"The Walking Dead" Hit TV Show-- and now Board Game!

To whet your appetite, and add fodder to our wish the hell that the fall would get here so we can watch Season 2 of "The Walking Dead" AMC Hit TV series-- there arrives "The Walking Dead" Board game!!!



Apparently shooting for Season 2 will begin in May, but won't be premiering until October.



So, to get your Walking Dead fix, why not join the action yourself with a board game from Cryptologic (who are also creating the Walking Dead Trading Cards).

Cryptozoic Entertainment™ Secures Licensing Rights From AMC

To Create The Walking Dead™ Board Game

New York, NY/Irvine, CA 2011—May 23, 2011: Cryptozoic Entertainment, famous for its World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game, announced today that the company has secured the licensing rights from AMC to create “The Walking Dead Board Game.”  The deal marks Cryptozoic’s foray into the board game category. “The Walking Dead Board Game” is going to be available early fall.

 

Do you have what it takes to fight off killer zombies?  Will you leave your friends behind and save yourself?  Or will you try to save the remnants of the human race from a world that has gone completely mad?  “The Walking Dead Board Game” gives players the opportunity to take on the role of their favorite characters from the show, battling walkers in a struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world.  Fear mounts as time and resources run out and players face the possibility of becoming plagued with the infectious disease and turning against their own kind!  You are kept on the edge of your seat as you try to escape your doom.  Don't miss your chance to crack the skulls of flesh-eating zombies and defend the world from the forces working towards its demise!

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics.  The series tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse.  It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home.  The comic goes on to explore the challenges of life in a world overrun by zombies who take a toll on the survivors, and sometimes the interpersonal conflicts present a greater danger to their continuing survival than the zombies that roam the country.  Over time, the characters are changed by the constant exposure to death and some grow willing to do anything to survive.  AMC’s “The Walking Dead” reigns as the most watched drama series in basic cable history for the Adults 18-49 demo.  AMC’s season one premiere of “The Walking Dead” was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama.

 

About AMC

AMC reigns as the only cable network in history to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series three years in a row, as well as the Golden Globe® Award for Best Television Series - Drama for three consecutive years.  Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade or creating acclaimed original programming, the AMC experience is an uncompromising celebration of great stories.  AMC's original stories include “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Killing” and “Hell on Wheels.”  AMC further demonstrates its commitment to the art of storytelling with AMC’s Docu-Stories, a slate of unscripted original series, as well as curated movie franchises like AMC’s Can’t Get Enough and AMC’s Crazy About.  Available in more than 97 million homes (Source: Nielsen Media Research), AMC is owned and operated by Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, and its sister networks include IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and Wedding Central.  AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile.  AMC: Story Matters Here^SM.


About Cryptozoic Entertainment
Cryptozoic Entertainment was founded in 2010 on the core principle of “fans first.”  The Cryptozoic staff consists of fans who are dedicated to producing the highest quality product and community experience possible.  Visit www.cryptozoic.com for additional product and event information.

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 Additional Details 

In The Walking Dead Board game, only the strong survive. The weak turn into walkers, and then turn against their former friends! Fight your way through zombie-infested Atlanta with your fellow survivors. Grab some weapons to clear a path. Visit destinations like the department store, old folk’s home, and the CDC. Find the tools you’ll need to live another day. Take on the role of Rick, Andrea, or one of the other hapless survivors and scrounge for sweet weapons like a Shotgun or Crossbow. Keep your eyes open for new allies, but watch your back! When supplies start running low, it’s every man for himself. If you can make it back to camp with enough gear to defend yourself and those you still care for, you win!

Should you fall to the hungry horde of walkers, the game doesn't end. When a player dies and becomes a walker, they leave the world of the living behind and seek out the remaining survivors. Spring surprise attacks on the living, cause the walkers to frenzy, or contaminate the survivor’s supplies. Put the bite on your former friends and they’ll join you in your pursuit of the living.

The fate of the human race is in your hands, either as a survivor or a walker. Join us this September 2011 with Cryptozoic Entertainment's The Walking Dead Board Game.

Release Date: September 2011
MSRP: $39.99
Ages: 13+
Number of Players: 1 – 4
Playing Time: 30 – 45 minutes

Follow the development and distribution of the game at Cryptozoic's site.

Additional "Walking Dead Links":
"The Walking Dead" Trading Cards!
Watch this or Die!!!
The Walking Dead - TV Premiere TONIGHT!!!

Note that "The Walking Dead" is now available on Netflix.