The zombie apocalypse is here! After The Virus is a cooperative deck builder in which you and your friends band together to survive and complete different missions. The 15 included missions form a storyline if played in sequence, but don't expect to survive that easily because the zombies will attack you in ever increasing numbers!
Your deck is invaded by more zombies each time it is reshuffled, so you need to search the area deck for useful weapons and other things to help you. Some stuff can be added to your deck while others will stay in your play area, and still other things will be usable only once in the game. To manage your deck and play area well is critical if you are to complete the mission before you are overwhelmed by the zombies!
- great solo deck-builder
- lots of scenarios and replayability
- art on the cover is not representative of the gameplay
- pandemic-style containment and progression
- deck-building with virus outbreak theme
- scenarios and character variants
- Marvel Champions
- Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- deck-building — build a deck to handle events and confront challenges.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- this is the zombie game in my collection
- gaming Nirvana
- my first ever certified dopamin award