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How to play Zombie Dice — rules
Zombie Dice (Steve Jackson Games)
In Zombie Dice you're a zombie grabbing dice like passers-by: a brain scores a point, a shotgun brings your turn closer to an end. A game of luck and nerve for ages 10 and up.
- Players
- 2 to 8
- Length
- ≈ 15 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- What you need
- 13 special dice: 6 green (easy), 4 yellow (medium), 3 red (hard). Each die has Brain, Footsteps (escape), and Shotgun faces.
Rules
How to play
You're a zombie! Draw 3 random dice from the bag. Roll them. Brain = you eat a brain (1 point). Footsteps = the survivor escapes (redraw a die). Shotgun = you get shot.
Push your luck
After each roll, you can stop and keep your brains, OR continue and draw new dice to reach 3 in hand. BUT if you accumulate 3 shotguns total → you lose ALL brains this turn.
Winning
First player to 13 brains (banked score) wins.
Playing with regular dice
| Die colour | Faces |
|---|---|
| Green (easy) | 1-2-3 brain · 4-5 footsteps · 6 shotgun |
| Yellow (medium) | 1-2 brain · 3-4 footsteps · 5-6 shotgun |
| Red (hard) | 1 brain · 2-3 footsteps · 4-5-6 shotgun |
The box has 6 green, 4 yellow and 3 red dice.
FAQ
- Can you play Zombie Dice without the box?
- Yes, with regular dice in three colours and the face mapping in the chart above.
- What happens to footsteps dice?
- They stay in your hand: if you keep going, you reroll them along with newly drawn dice to make three.
- How many brains do you need to win?
- 13 banked brains. When someone reaches it, finish the round so everyone has had the same number of turns.
