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Zombie (Dead of Winter)

The dead outside the walls in Dead of Winter, a semi-cooperative board game from 2014. Every survivor attracts more of them each round, so the game grows harder as it goes on, while each player also pursues a secret objective.1

Battle it
First appeared
2014
Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)
Source work
Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)
Plaid Hat Games (Jon Gilmour, Isaac Vega)
Age rating
12+
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The board game gives no cause on the sources consulted.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • barricades
  • survivors' attack actions

When did it first appear?

Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Every survivor in the colony attracts more zombies each round1

2

The larger threat is the other players, who each hold a secret objective1

3

Set in a colony short of food, fuel and medicine1

4

Won the 2015 Origins Award for best board game1

Sources

  1. Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game - Wikipedia

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