Zombies!!! are the New Black! With all the commotion milling about popular culture in the shambling wake of AMC’s The Walking Dead and the undying popularity of zombies and their undead ilk, it’s not surprising that the gaming culture is equally swept up in the carnage and mayhem. Case in Point: the rabid resurgence of Twilight Creations’ award-winning Zombies!!! tabletop game line, alive and kicking for well over a decade. And, with the recent release of Zombies!!! Third Edition and Zombies!!! PG looming in the distance, Twilight Creations plans to continue feeding the voracious need of eager Zombies!!!–philes for the foreseeable future (at least, until the imminent Zombie Apocalypse plagues humanity and takes precedence). But, for the time being, our Cover Story should sate your insatiable appetites for all things Zombies!!!

Hungry for more? Well, after you’ve had your fill, feast your eyes on the host of articles focusing on our fine purveyors of gaming fun and entertainment, including Fantasy Flight’s revision of Tigris & Euphrates, Reiner Knizia’s award-winning game of culture, conflict, and civilization, joltin’ John Kovalic's preview of Double Feature, Renegade Game Studios’ action-packed, cinematic card game, and details on the Organized Play platform for WizKids Games’ Marvel HerocClix: Age of Ultron. And, dig into Mayfair Games’ Catan Histories — Settlers of America: Trails to Rails and Merchants Of Europe, Foxtrot Games' Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, and Corvus Belli’s Infinity: Icestorm! Plus, check out the slew of reviews for AEG's Loot Letter, Mayfair Games' Patchwork, Minion Games' Battle Merchants, and Rio Grande Games' Temporum.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, there’s some-thing clawing at the door, dying to get in, and with the ruckus they’re making, they’re liable to wake the dead!

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