This site is dedicated to my zombie board game Dead Things.

I want to discuss why it functions the way it does and the exterior rules I was going by in order to create the interior rules for the game.

“There are tons of zombie games….literally and some of them are very good.” That was what my friend said when I mentioned I was thinking about writing a zombie game. He was right, however I didn’t think any of them captured the feel of a zombie movie, maybe they were realistic but I was looking for a movie feel. Zombie movies have their own logic, trying to put a rule system that didn’t pay close attention to the rules set forth in the movies wasn’t going to be that satisfying. I put together some rules that show up in most of the movies as a guide for creating the game.

Zombie Movie Rules:

Rule 1

Zombies are lucky and you aren’t. If zombies weren’t lucky the average person wouldn’t have too much of a problem dealing with them. But in a zombie movie the zombies get all of the breaks. If you have a locked room to go and hide in, somehow a zombie will have gotten in there first.

Rule 2

Zombies are ToxicGetting bitten by a zombie is a bad idea and usually leads to becoming a zombie. Even a small bite will kill you.

Rule 3

Zombie Movies move fastSure zombies shamble around a lot but zombie movies move fast. You can’t take forever with rules and stuff if you want to replicate zombie movies. The pace of the film (game) need to move fast. As we go I'll share the option rules for the game as well as the rationale for the rules that stayed in the game.