Zombicide: Gear Up
Zombicide: Gear Up Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Components
- 6 double-sided Survivor Dashboards
- 6 dry-erase markers
- 6 double-sided Boss Dashboards
- 1 Leader Card
- 48 Regular Zombie cards
- 24 Special Zombie cards
- 6 Solo Mode Companion cards
- 10 Turn Cards
- 7 Spawn Cards
- 6 Spawn Aid Cards
- 3 Phase 1 Boss Cards
- 4 Phase 2 Boss Cards
Regular Zombie cards: Walker x12, Runner x12, Crawler x12, Zombie Dog x12.
Special Zombie cards: Bomber x6, Brute x6, Soldier x6, Stinky x6.
Basic Concepts
Survivor Dashboard
- Survivor's Name.
- Health: These slots are crossed off when the Survivor suffers damage.
- Armor: These slots are outlined when the Survivor gains Armor and crossed off when used.
- Ammo: These slots are outlined when the Survivor gains Ammo and crossed off when used.
- Street Slots: Zombies moving toward the Survivor are placed in these 3 slots (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Street Slot).
- Weapons: Each Survivor has 4 Weapons, including a preferred Weapon (yellow).
- Effects: Details the effects of the Survivor's Weapons.
Survivor Dashboard Weapon
- Weapon's Name.
- Hit Shape: This is the Hit Shape players cross off on the Zombie HP Spaces when the Weapon is activated.
- Starting Effect: Some Weapons have a starting effect that is always active, which can be Knockback or Multi Hit Effect 2 (see Weapon Effects).
- Upgrade Effects: All Weapons have 2 upgrade effects that are unlocked during the game by killing Zombies. When unlocked, players tick off the circle next to the effect.
Leader Card
The Leader card is double-sided. One side lists the different setups according to the difficulty level used (Easy, Standard, Hard, and Nightmare), while the back side has a summary of the turn sequence.
The Setup side is divided into 3 columns:
- Starting Spawn: Shows the amount and type of Zombie cards (Normal or Special) that each player receives during Setup.
- Spawn Aid Card Difficulty: Shows the side of the Spawn Aid card to be used.
- Boss Difficulty: Shows the side of the Boss dashboard to be used.
Zombie Card
- Zombie Type: Lists the Zombie Type (Walker, Runner, Bomber, etc.). The color of the bar on the Type indicates whether the Zombie is a Regular or Special Zombie:
- Black bars indicate Regular Zombies
- Red bars indicate Special Zombies
- Zombie Speed: Indicates when this Zombie moves.
- HP Spaces: Each square inside the thick white lines is an HP Space. HP Spaces are crossed off as Survivors attack the Zombies with their Weapons.
- Ammo/Armor Icon: When HP Spaces with Ammo or Armor are crossed off, the Survivor gains the corresponding bonus.
- Damage Icon: When attacking, Zombies deal Damage to the Survivor for each Damage icon not crossed off.
- Fixed Damage Icon: These Damage icons cannot be crossed off and always apply when the Zombie attacks.
- Special Ability: Indicates the Zombie's Special Ability (if any).
Boss Dashboard
The Boss dashboard is double-sided: Black is used when playing with the Easy difficulty and red is used for harder difficulties.
- Boss Name.
- HP Spaces: Each square inside the thick white lines is an HP Space. HP Spaces are crossed off as Survivors attack the Boss with their Weapons.
- Ammo/Armor Icons: When HP Spaces with Ammo or Armor are crossed off, the Survivor gains the corresponding bonus.
- Damage Icons: When attacking, the Boss deals Damage to all Survivors for each Yellow/Blue Damage icon not crossed off.
- Fixed Damage Icons: These Yellow/Blue Damage icons cannot be crossed off. The Blue Damage icon is relevant only on Phase 2 of the 2nd round.
- Boss Special Rule: Indicates the Boss' Special Rule (if any).
- Boss Special Skill: Indicates the Boss' Special Skill, an effect that they activate from time to time.
Setup
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Each player gets 1 Dry-Erase marker.
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Each player chooses a Survivor dashboard and places it in front of them. If playing Solo Mode, place it with the 1p side up. Return any unused Survivor dashboards to the game box.
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Shuffle the 48 Regular Zombie cards to form the Regular Zombie deck, which is kept facedown.
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Shuffle the 24 Special Zombie cards to form the Special Zombie deck, which is kept facedown.
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Shuffle the 10 Turn cards to form the Turn deck, which is kept facedown.
