The Refuge: A Race for Survival
BGG rank
BGG #15,363
BGG rating
6.4

The Refuge: A Race for Survival

2016

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  • 2–6 players
  • 5–60 min
  • 13+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

For 2 players

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The Refuge: A Race for Survival is a board game released in 2016 for 2–6 players, 5–60 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Floyd Lu and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Area Majority / Influence, and Pattern Recognition.

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About the game

The Refuge: A Race for Survival is a post-apocalyptic zombie strategy game. The goal of the game is to be the first to reach the refuge while fending off zombies and other players. Each time you move, you activate a floor tile which have special features. The only tournament style zombie board game out there where you compete with six players in order to be the first one to reach the final refuge. Learning it takes less than five minutes, mastering it will take a while. Decisions make a big impact, and gameplay ranges heavily on the players skills: five minutes to one hour.

Questions and answers

The Refuge: A Race for Survival supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.