While I am a fan of the Wreck Age game I am not a fan of this product. Let's start with the characters provided. Adventure is recommended for 4-6 Green characters. 6 pregenerated characters are provided but one, Domm, is clearly stated to be the Trained Narrator Character and not for the players. So if you have 6 players somebody is rolling up their own. The character's backgrounds are given in the begining except for Janek. Why was Janek left out? Maybe he's the black sheep of the village. All characters are listed as Outriders at 12 RU. By the rules there are no Green Outriders. There is a Trained Outrider at 45 RU so Domm could fit. By the adventure they are going on and rules they should be Jammers (Scouts) which have Green at 12 RU. (Domm should be 25 RU then). There are frequent references to "the map". None is provided. Guessing the Narrator is supposed to carefully read the adventure and make up their own map and then create the player version for them to fill in. Okay for an experienced Gamemaster but a new Narrator might have problems and is not something that should be forced on people getting an introductory adventure. Biggest problem is that this is the introductory adventure to a combined RPG/Skirmish game. There is not one combat encounter in the entire adventure, there is not even a chance to shoot a bunny for dinner unless the Narrator adds it. Spoiler Alert this adventure is a Boy Scout trip into the woods looking for things to get their merit badges.

It is a brutal resurgence that all must survive trough. This is a way to test the waters and get the mechanics and ideas down quick and to the point. It gives the reader the ideas and background and puts them in control of the success or failure of their community. Note to the Narrator: Read through this first and get the information and the feel of how the game goes. It will make your game time way more fun and shorten the hang time of needing to check this or that. I enjoyed playing this and plan to replay this with several others interested in the game. It is a great way to get your group up and running with the mechanics, and start a Staker community. So, you don't want to play with the Stakers faction? Easy Tiger, this can bee used to build a settlement for your Stitchers, Drifters, or Reclaimers to raid!!! Still a win!

This is well written, with an unusually good layout. I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but hope to soon.