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Zombie Chickens puts you in the boots of a farmer battling nightly waves of zombified chickens!
The game can be played three different ways:
Competitive - The last farmer standing wins!
Cooperative - Band together for survival!
Solo - Are you brave enough to go it alone?
Gameplay flows between Day and Night. During the "day" players build defenses on their farm. (Eg, set booby traps, stack hay bales to build a wall, load their shotgun, etc.) During the "night" zombie chickens attack & perilous events threaten each player's survival. Zombie attacks increase in intensity each night, because an increasing number of Night Cards are dealt as the game progresses.
Zombie Chickens includes 16 unique zombie types that have different sets of traits, making each zombie vulnerable to some defenses and immune to others. Therefore players should manage their defenses wisely, and remain prepared for the various events that can occur (lightning storm, blood moon, squirrel stampede, heavy rainfall, etc.)
—description from the publisher
- Fun and accessible for kids
- Strong family-friendly cooperative mode
- Simple enough for quick rounds and repeat play
- Significant luck element can reduce strategic depth
- Competitive mode can be harsher with elimination
- Defend your farm against zombie chickens in a lighthearted defense setup
- Farm setting with day and night phases
- Family-friendly, cooperative/competitive options
- Rainbow Pirates
- Spank the Pig
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative Game — Can be played cooperatively or competitively; cooperative play emphasizes group win through teamwork.
- Cooperative or competitive play — Can be played cooperatively or competitively; cooperative play emphasizes group win through teamwork.
- day and night phases — Two phases per round: day (planning/placing defenses) and night (attacks to defend against).
- defense selection — Choose which defenses to deploy as zombie chickens attack, balancing resources and urgency.
- Hand Management — Play cards from your hand during the day phase to strengthen defenses for the farm.
- luck-driven actions — The order and content of chicken attacks involve luck; you flip attack cards to reveal challenges.
- Push Your Luck — The order and content of chicken attacks involve luck; you flip attack cards to reveal challenges.
- Variable Phase Order — Two phases per round: day (planning/placing defenses) and night (attacks to defend against).
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- the quality and Artistry of these games is so topnotch
- Cat Ladies of Maple Street is an excellent introductory game if you have young kids
- this is probably my favorite of the three
- it's very very quick to play
- the victory cards in this game are cats
- along with all of the cards that you can purchase there's also mystery cards which are face down and many of them are different