Survive Together: Zombie MMO
Leana Eckes
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On my way to the School of Economics #Graduation2019 ceremony at the University of Surrey and all I can think of is, would my students survive if there is a zombie apocalypse crisis during the ceremony? Let me explain #ForeverSurrey
I always tell my students that my course teaches them how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Most of the soft skills they learn during my lectures are portable to a zombie apocalypse scenario and more generally to life/work.
In the game, you simply create an account (the max is 3) or use an existing one and survive for as long as you can against the onslaught of zombies! Your score at the end of the game is a combination of your time survived and zombies killed.
Enjoy!
In a world ravaged by a relentless zombie pandemic, civilization as we knew it has collapsed and the few remaining survivors are trapped in an existence fraught with constant danger. In this apocalyptic scenario, a group of 6 strangers with diverse abilities and pasts are forced to join forces. These survivors, from a young doctor to a hardened ex-military man, find some hope in each other's company as they make their way through ruined cities and desolate landscapes.
In the midst of this chaos, the opportunity to find love and deep connections unexpectedly arises. Romantic relationships are born under the shadow of death, offering a human counterpoint to the brutality of everyday life.
As the group faces increasingly complicated situations, from deadly ambushes to moral dilemmas that question their own ethical limits, the question remains: Can they survive not only the zombies, but also the threats posed by other humans?
Discover it in this great graphic novel with more than 20,000 words.
There's two things in this world that we can be sure of: We'll always want to eat well, and the Zombie Apocalypse is definitely going to happen. (Definitely.) The seeds of our nigh-universal destruction have almost certainly already been sewn in some unscrupulous South American science lab and the only warning we'll have is a series of strange and disturbing news reports before all hell breaks loose.
But there are a few people who will not only outlast the hordes, ravaging the nation, eating brains and possibly mowing the lawns, but who will do it in style. Shane Hobel is an elite tracker and the founder of the Mountain Scout Survival School, which offers classes on wilderness and urban survival in upstate New York and Central Park. He's been known to spend several weeks in the wilderness with little more than his wits to get him through. More important, he likes to live comfortably, and wouldn't go long without a decent meal just because the world was ending. Bon Apptit was lucky enough to spend some time with Hobel to learn not only how to survive Doomsday but to thrive afterward.
At first it's all basics. First thing is learning how to build a small shelter, called a debris shelter. It's not fancy, but it'll keep you alive, even if you're soaking wet in the middle of winter. And you don't need a fire.
But that's all most people think wilderness survival is: hardcore, struggling, hungry, barely making it. That's only the beginning. Next we introduce fishing spears, and lashing techniques, and other skills that allow you to improve your life by gathering materials from the landscape. We show you how to make rock-climbing quality rope, and fishing spears, and string for bows and arrows, and to hunt and trap. Each of these skills lightens the load a little bit. Soon you're not just surviving, but you're living. And that's the idea.
Of course. This time of year most people think, Oh no, there's no more edible plants. But it's just the opposite! The autumn and winter plants are coming in now and you've got a real abundance. Acorns are dropping; walnuts, chestnuts, and pine nuts are here. The squirrels are plump and juicy.
They're delicious! They're like little mini filet mignons of the woods. Just two days ago I took a deer with my bow and arrow. And I cooked up a backstrap filet with crushed dried wild berries and a hazelnut reduction. Everything was collected from the landscape.
Yep. If I'm taking something small like a squirrel, I'm not going to bother taking it home. Which, by the way, the reason squirrel meat is so incredibly tender and delicious is because they feed almost entirely on nuts. They're so succulent and they have all these omega-3 fatty acids that our bodies crave.
The only utensil I need is a large knife. It's handy for defense, but I can also make a cabin and build a bow and arrow, and split logs with it. You can do a multitude of things with a knife. I do tend to bring another smaller knife, like a paring knife. This is for doing delicate skinning and butchering work.
In terms of carrying skillets, that's just additional weight. What we do is teach people to use native food methods so you don't need those things. The one that's still around, and that's probably the quintessential ideal for cooking is the steam pit. Steam pits have been around for 50,000 years. The technology is amazing. Steam pits are like Mother Earth's idea of a crock pot: you can never overcook the food.
Well, this is the thing about survival. If the zombies are right behind you, you need to move quickly. You can only grab the things that don't require deep cooking or preparation. There are certain edible plants that you can just grab and go: nuts and berries, some plants. But some you have to steam, or cook, or leach.
Exactly. You have to leach the tannins. That's a good example. Let's say that you've gotten far enough away from the zombies that you can take some time, then acorns are fantastic. You leach them using cold water (that's always healthier). Shuck them, put the meat in a pot. Pour cold water in it, and then you make tea. That brown tea can be saved for later use, by the way. Once the water runs clear, dry the nuts out on a rock, and then you can eat them on the go.
Though what I prefer to do is to crush them into a powder along with, say, walnuts and pine nuts. I like to make a flour. I add a little water and some herbs and berries and make great pancakes. Warm up a little pine-pitch and drizzle it over them. Oh my goodness.
So you can make flour. You can get sugar. But I know I'll be missing my extra-virgin olive oil, my red wine vinegar, my finishing salts. Are there analogues for these in the landscape?
After the zombie apocalypse, you're either running and there's no time for preparation, or you've settled down a bit and you can enjoy the fruits of primitive cooking skills, and find ingredients or make tools, some of which are just like what you have at home. You know, the mortar and pestle is just a rock and a rock.
Thank goodness! So then Dakota fire pits and steam pits are fantastic ways of cooking. Adobe-style ovens are also really easy to make from the landscape, and they cook wonderful breads. I baked pheasant with herbs in an adobe oven the other day. It was brilliant.
You take stream clay and straw, packed together, and fashion the oven, then let it dry, slowly. Then bake it into a hard structure. When it's ready, put coals inside and then stick your food in there.
Someone could walk right over your steam pit and they wouldn't even know. You can leave it all day. And it is unbelievably succulent. I have to tell you the best protein I've ever had, better than in any restaurant, was from a steam pit. The meat is so juicy and it falls off the bone.
This game has two main roles: humans and zombies. The human groups must follow a set of rules to accomplish the goal and to survive. Each group should be given 5 minutes to strategize once their leader has returned from receiving their secret assignment.
Every team must get two blue sticks that represent water, one red stick that represents food and one orange stick for everyone that has an injury, which is represented by a band aid on their name tag.
Stay in the safe house until everyone is either in the safe house or has been turned into a zombie. The coordinator will let you know when that is and that will end round one. The coordinators will then start round two and send participants out again. The coordinator can determine how many rounds they want to play before starting over and replacing all the armbands on those out of the game. Three or four rounds is usually enough so that the enthusiasm of the game continues.
It is best to preselect youth to serve as zombies from the start of the game and go over the rules with them in a separate area. Start with the beginning rules below. As the games progresses, allow them more flexibility without informing the non-zombie participants. For example, zombies may take two running steps before walking, and/or zombies may work together, and/or zombies may enter safe zones and linger in doorways and in the end, they may enter the safe house.
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