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Zombie Horde is a cooperative board game for 1 to 5 players. In Zombie Horde, survivors live in a colony, trying to survive the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. The colony is the heart of the game.
GAMEPLAY
The game is divided into rounds, and one round is composed of 2 phases: the Colony phase, and the Exploration phase.
Each phase is divided into steps.
COLONY PHASE: the Colony Phase takes place on the Colony Board, and is played following 7 steps in order. These 7 steps form one phase.
EXPLORATION PHASE: The Exploration Phase takes place on the mission map tiles. During this phase, players activate their survivors in any order, even alternating them, and perform up to 3 actions. When the survivors finish their activation, the zombies activate. Players resolve the effects of zombie activation, then the phase is over.
When both phases have finished, that is 1 round. The next round starts from the first step in the Colony Phase.
The game ends when the cure is found, or all survivors are dead.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Zombie horde offers a simple rule set across two distinct types of skirmish scenario
- a clever and accessible combination of skirmish game and euro RPG
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- Simple rule set
- Clever and accessible combination of skirmish game and euro RPG
- Punchy gameplay
- Meaningful choices in the colony phase
- Distinct scenario types (search/explore and fight/resist)
- Cooperative play with shared objectives
- survival and colony management
- Zombie apocalypse
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Colony management — Players manage survivors across five specialist areas, assign them to structures, run the power station, and produce resources (food, water, medicine, etc.).
- Combat and dice-based resolution — Zombies are fought with attack dice; hits are scored based on range and dice results, and cooperation can improve outcomes.
- Combat: Dice — Zombies are fought with attack dice; hits are scored based on range and dice results, and cooperation can improve outcomes.
- exploration — One to five survivors are sent into the zombie-infested world to search for resources.
- morale and resource management — Morale is affected by feeding survivors and other factors; resources are allocated to sustain the colony.
- Resource cycle and rounds — Survivors return to the colony with gathered resources; the colony is reset for the next round and exploration continues.
- Resource Management — Morale is affected by feeding survivors and other factors; resources are allocated to sustain the colony.
- Specialist areas and collaboration — Players control one or more specialist areas and can assist others, influencing future rounds.
- Tower defense style defenses — Defenses like fixed turrets or electrical grids can be placed to aid in fought scenarios.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Zombie horde offers a simple rule set across two distinct types of skirmish scenario
- a clever and accessible combination of skirmish game and euro RPG