Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition)

About this board game

Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) is a board game for 1–5 players that takes about 120 minutes to play. It places you in and around Farmingdale, where a mysterious virus or poison is turning ordinary people into vicious, zombie-like killers.

The undead, known as Zeds, are converging on the town and surrounding villages. Their disease seems to spread through physical contact, but its full nature remains unclear. With the National Guard still organizing a relief column that could take days or weeks to arrive, Farmingdale’s defense is left in your hands.

You must coordinate the communities’ response and lead their citizens and emerging heroes against the advancing threat. Survival depends on stopping the Zeds while working toward a cure for the vile scourge.

• Defend Farmingdale and its surrounding villages.
• Halt the Zeds’ advances by re-killing them.
• Attempt to discover a cure for the disease.
• Preserve as much of the area and as many inhabitants as possible.

Every moment matters as the danger closes in and help remains far away. The goal is not simply to survive, but to protect the communities caught in the outbreak and limit the devastation before relief can arrive.

With its urgent setting and desperate struggle against an escalating epidemic, Dawn of the Zeds challenges you to make the most of the time available. Farmingdale’s fate rests on your ability to organize its defense and confront the Zeds.