4. Run Fight or Die
Who to play it with: The Zombie Aficionado
Play Time: ~10 minutes to 1 hour
Cooperative/Competitive: Both
Run Fight or Die is a dice-based zombie fighting game which pretty much explains its premise right in its name – its punny!
Each player picks a survivor to play out the zombie apocalypse with. The survivors have slightly different stats and abilities which will help decide your strategy in the game, but your fate is decided by the dice. The dice allow you to either run, fight, or die (take a wound), and your strategy must adjust according to the results. You have the opportunity to re-roll dice that don’t work in your favour a limited number of times in hopes of changing your fate.
Your goal is either to survive longer than the other player or to gather the most valuable followers from the deck of townspeople and escape the city. It is also possible to summon a mutant zombie boss who players attack together. If the mutant boss is defeated, everyone wins, because the mutant boss is some sort of equivalent of a head vampire and the zombie curse is lifted.
Let’s be honest, most of the time one player is going to win because the other player dies horribly. We’ve seen The Walking Dead, we know what happens here.
This game is quick, fun, and dramatic, and includes some great art and figures just to add a cherry on top. You might be the type of couple who spends their time discussing their zombie apocalypse survival strategy — if you are, give this one a chance.
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