Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse - The Young Ones go zombie hunting!

Last night, Chris and I tried out Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse. I am not usually a fan of 28mm and zombies, but this was GREAT!
Chris has his own superb blog here https://coronasan.wordpress.com

We started with basic gangs, 100 scavenger points each, mine totalled about 56 points (give or take), so plenty spare for building the gang HQ afterwards.
Chris brought down some rather wonderful terrain, we set up the orange and yellow canisters as the objectives, and set up our gangs too rumble. My gang are all based around 'The Young Ones', using the simple superb 'The Bristol Crew' by Studio Miniatures

Scene: A student house, in massive state of disrepair, internal shot, three students lie about, bored, in the background, zombies paw at the window...
(Neil enters, looking harassed, through the front door, slamming it on various grasping hands)
Neil: Guys, you'll never guess what, something heavy is happening..."
Rick: Don't tell me, you and your hippy friends have discovered that Thatcher and her cronies are still in power, and your hippy revolution is awaiting a true leader, like ME!
Vyvyan: Rick, shut up!
Neil: No guys, outside, it's really weird man, it's like someone has picked up the house and dumped us in suburban New York.
Mike: Excellent, Manhattan sightseeing, let's go!
Neil: But that's not the weirdest thing...
Rick: No, that would be the smell of the underpants you haven't change this year (sarcastic sneer)!
Neil: No man, the weird thing is everyone out there is shuffling around and moaning!
Rick: That still sounds like a normal day at Scumbag College to me!
Neil: It's like everyone has suddenly become the living dead, it's the zombie apocalypse man...
Vyvyan: I wondered where my potion for turning people into an axe wielding maniac had gone.
Mike (to camera) that was last season, don't worry folks!
Neil: But what is really heavy is we are out of food, we are going to have to find some, and all the shops are closed.
Mike (to camera): Another 80s throwback for you kids!
Rick: Right, there is nothing else for it, Neil, go out and scavenge!
Neil: I can't man, the streets are full of the dead, we're doomed!!!!
TV: Attention loyal citizens, food canisters have been dropped all over the city, carefully approach them, retrieve your food, and find safety. Help will arrive.
Vyvyan: Oi, who turned on the telly, this programme is awful! (Reaches for cricket bat) I say we smash it!
Mike: No, Vyvyan, we might need that later, plus, 'The Good Life' is on tonight. We only have one course of action, arm ourselves up, head out there and find supplies.
Rick: Oh yeah Mike, where are we going to get weapons from? If Neil's so-called-zombies are out there, tell me... hm... hm... where do we find weapons that will stop them?
*THWOCK!*
(Rick collapses under a blow from the cricket bat)
Vyvyan: Mine works fine!

(Shortly after, the four stand outside, Vyvyan with his bat, Mike produces a swan-off shotgun from under his jacket)
Rick: BLIMEEEEY! Where did you get that from?
Mike: Get what?
Neil (stands with a pan of lentils): What a waste of nutritious lentils man!
Rick: How come you lot all got weapons? Where's mine? We should stand up and demand our weapons! That's why the Tories have let this country dow.... *THWOCK*
Vyvyan: Yup, still works!

So, the game, before I try and write any more cod fan fiction! Chris provided some beautiful terrain. His gang is on the roof as we set up, just coz it looks good. The orange and yellow cases are supply dumps, the aim is to survive!
My 'gang' is boosted by the night's musical act, Motorhead!


The local pimp watches on with interest as the young ones deploy in cover.

Neil is pushed forwards by Rick to see if there is any danger, and finds a case. He cannot pick it up yet, because it's 'Really heavy man!'

 

Fast Eddie approaches another case, in the distance Philphy Phil Taylor spots a member of Chris's gang, Lemmy moves into cover.

 

Vyvyan and Rick come up to see what all the fuss is about. Mike makes a booking with the pimp for later!

 

Motorhead prepare to break cover.

 

Vyvyan: Who the hell let Rick lose with a pistol? 

Mike: Don't worry, it's only got blanks.

Neil: Is anyone going to help me with this, it's really heavy...

All: NO!

  

Fast Eddy grabs another trunk, and makes his way back towards safety. So far, silent and stealthy has paid off.

 

The rest of the band advance, trying to get into pistol range of Chris's approaching gangers. Useful crates.

