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ZackScottGames takes Plants vs. Zombies to the tabletop

A Mantic Games prototype gets a full Level 1 playthrough among ten new uploads.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Playing the Prototype of Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game!

After more than a thousand Plants vs. Zombies episodes, a board-game prototype gives ZackScottGames a different way to defend the lawn.

Mantic Games supplied the prototype for "Playing the Prototype of Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game!" Zack unboxes it, works through the rules, introduces the miniature prototypes and plays the entire first level solo, with Zen Garden upgrades covered afterward. It was the week's most-watched new upload, approaching 78,000 views, and its opening-day audience was more than twice that of any of the listed Fusion episodes.

Viewers are already asking for a series. One recurring joke imagines another thousand episodes, while more specific suggestions call for Night, Pool, Fog and Roof expansions. For an audience accustomed to Zack's long-running digital lawn defense, the change of format is itself something to discuss.

The screen-based adventures haven't gone anywhere. His ten-upload week included Fusion mini-games ranging from Zombie Sorter to Wall-nut Billiards and "Chinese Chezz." That last installment is his next-busiest video by daily views, followed by the Pea-gloo introduction in Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved. The tabletop outing currently draws the most daily viewing of all three.

Subscribers held steady, while daily views are running about a quarter above their usual pace. Nearby variety-gaming channels had larger weekly viewing totals, with CheapPickle having a particularly substantial week. Zack's own distinctive addition was smaller in scale: familiar plants and zombies, now with miniatures and a rulebook.

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What viewers say

Now bros gonna make 1000 episodes on this 😂
@orange--de9xqSee it on YouTube
Awesome job with this video, Zack! You did great explaining the game as you learned it and it was fun to watch! Nice editing too.
@rockvixen33See it on YouTube
I hope they do expansions on this board game for Night, Pool, Fog and Roof, maybe even adding the Cloudy Day modifier in Replanted, and the upgrade plants could be cool too.
@DarkestMarlin74See it on YouTube

5 more comments

Man, I've been watching you since 2013, and im 18 now 😭where does the time go? Happy you're still making videos; you'll always be the GOAT, man
@OfficalResinSee it on YouTube
I would love to see this become unique series
@that1cloud925See it on YouTube
Did we ever find out why Crazy Dave
Was important for Next Turn.
@dryguyiscoolSee it on YouTube
This is such a unique series on Zack's channel that has been known for playing video games. It would be a nice change of pace to see Zack doing something new with his series, like genuinely.
@MinoruGLSSee it on YouTube
Seeing PvZ franchise moved onto the board games format is soooo interesting, would love to see you play the rest of this. :33
@BiggestFanOfRooSee it on YouTube