Zombie Life Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Objective
• Setup
• Turn Structure
  • Draw 1 Card
  • Choose 1 Card From the Horde
  • Pass
• End of Round
  • Starting a New Round
• Variants

Objective

Be the first player to reach 21 points at the end of several rounds.

Setup

• Shuffle the cards to form a draw pile, and place it face down in the center of the table.
• Round 1: deal 1 card face up in front of each player.
• The player who received the lowest card starts. In case of a tie, the oldest player starts.

Turn Structure

On your turn, choose one of the three following Actions:

Draw 1 Card

Look at the card, then place it face up:

• either in your Refuge: your play area in front of you;
• or in the Horde: a common area in the center of the table.

You cannot place a card in an area that already contains a copy of that card.

If the card is already in the Horde and in your Refuge, you cannot play it: you have been overwhelmed by the zombies. You are eliminated from the round, and all the cards in your Refuge are discarded.

Choose 1 Card From the Horde

Choose a card from the Horde and place it in your Refuge.

You cannot choose a card that is already present in your Refuge. If all the cards in the Horde are already in your Refuge, you cannot take this Action.

Pass

You hide! You no longer take part until the end of the round. It is the turn of the player to your left.

• Turn face down as many cards in your Refuge as there are players still in play.
• Each time a player is eliminated, turn face up one of your face-down cards.

End of Round

• When only one player remains in play, that player may continue to play, but can no longer take cards from the Horde.
• When all players have passed or been eliminated, each player who passed scores 1 point for each face-up card in front of them.
• If a player has at least 21 points, the game ends and the player with the most points wins. Otherwise, play a new round.

Starting a New Round

The player with the fewest cumulative points (or the first player eliminated, in case of a tie) draws as many cards as there are players and places one in front of each player. The lowest card starts.

Variants

Zombie Life can be played with the rules of L'Auberge des Pirates and Jour de Chance (not included in this transcription).