
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,528
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Munchkin Zombies
3–6 players90 min2011

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Zombie Fried is a board game released in 2013 for 2–6 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Dice Rolling.
Zombie Fried is a card game where you are a survivor of the Zombie apocalypse. My fellow Zombies and I now rule the world, and for some reason you humans are trying to prove to each other that you’re the best Zombie killer. You use the few resources that are at your disposal in an attempt to dispose of me and my kin, or to sabotage the other survivors’ attempts to take out the biggest and best of our kind. The object of Zombie Fried is to collect the most points in your Brain Pan, because obviously you can’t win without the brains. You do this by (unfairly to me and my friends) bagging Zombies. For those of you who are not strong enough (or too lazy) to bag Zombies on your own, you can hire a Big Damn Hero, or BDH, to bag Zombies for you. You and your BDH use whimsical Zombie killing weapons crafted from the meager resources left after the apocalypse, often modifying them with unusual items to make them inflict more damage on us (innocent) Zombies. As if weapons weren’t enough, you use Action Plans to help you achieve your goal, often using those same Action Plans to place traps on us poor, unsuspecting Zombies. I can’t be too upset, however, if you’re trapping us to prevent other survivors from killing us. I also fully support your use of Reality Checks to mess with the other pesky survivors’ plans. So if you dare to challenge me, Lord Dead ‘N Buried, go ahead and try. Foil your fellow survivors’ plans with traps and Reality Checks, equip and enhance your weapons, hire a BDH, and try not to get eaten. If you’re really lucky you might just make it to the Zombie Fried Halls of Honor and Fame. How many cards are there in the core deck? There are currently 105 Cards in the core game of Zombie Fried. The game breaks into 2 separate decks that come with the core. Zombies and Resources. What types of cards are in the core deck? ZOMBIE DECK - Zombies are a unique set of Unique Zombies that are rated from "easy to stomp" all the way up to "I think i just wet myself". The Zombie cards are what populate your Killing Field. RESOURCE DECK - The Resources Deck comes with several different types of cards that a player may run across. Action Plans - These little honey of a cards are cards that a player can either play during thier turn in order to help them defeat the zombie. or they can place it face down under a zombie in the Killing Field as a trap or potential trap to steal. You never know which is a trap and which is a good thing to steal from your opponents when going for a trapped zombie. Reality Checks - are fun. they are card you can play against your opponent to make it more difficult for them to defeat their zombie or there are some Reality Checks that stop of auto-fail the combat of your opponent. WEAPONS & MODIFICATIONS (MODS) - There are a crazy amount of unique weapons to use. each weapon can be modified with a MOD card that will improve the cards attack power. and some other cards allow you to place more than one mod on a weapon. BIG DAMN HEROES (BDH) - These are the last of the warrior breed. you can hire them to do your zombie dirty work for you and equip them with all the crazy weapons you have.
Zombie Fried 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.
The listed playing time for Zombie Fried is 45 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 Zombie Fried for ages 13 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.
Zombie Fried has a complexity rating of 1.8 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.
Zombie Fried belongs to these categories: Card Game and Zombies. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Dice Rolling. 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 catalogue lists Zombie Fried 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.