities. Also, don't ebay the special release characters for $20 each, Plaid Hat lists them on their website at a reasonable price. One more thing the Expansion has over the original, the cardstock / paper stock cutouts for the areas you explore during the game have been replaced with high quality, thick, game board material. Plaid Hat, you guys hit the ball outa the park on this one. I laminated my old ones, and I'll probably do it with the new thick cutouts, but It's definitely not necessary.
Dead of winter has replaced Last Night on Earth as our default Zombie game, and the game play is different enough that we still play Last Night on Earth also.
The game comes with all new survivors, crossroads cards, and standees for both the survivors and zombies along with some new cards in the various decks. The new characters all feel fresh and many of them get to use some of the new mechanics, such as laying mines that blow up and kill zombies instead of just regular barricades. There are several optional modules that you can add in, such as base improvements, a band of scavengers that can attack you, and a research facility with special infected that are more dangerous and deadly than the normal zombie but that also offers many powerful items. There are missions that incorporate these new mechanics into them as well.
Overall, the quality of this game and the pieces is great! If you have never played Dead of Winter before, this is definitely the copy to get. If you have the original and are wanting to add some more variety and also improve some of the components from the base game, it is worth it to get this game. I've heard there is another expansion that's coming that will allow you to play as two warring colonies if you have both sets, so it could be worth having both!
The only thing that keeps me from giving 5 stars is the amount of set up and tear down that comes with playing. There is a sometimes overwhelming amount of mechanics and game pieces involved, but trust me it is worth it.
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In jedem Fall ist viel Spielspaß und auch eine mittlere strategische Herausforderung garantiert.
Highly recommend it! Great for every type of person, smart or dumb it’s intuitive to learn and play. This standalone expansion has a similar number of components found in the original game however it also includes 3 extra modules that are all unique and exciting to play. This is odd as this is cheaper than the original game even though it surpasses it greatly with variety and substance. Unique and thought-provoking narrative is provided by each game and you can keep replaying this game knowing it will never get stale.
Be warned that a decent sized space is needed. I do not recommend this game to people who have NO intention of learning the game as you won’t be able to pick it up easily if you are new to board games. I also don’t recommend this game to people who are going to only play a single game with new board game players, this is because warm up games are needed to get past the learning period and get to the good stuff (proper storytelling, tension, surprising twists etc).
The game is so intuitive to learn that my family has mastered it only after a few games (trust me, that’s saying something)!
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BUY THIS GAME and have fun!
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I recommend that if you buy this game to have at least one person look at the rules and teach themselves how to play, after taking charge after a few rounds everyone should know how to play the game.
The modules will be confusing to new board game players so if you are playing with them I would only introduce at most the improvement module to not over confuse them and yourself.
If on the other hand, you are playing with board game pros the game handles this by allowing hardcore play for example. This allows for all walks of life to enjoy this game to its full potential.
I’m trying to get my family addicted to board games and this is the second game I bought. I found it easier to teach them the game initially by referring to the information card that each player is given. I really recommend referring to this card as frequently as possible to increase the independence of each player and their overall knowledge of the game.
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I was motivated to write a review as there isn't that much information on “The Long Night” standalone expansion compared to the original (When I posted this there are over a hundred reviews for the original game however only around 5 reviews on this standalone expansion).
Something that is not made as blatantly obvious as I would like is that you get near the same number of components sold in the original game, they don’t skimp out on anything. When you buy this game, you are also given 3 extra modules that you can add at your discretion which are each unique and can cater to everyone’s interest and knowledge of how the game works.
The artwork is beautiful, the pieces are made of strong card so that it will survive years of abuse, the number of flat figurines is immense. Because of the number of tokens, location pieces, cards etc you will need a decent sized table to fit everything on, especially if you include the modules.
The story elements are amazing. When you take a break from the game you will be thinking about how to play the next move, strategists will love this. This game can be played fully cooperatively or a traitor can be added, this adds tension to the entire game and can add a shocking end to your game. Prepare yourself for the possibility of losing loving/strong relationships after backstabbing begins.
The replay value is astounding, as someone who is extremely stingy when it comes to money this game is definitely worth every penny, it costs less than most other board games so that's a bonus. This game is a STEAL at < £30 when the original game has less substance and is more expensive. If you are not worried about owning the original game and purely want the better game you need to buy the “The Long Night” game. Buying the original game is up to you, I personally haven’t, however, the increase in characters and special events can sway the richer of us to pay extra.
Like said previously, the only time I do not recommend this game is where you know that the people you will play with will not budge when it comes to learning the game initially or when you are in a situation where you could only play this game once with a group and that’s it (warm up games are needed to know how to play).
There’s still so much more to mention, special scenarios, adult themed cards etc. These are either explanatory or are detailed very well in the rulebook that comes with the game.
I can't recommend this game enough! I’ve bonded with my family over my nerdy passion so I can’t be happier :)
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IMPROVEMENTS MODULE:
This module is extremely easy to pick up and I personally added it to my first game without a problem. It’s all about upgrading your colony to give you an advantage in certain situations. This again adds more story to the game that is being played (my family burst out into laughter after I tried to punch a zombie from a tower we just built, oddly enough you needed a ranged weapon to be able to do that).
BANDITS MODULE:
Now you must fight another force other than zombies, sneaking into their base is very much a risk-reward situation. The game can lead to someone being the leader of the bandits which is always entertaining.
RAXXON MODULE:
This module is my favourite as it includes the special zombies and the pills. You get excited whenever a special zombie attacks you however you then remember that this zombie could cost you the entire game. They are varied and if you enjoy zombies you’ll just be entertained by their premise. Pills are another risk-reward situation that is to do with indefinitely provided enhances or downgrades.