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Players collectively check the Leader card and choose the difficulty for the game (Easy difficulty is recommended for new players).
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Each player draws a number of Zombie cards from the decks as indicated on the Leader card according to the chosen difficulty, and places side-by-side on their 3rd Street Slot (the furthest from them).
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Players collectively choose 1 of the 6 Bosses to use in the game and place its Boss dashboard off to the side for now (the Super Abomination is recommended for new players). Make sure to place the Boss dashboard with the side that matches the selected difficulty level facing up. Return the unused Boss dashboards to the box.
Note: The Boss only comes into play on the 2nd round.
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Place the Spawn Aid card that corresponds to the number of players and selected difficulty next to the Zombie decks. Return the unused Spawn Aid cards to the game box.
Note: The black side is used with Easy and Standard difficulties, and the red side is used with Hard and Nightmare difficulties.
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Choose a player to be the Leader for the mission. That player takes the Leader card, flips it to the Turn Sequence side and places it next to their dashboard, where they can help follow the sequence of steps during the game. The Leader is responsible for making final decisions in case the group can't agree on a matter, and is the player that the Boss spawns on during the setup of the 2nd round (see Gameplay).
Gameplay
Round Setup
Zombicide: Gear Up is played over 2 rounds. Each round consists of 9 turns.
1st Round
At the beginning of the 1st round, 9 Turn cards are drawn from the Turn deck and placed facedown in a row. The remaining card in the Turn deck is kept aside facedown.
Then, shuffle and place the 7 Spawn cards facedown below the last 7 Turn cards.
Important: During the 1st round, Survivors cannot interact with the Boss in any way.
2nd Round
In the 2nd round, the Boss arrives, and it becomes possible for Survivors to attack it. Place the Boss dashboard in front of the Leader. The Boss does not go to any Street Slots. Rather, the Boss counts simply as being in front of the Survivor. Take the 9 Turn cards and the set-aside Turn card, shuffle them together and draw 9 to form a new row of facedown Turn cards. The remaining card in the Turn deck is returned to the game box.
Shuffle the 3 'Phase 1' Boss cards and place them facedown below the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Turn cards. Shuffle the 4 'Phase 2' Boss cards and place them facedown below the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Turn cards.
Turn Steps
Each turn, resolve the following 5 steps in order:
- Reveal: Reveal the next Turn card.
- Attack: Activate the Weapons of the revealed color. Then, Survivors may spend Ammo to cross off single HP Spaces.
- Upgrade: For each killed Zombie in front of a Survivor this turn, they gain 1 upgrade.
- Zombie Walk: Each Zombie of the revealed speed moves 1 Street Slot toward the Survivor.
- Spawn/Boss: Reveal and resolve the next Spawn/Boss card (if any). Then, if it's the 2nd round, the Boss moves to the next Survivor.
Once all steps are complete, a new turn begins. The round continues until all its 9 turns are completed.
1 - Reveal
Reveal the leftmost facedown Turn card, showing which Weapon color and Zombie Speed will be active for that turn.
- Weapon Color: Shows which Weapon will be activated for all Survivors (see Attack, below).
- Zombie Speed: Shows which Zombies move this turn (see Zombie Walk).
- Companion Icon: Used only in Solo Mode (see Solo Mode).
2 - Attack
In this step, Survivors activate their Weapons, of the color indicated on the current Turn card, to attack the Zombies in any of the Street Slots on their Survivor dashboard. Players cross off the HP Spaces on the Zombie cards, drawing the active Weapon's Hit Shape in order to fill all HP Spaces and kill them. Players may discuss how they want to use their Weapons and effects, but all players must draw their Hit Shapes at the same time.
Some rules must be observed when drawing Hit Shapes:
- Hit Shapes may be rotated and/or mirrored.
- The full and complete Hit Shape must be drawn.
- Each HP Space may be crossed off only once.
- Squares outside the HP Spaces can't be crossed off.
- If a player cannot or does not want to use the complete Hit Shape, they can instead cross off a single HP Space.
Note: Players still apply any Weapon effects if they choose to cross off a single HP Space.
EXAMPLE: The Survivor activates their Concrete Saw against a Runner that already has a few HP Spaces crossed off. This is a valid placement for the Hit Shape. These 2 other placements of Hit Shapes are invalid: on the left, the Hit Shape overlaps a crossed-off square and on the right, the Hit Shape would cross off a square outside the HP Spaces.
