When we first met up, we didn't have a plan or idea of how to go about reading the rules or playing the game. We all started pulling things out of the box and Ziploc bags, with one person holding the rules. While the person holding the rules would blurt out various odd rules, the rest of us would ask questions about what each card or figure was for. It was semi chaotic, and we shortly realized that it would get us nowhere. We all expressed that we had a lot of other work to do for various classes, and we talked through an outline of what we would do to move faster and more efficiently.
While one person read through the rules, another person typed up clarifications whenever someone questioned any aspect of what was said. That way, it was easier to listen to the rules and fully clarify them.
When we began to play, there were still lots of questions that we had. Every time we didn't know what to do, we all gave descriptions of what we thought we should do, but ultimately ended up referring back to the rules for everything. It was a very slow process, but it stopped disputes. One of the questions we had regarded the noise tokens, and we had to go back and clarify exactly when they were in effect and where to place them. In the end, we lost because we let too many zombies escape.
At the end, we all helped to put the game away and into the box. We talked a little bit about strategy and all agreed that it would be more fun the more we play, because we will not need to refer to the rules as often.
