Dawn of the Zeds 3rd Edition Game Sequence
1. Draw Event Card
2. 4R Phase
1. Raiders: Must move 1 space towards Town Center & fight
all units except Villagers/Refugees; Town Center: Lose
Supplies/Ammo = Raider strength & remove Raiders
2. Rangers: May move 1 space in any direction
3. Refugees: Must move number of refugees indicated on the
card 1 space if possible, Zeds block movement;
Town Center: +1💀💀 and place in Refugee Camp
4. Rescuers (Nat’l Guard): May move 1 space any direction
3. Infection Phase
1. +1💀💀 per Disease Spreader on a non-Start space
2. Check for Outbreak on card: Yes or 🎲🎲🎲🎲 ≤💀💀 or Reach
end of track any time during turn (=Unchecked):
a) Reduce 💀💀 by 🎲🎲🎲🎲
b) Fate Draw for location track
c) Place Zeds unit (Super Zeds if Unchecked) in Chaos
space closest to Town Center; If none, Village space
closest to Town Center (Start space for Tunnel)
d) Fight any Player units in the space
e) Unprotected Villagers flip to Refugees and move 1
space towards Town Center
f) Resolve Fate card’s Plot Twist
4. Eat Phase
• # on card = number of lost
• 🎲🎲 ≤ # Player units in Hospital Bed + Refugee Camp = -1
• Apply 1 hit per shortage to any Player units not with
EKG or in Refugee Camp
5. Zeds Phase
Activate all tracks in order listed on Current Event card
• If no Zeds on track: place a new Regular Zeds unit on the
track’s Start space; it does not move this turn
• Move Zeds/Mobs one at a time 1 space (unless blocked),
from closest to furthest from Town Center and:
o Catacombs: one at a time, strongest first
o Check for Hello/Goodbye Events
o Unprotected Refugees devoured (+2💀💀)
o Resolve any combat
o Place Chaos if none & alone in named space
o Real Zeds: If Blocked, exchange stronger Zeds with
weaker (Super Zeds always considered stronger);
Max 1 event per Track
6. Action Phase – See Over
7. Housekeeping Phase
1. Set Event Action marker to 0 & Flip Action markers Unspent
2. Remove 1 Chaos and +1💀💀 in each Chaos space with Player
units (not Pickles/Horatius/Refugees) or Raiders
3. -1💀💀 if Antidote discovered; -1💀💀 if Elwood Berra in play
Actions (not in Chaos spaces exc. Pickles/Horatius/Refugees)
Move: Move 1 Player unit up to Move #; Can’t enter Start spaces
• Must stop when entering Chaos (exc. Pickles) or Zeds space
• Non-Start Zeds space = Hand-to-Hand combat +1💀💀
Forage: In named spaces only, 🎲🎲 on Forage Table
• 2-dice abilities: Roll two dice and choose either result
• Natural Doubles = 2 x the outcome
Gunfire Attack: Spend 1x to shoot a unit in an adjacent space
(not into/from a Start space)
• Some units can make Long-Range Gunfire attacks;
No Long-Range on Tunnel track or through Town Center
Heal unit in Hospital Bed: One Heal per unit per Turn
• Remove 1 Hit from a wounded unit and - 1💀💀;
Discharge healed unit from Hospital to Town Center;
Refugees discharged to Refugee Camp +1💀💀
• Units with EKG cannot perform actions or special abilities
Build Improved Defenses: Spend 2x to build a Barricade
• Max 1 per track (not Pickles/Horatius/Refugees)
• Removed when Zeds advance out of Barricade space
• Kingman can build Strongpoint (3x & not on same track
as a Barricade – never removed) and Minefield (2x + 1x
- removed after 2 Gunfire attacks on Zeds entering space)
Research: Science Hero in Lab, Max one success per Turn:
Spend indicated on Current Research card & 🎲🎲:
If successful, reveal new Current Research card
Free Actions
a) Discharge: At any time: Move unit without an EKG marker
to Town Center or move any unit to the Cemetery
b) Equip: Once per turn: Move a non-VIP Refugee from Camp
to Cemetery and move a reduced-strength Regular Civilians
unit of your choice from Cemetery to Town Center
Zeds Pressure Events
• Move 1 Zeds/Mob (strongest to weakest) which can
advance per extra player (Tie: Closest to Town Center then
player choice) (Real Zeds: Max 1 event per Track)
• : Add 1 new Zeds unit per extra player to Start spaces of
tracks with fewest Zeds (Tie: player choice)
Stacking Limits
• 2 Player units per space at the end of any Move
o Refugees/Villagers stack for free except in Hospital
o Unlimited: Town Center and Catacombs
• 2 Zeds units per space (2 Zeds = Mob)
o Disease Spreaders stack for free
o Overstack: Stronger unit stays closer to Town Center
• Tunnel: Catacombs = Unlimited (but no Mob); Start &
Basement = 2; All others= 1
Combat Procedure Infection Track Reminder