Note: In the case a Survivor has no Zombies in front of them, they can't use their Weapon unless it has Long Range (see Weapon Effects).
Zombie Icons
Armor: When a player crosses off an HP Space with an Armor icon on a Zombie card, they have salvaged some defensive gear in the attack and immediately gain 1 Armor. To represent this, outline 1 of the icons in the Armor area on their Survivor dashboard.
EXAMPLE: The Survivor already has 3 Armor (with 2 of them having already been used and crossed off) when they gain a 4th. The Survivor then outlines the 4th slot.
Ammo: When a player crosses off an HP Space with an Ammo icon on a Zombie card, they have found some ammunition while attacking and immediately gain 1 Ammo. To represent this, outline 1 of the icons in the Ammo area of their Survivor dashboard.
EXAMPLE: The Survivor already has 3 Ammo (with all of them having already been used) and gains a 4th, outlining it.
Damage: When a player crosses off an HP Space with a Damage icon on a Zombie card, they effectively reduce how much damage that Zombie is able to deal. When attacking, a Zombie deals damage to the Survivor equal to the number of Damage icons not crossed off on its card.
Note: Damage icons outside of HP Spaces can never be crossed off and represent the base damage dealt by the Zombie.
Weapon Effects
Each Weapon has a different set of effects that affect how they function. Some Weapons have starting effects that are active from the beginning. All weapons have 2 upgrade effects that are only applied once they are unlocked (check the list of all effects under Weapon Effects, below).
Note: Preferred Weapons, denoted by their yellow color, already start the game with all their upgrades unlocked.
Spending Ammo
During the attack step, after drawing their Weapon's Hit Shape, each Survivor may cross off any amount of their outlined Ammo to cross off that many HP Spaces on the Zombies on their Street Slots. Spending Ammo is optional. Survivors may choose to save Ammo for later turns.
Killing a Zombie
If all HP Spaces on a Zombie card are crossed off, that Zombie is killed. Discard the Zombie card. The Survivor who had that Zombie in their Street Slot unlocks an upgrade in this turn's next step (see Upgrade below).
Attacking the Boss
As with the other Zombies, the Boss can only be hit by the Survivor that has it in front of them (or by an adjacent Survivor using Long Range, see Weapon Effects). The Boss is not considered to be in any Street Slot.
Note: Remember that the Boss can only be attacked during the 2nd round.
3 - Upgrade
Each Survivor gains 1 upgrade for each Zombie that was killed in one of their Street Slots in this turn's previous step (even if the Survivor who killed the Zombie was another Survivor). The player chooses an available upgrade and ticks off the circle next to it. That upgrade is unlocked for the rest of the game. Each Weapon's upgrades must be unlocked in order, from left to right: first upgrade 1, then upgrade 2.
EXAMPLE: The Survivor gains an upgrade and chooses to upgrade their Concrete Saw. As this Weapon has not been upgraded yet, the first upgrade (Critical Hit) is selected and ticked off.
4 - Zombie Walk
After all Survivors have attacked, it's the Zombies' turn to move. In this step, each Zombie with a Zombie Speed that matches the speed shown on the current Turn card, moves 1 Street Slot toward their Survivor. If a Zombie is in the 1st Street Slot (the slot closest to the Survivor) and would move, they attack instead of moving. The both-speeds icon counts as both Zombie Speeds, which means all Zombies should move 1 Street Slot.
EXAMPLE: The Turn card shows the Runner Zombie Speed, so the Zombies with that speed move. The Bomber on Ethan's dashboard doesn't have that speed listed and stays put. Lisa's Runner moves from her 3rd to her 2nd Street Slot. Her Walker also has the indicated speed but, as it is on the 1st Street Slot, it doesn't move and attacks Lisa instead.
Zombie Attack
When a Zombie attacks, it deals damage to the Survivor equal to the number of Damage icons not crossed off on its card (inside or outside HP Spaces). When suffering damage, the player crosses off that many Health on their Survivor dashboard. If the attacked Survivor has any outlined Armor, they may choose to cross them off instead of crossing off Health.
EXAMPLE: This Runner has 3 Damage icons on its card, but since 1 of them is crossed off, it deals 2 damage when it attacks the Survivor. The Survivor has 1 outlined Armor, so they decide to cross off that Armor and 1 Health.
Important: If a Survivor crosses off their last Health, they are killed and the game ends in defeat.
