Zombology (2015)

The Zombie Plague is decimating humanity. In a last ditch attempt to save the species, the governments of the world have turned to you and your peers: ‘scientists’ who believe that Healing Crystals or Magnets can cure anything.

You’ve only got 8 rounds to work out which cures might work and collaboratively build enough evidence to cure the plague - but watch out, only those who’ve backed the right cure will win the Nobel Prize, the others are prepared to take the whole human race down to stop you shaming them.

Zombology is played over eight rounds, each round players choose a card from their hand to either contribute to the eradication of the disease by performing research in one of six therapies or to play an event either boosting one of the therapies or overrunning an opponent's lab with zombies. The remaining cards in their hand are then drafted to the next player, so players build up a picture of which therapies might offer a cure as the game goes on. Therapy cards range in value from 1 to 6 and can only be played if any player has played the card below it (i.e. playing a four requires a 3 in that therapy in play) and then game ends when one or more 6s are played in a round. Players work together, trying to cooperatively generate enough evidence for a cure, but not everyone will win - only those who have backed the right cure will be lauded, or everyone might die!