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The Walking Dead: Surrounded – Under Siege
- 1–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,717
- BGG rating
- 7.4
The Walking Dead: Surrounded
2024
Rules assistance for The Walking Dead: Surrounded
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 20 min
- 12+
- Complexity 1.9/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for The Walking Dead: Surrounded
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The Walking Dead: Surrounded is a board game released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jason Tagmire and its main mechanics are Square Grid, Cooperative Game, and Pattern Building.
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About the game
Night falls. The remnants of humanity scavenge for necessities amid the abandoned landscape of their former lives, their eyes always watching for the shambling hordes that are never far away. In the pockets where people still survive, hard choices must be made: where to go, what to do, and who to trust. The Walking Dead: Surrounded is a co-operative game for 1-4 players. Each turn, the players reveal a new card and add it to the ever-growing map. One side of the card features a new location, introducing a special rule or an opportunity to score as well as a location bonus to indicate valuable resources that survivors can gather there if they work together. The flip side features four characters, with each character next to one edge of the card. Some are survivors, who earn points and help scavenge, while others are powerful leaders who can make a big difference on the field...if they're not struggling against each other for power. And of course there are the walkers, capable of spreading across the map in the blink of an eye. Place locations and characters carefully to keep the walkers in check and the leaders in balance, all while maximizing the team's limited resources and trying to fulfill your scenario's goals. The survival of the human race depends on it. —description from the publisher
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- Button Shy
Questions and answers
The Walking Dead: Surrounded supports 1–4 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.
The listed playing time for The Walking Dead: Surrounded is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Walking Dead: Surrounded for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Walking Dead: Surrounded has a complexity rating of 1.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Walking Dead: Surrounded belongs to these categories: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Square Grid, Cooperative Game, and Pattern Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Walking Dead: Surrounded are: Jason Tagmire. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Walking Dead: Surrounded as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.