5 - Spawn / Boss
After all Zombies have moved and/or attacked, reveal and resolve the card below the current Turn card (if any).
- In the 1st round, Spawn cards are used.
- In the 2nd round, Boss cards are used (see Boss Cards below).
Spawn Cards and Spawn Aid Cards
Each Spawn card shows 1 of 3 Spawn icons: A, B, and C. Check the Spawn Aid card to see how many Zombies of each tier are spawned. For example, with 4 players at Easy difficulty, the number of Zombies spawned according to the icon is:
- Spawn A: 3 Regular Zombies are spawned.
- Spawn B: 2 Regular Zombies and 1 Special Zombie are spawned.
- Spawn C: 1 Regular Zombie and 2 Special Zombies are spawned.
Resolving Spawn
To resolve a Spawn, the corresponding number of Zombie cards are drawn from each deck and placed faceup in the center of the table. Players collectively decide which Survivor receives each Zombie card.
The distribution of Zombies doesn't need to be equal, so a Survivor can receive more Zombies than the others. When a Survivor receives a new Zombie, place it on their 3rd Street Slot. There is no limit to how many Zombies a Street Slot can have at any moment.
Boss Cards
In the 2nd round, Boss cards are used instead of Spawn cards to dictate how the Boss behaves. There are 4 icons that may appear:
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Boss Special Skill: The Boss' Special Skill activates.
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Boss Attack: The Boss attacks, dealing damage to each Survivor equal to the number of Yellow Damage icons not crossed off on its dashboard.
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Boss Zombie Spawn: Spawn Zombies following the usual rules of Spawn cards (see above).
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Boss Special Attack: The Boss attacks, dealing damage to each Survivor equal to the number of Yellow and Blue Damage icons not crossed off on its dashboard.
Note: This icon only appears on the Phase 2 Boss cards. During the Phase 1 Boss cards, Survivors don't suffer damage from Blue Damage icons.
Note: If multiple icons are shown on the card, they are resolved in order, from left to right.
Moving to the next Survivor
The Boss is always in front of 1 Survivor. After resolving the Boss card, it moves to the next Survivor in clockwise order.
Winning or Losing the Game
The Survivors win if they manage to kill the Boss. It doesn't matter how much Health they have left or how many Zombies are still alive in front of them.
The Survivors lose if any of these conditions are met:
- If at any point in the game a Survivor is killed.
- If at the end of the 2nd round, the Survivors haven't killed the Boss.
Weapon Effects
Knockback: Push target to the 3rd Street Slot. After drawing the Weapon's Hit Shape, the player may move the target Zombie to their 3rd Street Slot. If the target is the Boss or it is already on the 3rd Street Slot, nothing happens.
Multi Hit: When activating this Weapon, draw this Hit Shape N times. When activating this weapon, the Hit Shape may be drawn multiple times. The number N indicates how many times. Each time it is drawn, it can target a different Zombie.
Scavenge: For each Armor this crosses off, gain 1 Armor. After drawing the Hit Shape, the Survivor gains 1 Armor for each Armor icon that was crossed off by this Hit Shape.
Lock and Load: For each Ammo this crosses off, gain 1 Ammo. After drawing the Hit Shape, the Survivor gains 1 Ammo for each Ammo icon that was crossed off by this Hit Shape.
Long Range: May target a Zombie of an adjacent Survivor. Both Survivors gain bonus from Ammo/Armor this crosses off. A Long Range Weapon can target Zombies in front of an adjacent Survivor. Adjacent Survivors are the Survivors immediately to the right and to the left of a Survivor. When the Hit Shape is drawn on a Zombie in front of an adjacent Survivor, both Survivors gain any bonus from Ammo and Armor crossed off by this Hit Shape.
Note: If a Survivor crosses off the last HP Spaces on a Zombie in front of an adjacent Survivor, the latter gains the upgrade, not the Survivor that crossed off the last HP Spaces.
Gear Up: For each Ammo/Armor this crosses off, gain 1 extra Ammo/Armor of the same type. After drawing the Hit Shape, the Survivor gains 1 extra Ammo for each Ammo crossed off and 1 extra Armor for each Armor crossed off by this Hit Shape.
Split: May split the Hit Shape in 2, drawing both in the same Street Slot. When activating this Weapon, the Hit Shape may be divided into 2 smaller shapes to be drawn on a single Zombie. The split Hit Shapes don't need to have the same number of squares and don't need to be contiguous. Both Hit Shapes work as if they were a single Hit Shape and must be drawn completely in the HP Spaces (rotated, mirrored, or turned into single squares independently).
