It’s that time of year again! Time to dust off all the spooky games you have lying around the house, or maybe even time to buy some new ones! Here’s a roundup of some great games featuring zombies to help get in the mood of the season.

A Touch of Evil – A cooperative game where each player takes the role of a monster hunter trying to uncover a supernatural evil in town.

Zombie in my Pocket – A solo, print-and-play game where you’re navigating a house full of zombies trying to find and bury an ancient relic. There’s also a multiplayer version produced by Cambridge Games Factory.

Zombiegeddon – A strategic, perfect information zombie game by Reiner Knizia.  Gather supplies then hold your ground.

All Things Zombie, The Boardgame – A board game based off the award winning 2006 miniatures title of the same name.

Age of Steam: The Zombie Apocalypse – Trains and zombies?  This is a no brainer (pun totally intended.)

That’s a lot of zombies right there, folks.  This list couldn’t be complete with out CARCASSassonne, a fan made, zombie themed Carcassonne.

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Everyone knows that the dance band on the RMS Titanic continued to play as the ship sank into the icy waters. At first, this may have been in ignorance of, or to hide, immanent danger. Later, to help calm frightened passengers, or simply because the musicians had no hope of escaping and nothing else to do.

Turns out that gamers on the Titanic did the exact same thing.

According to news reports after the sinking (such as the Arizona Journal-Miner):

To allay the fears of women passengers, a group of men kept a card game going on the Titanic three-quarters of an hour after she struck, according to George Bradley, who was one of them. He said Henry B. Harris after seeing his wife safely in a boat came back to the game, and told him to keep up playing.

The orchestra struck up ragtime and played many other lively airs, and finally struck up “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” then, those in the game knew it was time to save themselves if they could.

Games played during this period include Bridge-Whist.

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The Solutions Navigator is a business planning tool from Johnson Controls. While probably not very “game”-like, it is used to gather priority levels from various concerned parties for new business projects. The game requires facilitation, multiple sessions, and evaluation of the results.

Source is an article about a hospital that used the game.

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