 

Vyvyan: Right, I'm bored! Rick, stop hiding!

Meanwhile, Chris brings up his gang to capture a crate.

   

And quickly bag a second. Now we are all looking covetously at the fifth in the middle. Who will secure it first?

A shot rings out, and Lemmy is dropped, clutching his face.

 

An enraged Vyvyan piles into the opposition, flailing his bat widely screaming various unintelligible insults...

Rick sneaks past the barrels, aiming for the crate while Vyvyan provides a decent distraction. Meanwhile Chris drags crates away, and repeatedly runs out of ammo as he tries to shoot me. 

Still no zombies!

Neil and Eddie both drag their crates away (I read the rules wrong, they should not be going half speed, but -1", oh well).  Mike moves up into a covering position. Sawn-off shotguns are not long range (9" max) but very powerful.

Philphy Animal joins Vyvyan in the scrap.

Rick takes a shot. Maybe they weren't blanks after all, as he wounds Chris'sbrown coat?

 

Vyvyan, a tooled up close combat expert, swings...

and misses! 

Really! First swing and he's blown it, not so tough now are you, just coz you've got a girl's name, that's just typical of these bourgeoisie rebels, think they...

(That will do Rick -  Ed) 

 

Vyv is downed by a pistol whip across the face, he sees stars and is put out the game.

  

All this shooting and commotion attracts a zombie. It's all Rick's fault! 

 

Fast Eddy and Neil make it back to the house with their crates. They bolt the door and wait for the arrival of the others. Neil panics and erects a hasty barricade of furniture, crates and bizarrely, the fifth housemate!

  

Chris's other shooter runs out of ammo, again! Not good when the undead are stalking!

 Realising the danger, they start backing away, Chris's capatain Ray with the crate of goodies, the shooter reloading (Chris had also captured another crate across table, but was so far out of range it would not effect anyone).

 Mike proves himself a worth leader, hitting with his first shot and downing the already wounded brown coat. Rick moves to look at the crate, and sneers as this isn't really his job, and leaves it.

 

But spotting danger approaching, takes a shot, and misses. Maybe they were blanks? 

 

However, his opponent knew which way to shoot.The people's poet is down, thousands of young women are shocked and aghast (that anyone could ever fancy him).

  

Philphy Phil shows how it is done, dispatching Vyv's assailant.

 

All this carrying on has attracted more of the undead, who lurch towards Chris's retiring gangers.

 Ray misses with his shotgun, while Chris's shooter retires to safe cover. Ray might be in trouble, the shooter does manage to pop one approaching shambler.

 

Mike decides to take matters in his own hands, grabs the crate and Rick by the scruff of his neck, and starts to drag them to safety, meanwhile Phil charges Chris's black coat and floors him.

Ray and the shooter manage to deal with the zombie, after Ray is wounded, but thankfully not bitten!

From here, we both retired off table, sneakily so as not to attract any more wandering undead.

Damage, both Lemmy and Vyv will be sporting natty eye patches in their next outing, however,
Rick was classes as infected, and had to be put out of everyone else's misery (or so Vyv claims).What follows is not for the faint hearted:
(Off camera)
Rick: Look, Vyvyan, I'm completely fine, it was only a splinter, no, put the bat down...
*THWOP*
Mike: Vyvyan, are you completely sure you needed to cut his head off?
Vyvyan: No, but you can never be too sure! Anyway, he will be back next episode, his contract with the BBC says so.

I got three crates off table, which included a heavy club, a sharp blade and a hunting bow (stealthy kill, must get a Katniss Everdean figure, plus a whole load of scavenger points)! Chris only got a few points and two clubs! We then rolled for skills, Phil increased his fighting abilities, Mike picked up quick reload, useful when his shotgun has a 50/50 chance of needing reloading, but best of all Neil picked up engineering (allows cheap improvements to the HQ, lot less chance of Zombies getting in). Chris retreated to a police station as his base, I to my farm (well, house, with a garden).

A few mistakes, as it was our first time out, not sure Vyv and Phil should have started with skills, although it didn't do Vyv any good! Did I enjoy it, no, I LOVED it! I will be picking up a set of rules for myself asap. The rematch and continuing adventures will be soon.