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.
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.
| 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.
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.
Let Bone keep score
You roll real dice, Bone keeps the sheet: totals, bonuses and rankings for up to 8 players on one phone. Free, no ads, no account, in English and French.
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