No Hand-to-Hand Combat in or Gunfire into/out of Start spaces! +1💀💀 Hand to Hand combat with Zeds
1. +1 💀💀 (Hand-to-Hand) or -1 (Gunfire) +1💀💀 Each successful Saving Roll to Hospital Bed
2. Determine Initial Column +1💀💀 Each Disease Spreader on a non-start space
a. HtH: Compare Strength of all Zeds to 1 Player unit during Infection Phase
• Catacombs: Fight all Zeds one at a time +1💀💀 Each time a Refugee unit enters Refugee Camp
b. Gunfire = Attacker Strength +1💀💀 Each time a unit restores order on a Chaos space
3. Apply Column Shifts including single best Terrain shift if Each time a Refugee unit is Devoured by Zeds
+2💀💀
defending in a named, Barricade, or Strongpoint space
-1💀💀 Each time a Heal action is performed
4. 🎲🎲🎲🎲 on HtH / Gunfire Table
-🎲🎲🎲🎲💀💀 Each time an Outbreak occurs
5. Apply Hits
-1💀💀 End of Housekeeping if Antidote discovered
• Only Player unit chosen to fight takes Hits, Ignore
excess Hits! -1💀💀 End of Housekeeping if Elwood Berra is in play
• You may apply Hits to Zeds Mobs in any combination,
Disease Spreaders last (and they make a Saving Roll) Super Zeds
o Killed Zeds to cup, remove Super Zeds from play Ignore Hits on 1-3
6. Saving Rolls (optional for killed Player units)
HtH combat causes additional 💀💀
UNIT ROLL 1-3 ROLL 4-6
Player Unit Cemetery Hospital Bed+EKG, +1💀💀 Moves +1 space when activated
Disease Spreader Start space Remove from play Break Barricades & no defensive Terrain shift
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7. Defeat = Retreat all friendly units Move again after winning HtH combat
• Attack enemy units if retreating into their space
Recover 1 Hit when activated
• Zeds towards their track Start space; If Overstacked:
a) Continue retreating weaker unit(s)* Enemy always retreats after combat
b) In Start space: Move to any other Start space*
c) No free Start space: Return to cup (Regular) or Super Weapons
Eliminate (Super) Zeds Knuckles 1  in HtH attacks (not when defending)
*Real Zeds: Exchange stronger with weaker units Hypo Z Gun 1  for all Gunfire attacks
• Player units toward Town Center when defending or Phosphor Ammo Zeds retreat if 2+ Gunfire Hits
the space they attacked from when attacking 4 Hits (distribute evenly, incl. Disease
Gas Grenade
a) If Overstacked: Continue retreating, leaving Spreaders) + 1 Chaos in adjacent space
either unit as possible Zeds Treats Inflict +1 Hit when defending
• Raiders retreat toward their track’s Start space
• Refugees do not retreat (+2💀💀; May make Saving Roll)
Tunnel Track
• Villagers flip and retreat if left alone with Zeds • No Long-Range Gunfire attacks
8. Place Chaos if Zeds gain control of a named space • Stacking is 1 unit per space except unlimited in Catacombs
(but no Mob) and 2 units in Start & Town Center Basement
Zeds Movement Reminder • Catacombs: All units (except Red Diamond ) 🎲🎲 to leave,
• Village space: Release Defiant Civilians; Villagers may flee Zeds move individually (strongest to weakest):
• Goodbye Events: Destroy Barricade; Catacombs Roll; 1-3 = leave; 4-5 = stay in Catacombs; 6 = make a Lost roll
Pickles’ Bark; Reanimator Zeds Heal • Lost roll: 🎲🎲 and place unit on that # space on Tunnel track
• Hello Events: No Entry marker; Johnson’s Traps; Kingman’s & resolve any combat; If it is the same space the unit was
Perimeter and Minefield; Devour Refugees if alone; on, it is eliminated without any Saving Roll
Uncontested named space = Chaos; Pickles’ Stealth; Ferry/
Bridge Collapsed; Alyssa’s Assassin Strike; Stench attack End Game
• Town Center: Game Over! • Win if you reach the END card without losing
• Lose when a Zeds unit enters Town Center (before combat)
Chaos/Zeds Control or when you must place Chaos and there are none left
• Place Chaos in named spaces where Zeds (incl. Disease
Spreaders) are alone; These spaces are Zeds controlled Epilogue
• Player units cannot Move or Act in Chaos spaces except to +1 Per Hero/Civilian/National Guard alive
defend and retreat +3 Per Refugee/Villager alive
+1 If Superweapon/Antidote discovered
Fate Draws +1 If Ammo > 1; if Supplies > 1; If 💀💀 < 7
1. Draw a Fate card to determine Location -1 Per Chaos marker on map
2. Conduct Event or place new Zeds/Super Zeds -1 Per Event card remaining if you lost
3. Play this Fate Card (Plot Twist) or Hold for Later
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