Zombie Kidz: Evolution
The kidz are alright
Designer: Annick Lobet | Artist: Nikao
First released in 2013, Zombie Kidz has been around in some form for a little while. This version, Zombie Kidz Evolution is an attempt to bring legacy style gameplay to the seven-and-up bracket – and all in 15 minutes of gameplay.
For those unfamiliar, the game is about a group of Nickelodeonish looking cartoon children attempting to secure their school from the onslaught of the living dead. Why do the zombies want to get into the school? Brains, of course. These shuffling zombies spawn into each room after the roll of the die which contains one, merciful, blank side. Conflict is resolved by simply being in the room with a zombie – although you can’t clear and move. Once you’ve cleared zombies from the outer gates, you can put a lock on it, which will stop the advancement of the vitality-disadvantaged. Lock down all four before you run out of zombies in the supply and you’ve won. Run out of zombies and you lose.