Collins builds the world of The Walking Dead

Well here we are at the end of the 4th board build for the walking dead all out war. You know, for a game I didn’t play the most (that would be Imperial Assault), I sure have invested a lot of time and effort into it. I look back and feel i should have gone to the bootcamp when the game was released and i wish i had done the whole ‘get yourself sculpted as a walker’ pledge too. If i had done that i think i would have asked to be made as a shorter model, perhaps with a smashed up leg, that way i’d be a different height to everyone else on the board, instantly viewable and different to every other walker in the game at the time. Anyway, enough from Captain Hindsight.

Given this was very much a recycling and saving something from the dusty bin (at penkridge wargames 2nd hand fayre which was also today!) i think it has come out adequately. To make this i spent the grand total of (maybe) £6 in materials. That was for the baseboard, everything else i had ‘in stock’ being purchased way back when TWD was all the rage. (edit, this is a lie! i had to buy the big pack of corkboard at £25)

In terms of levels, this map has two and arguably actually only one. the roadway and the gardens. they’re basically the same and really there is zero advantage to be gained by being in one or the other. The houses sometimes have added height to them (blue house) but the biggest bonus from them is cover, being able to shoot out the windows at your annoying neighbours.

In terms of playability, no idea. If i was to have this table at a tourney i think i would make the garage house and the damaged house the starting zones and then have people fight it out. I would also write some rules fluff about all the windows being accessible etc, the number of doors or routes out of some of the houses are limited (garage house) and so a little theatre of the mind is needed to make it a bit less asymmetric for a tourney. Also, if i was to make a tourney using these boards, id need to paint more moveable scatter as i naturally only have one set.

In terms of cool factor, it’s right up there. I mean come on, 3 fully painted, fully interior’ed buildings, a nice road with everything you could need on it, random debris and all sorts of tiny details like wallpaper, carpets and cocks! what more could you want? the only thing i think it is missing is maybe letterboxes and manhole covers. they’re made up by the missing posters on the trees though.

Would i play on it, yes! would you play on it? comment below your answer and support this terrainfest 2025/26 entry!