EXAMPLE: Some of the possible ways to split Sansetsukon's Hit Shape.
Critical Hit: If this crosses off a Damage icon, activate this Weapon a 2nd time on another Zombie. After activating the Weapon for the first time in a turn, if at least 1 Damage icon was crossed off, the Weapon may be activated a second time targeting a different Zombie.
Cut Down: Draw this Hit Shape on 1 Zombie in each Street Slot and the Boss (if in front of that Survivor). When activating this Weapon, the Hit Shape is drawn on 1 Zombie in each Street Slot and on the Boss (if the Boss is in front of that Survivor).
Explosive: Draw this Hit Shape on each Zombie of a single Street Slot and the Boss (if in front of that Survivor). When activating this Weapon, the Hit Shape is drawn on each Zombie of a single Street Slot and on the Boss (if the Boss is in front of that Survivor).
Adrenaline: Take 1 damage to activate this Weapon a 2nd time. After activating the Weapon for the first time in a turn, the Survivor may take 1 damage (Armor may prevent losing Health) to activate this Weapon a second time.
Frenzy: When activating this Weapon, cross off the next number and gain all Ammo and Armor below a crossed-off number. After drawing the Hit Shape, the player crosses off the next numbered space on the Frenzy track. Then, that Survivor gains all Ammo and Armor below all numbers that are already crossed off.
EXAMPLE: After activating a Weapon with Frenzy for the 4th time and crossing off the 4, the Survivor gains 1 Ammo and 1 Armor.
Fast Reload: Spend 1 Ammo to activate this Weapon a 2nd time. After activating the Weapon for the first time in a turn, the Survivor may cross off 1 Ammo to activate this Weapon a second time.
The Zombies
There are 3 tiers of Zombies:
- Regular: Regular Zombies are the weakest Zombies in the game, with lower Health and Attack.
- Special: Special Zombies are stronger and some of them have Special Abilities (see below).
- Bosses: Bosses are the most fearsome of Zombies, requiring special strategies to be defeated.
Regular Zombies
There are 4 types of Regular Zombies: Runner, Walker, Crawler, and Zombie Dog.
Special Zombies
There are 4 types of Special Zombies: Soldier, Stinky, Brute, and Bomber.
Bomber
Bomber Zombies are walking bombs that explode when attacking. When a Bomber Zombie would attack, the Survivor discards its Zombie card instead (they do not gain an upgrade) and each Survivor suffers damage equal to the number of Damage icons not crossed off on that Bomber.
Stinky
Stinky Zombies have a bad smell that affects Survivors' defensive abilities. While a Stinky is in any Street Slot in front of a Survivor, each other Zombie in front of that Survivor counts as having 1 extra Damage icon. If there is more than 1 Stinky in front of a Survivor, their effects stack.
Bosses
Each one of the 6 Bosses has a Special Rule and Skill that make them work in a unique way (except the Super-Abomination, which has only a Special Skill).
Super-Abomination
Each time its Special Skill icon is revealed: The Super-Abomination breaks the Armor of all Survivors. Each Survivor must cross off 2 outlined Armor. If a Survivor has less than 2 Armor, they cross off as many Armor as they have and then nothing else happens to that Survivor.
Zombie Pyramid
Special Rule: When drawing a Hit Shape on the Zombie Pyramid, it must be adjacent to at least 1 already crossed off HP Space (note that 1 HP Space starts already crossed off). The Hit Shapes can be orthogonally or diagonally adjacent.
Each time its Special Skill icon is revealed: The Zombie Pyramid attacks all Survivors. This deals 1 damage to each Survivor, which can't be blocked by Armor.
Zombiphant
Special Rule: The HP Spaces on the Zombiphant do not need to be crossed off to kill it. When all 8 HP Spaces adjacent to a specific space are crossed off, cross off all HP Spaces in the same row and column as that space.
Each time its Special Skill icon is revealed: The Zombiphant unleashes a powerful attack against all Survivors. This deals 2 damage to each Survivor, unless they have 1 Armor, in which case they may cross it off instead of suffering the 2 damage.
Dead Sox
Special Rule: The Dead Sox is composed of 3 Zombie Bosses that damage Survivors independently. If one of them is killed, that Zombie does not attack anymore, but the remaining members attack as usual.
