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Zombielife Insurance
2021
Rules assistance for Zombielife Insurance
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 8+
Rules assistant for Zombielife Insurance
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Zombielife Insurance is a board game released in 2021 for 2–5 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Xeo Lye and its main mechanics are Hot Potato, Commodity Speculation, and Investment.
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About the game
In Zombielife Insurance, you play as salaryman going about your business as a slow-spreading zombie virus makes its way through the population. The insurance company "Zombielife" came up with a series of insurance policies covering the different stages of zombification. As you try to survive this zombie epidemic, you can decide to invest your money, buy protective equipment to prevent yourself getting infected, or simply purchase insurance for that huge payout in case you do become a zombie. Will you survive the epidemic or become a zombie trying to infect others while your family lives a high life on your insurance money? Zombielife Insurance is a 2-5 player game of making decisions to buy or not to buy insurance! —description from the designer
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- Capital Gains Studio
Questions and answers
Zombielife Insurance supports 2–5 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 Zombielife Insurance is 30–60 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 Zombielife Insurance for ages 8 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.
Zombielife Insurance belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Economic. Its main mechanics are Hot Potato, Commodity Speculation, and Investment. 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 Zombielife Insurance are: Xeo Lye. 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 Zombielife Insurance 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.