Each Dead Sox has a unique type of damage:
- The Catcher deals Armor damage. When it attacks, the Survivor must cross off Armor instead of Health. If the Survivor has less Armor than the damage suffered, they cross off as many Armor as they have, and then nothing else happens.
- The Batter deals damage as usual.
- The Pitcher deals direct damage that can't be blocked by Armor.
Each time its Special Skill icon is revealed: Each remaining Zombie Boss deals 1 damage to each Survivor.
Screamer
Special Rule: The HP Spaces inside the Screamer's mouth (inside the dotted lines) can only be crossed off if the both-speeds icon was revealed during the previous turn.
Each time its Special Skill icon is revealed: The Screamer screams, making Zombies of a specific speed move. Cross off the leftmost empty circle on its track and move all Zombies of that speed in front of all Survivors (this may cause attacks as usual).
The Mutation
Special Rule: When drawing a Hit Shape on The Mutation, if the Hit Shape overlaps any dotted line, the Survivor suffers 1 damage.
Each time its Special Skill icon is revealed: The Mutation makes a powerful attack against all Survivors. This deals 2 damage to each Survivor, unless they have 1 Armor, in which case they may cross it off instead of suffering the 2 damage.
Solo Mode
Additional Setup
When playing in Solo Mode, after choosing a Survivor and flipping their dashboard to the 1p side, the player randomly selects 3 Companion cards with a name different than their Survivor's and places them faceup next to their dashboard.
- Name of the Companion.
- Hit Shape: This is the Shape the player will cross off on the Zombie HP Spaces when they activate the Companion.
- Effect: The Companion Weapon's effect.
Attack Step
Whenever a Turn card with the Companion Icon is revealed, the player may choose 1 of their faceup Companion cards and flip it facedown to activate them. This can be done before or after activating their Survivor's Weapon. That Companion cannot be activated again until the next round. At the start of the 2nd round, all Companions are flipped back faceup, becoming available again.
Note: When playing in Solo Mode, the Boss never moves as there is only 1 Survivor.
Credits
Game Design: Jordy Adan and Marco Portugal
Additional Design: Eric M. Lang
Game Development: Leo Almeida
Production: Guilherme Goulart (lead), Thiago Meyer (lead), Thiago Aranha, Marcela Fabreti, Raquel Fukuda, Rebecca Ho, Isadora Leite, Shafiq Rizwan, Kenneth Tan, and Gregory Varghese
Art Director: Mathieu Harlaut
Art: Dany Orizio
Graphic Design: Yannick Da Veiga and Matteo Ceresa
Writing and Proofreading: Jason Koepp and Robert Fulkerson
Publisher: David Preti
Playtesting: Alexandre Najjar, Camilla Keller, Felipe Souza, Gustavo Spaki, Isabeau Zambrin, Liana Stiebler, Lucas Lime, Luciana Keller, Renato Grando, Renato Martins, William Clos, Luiz Coelho, and Paulo Andrade.
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Rules Summary
Round Setup
1st Round Setup: 9 Turn cards drawn from the Turn deck and placed facedown in a row, with the remaining card kept aside facedown. Shuffle and place the 7 Spawn cards facedown below the last 7 Turn cards.
2nd Round Setup: Place the Boss dashboard in front of the Leader. Shuffle the 9 Turn cards with the set-aside Turn card and draw 9 to form a new row of facedown Turn cards; return the remaining card to the box. Shuffle the 3 Phase 1 Boss cards below the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Turn cards. Shuffle the 4 Phase 2 Boss cards below the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Turn cards.
Turn Steps
- Reveal: Reveal the next Turn card.
- Attack: Activate the Weapons of the revealed color. Then, Survivors may spend Ammo to cross off single HP Spaces.
- Upgrade: For each killed Zombie in front of a Survivor this turn, they gain 1 upgrade.
- Zombie Walk: Each Zombie of the revealed speed moves 1 Street Slot toward the Survivor. Zombies already in the 1st Street Slot attack the Survivor instead.
- Spawn/Boss: Reveal and resolve the next Spawn/Boss card (if any). Then, if it's the 2nd round, the Boss moves to the next Survivor clockwise.
Special Zombies
Bomber: When a Bomber Zombie would attack, the Survivor discards its Zombie card instead (they do not gain an upgrade) and each Survivor suffers damage equal to the number of Damage icons not crossed off on that Bomber.
Stinky: While a Stinky Zombie is in any Street Slot in front of a Survivor, each other Zombie in front of that Survivor counts as having an extra Damage icon.