COMBAT TANKS | v1.7
“Who needs the cavalry when you can BE the cavalry!”
Rules and materials for adding Combat Tank vehicles and their turret weapons to Zombicide modern classic.
Semi-official Zombicide Tank rules were once upon a time published in the French magazine “Ravage”, which were never available in English and very difficult to find. However, they were overly complex and badly needed streamlining and improvement. The rules accompaning this readme are a heavily revised adaptation of those original rules.
>>> This is a fan expansion, please direct all feedback to zombicidediscord@gmail.com, subject “Combat Tanks” <<<
VERSION HISTORY
VERSION 1.7 (13 Feb 2024)
• Some small corrections and clarifications
VERSION 1.6 (12 Feb 2024)
• Some small corrections and clarifications
VERSION 1.6 (12 Feb 2024)
• Initial Release
CONTENTS:
• 6 page Combat Tanks Rule sheet including 2 Tank Missions
• 2 Tank Equipment Cards (Tank Shells and Padlock Key)
• 2 Turret Weapon Reference Cards (Heavy Machine Gun and Howitzer)
• 3 Versions of Double-sided Tank Vehicle Tokens (172x74mm)
• Printable PDF sheets for at-home printing
• Equipment Card sheet
• Card Backs sheet
• Tank Token sheets front and back
You will need 1 or 2 Tank vehicle tokens and 6 Tank Shell equipment cards, 1 Padlock Key equipment card, 1 Heavy Machine Gun reference card, and 1 Howitzer reference card per Tank. The Padlock Key card and reference cards are optional.
CARD PRINTING INFO:
This expansion comes with options for printing at home or sending to a print shop.
PRINTING AT HOME
The print-at-home versions are PDF sheets of multiple cards and tokens. Both US letter and A4 sizes are provided. A PDF sheet of card backs is also provided. All card and token sheets have crop (cutting) marks. Official Zombicide cards have 3mm radius corners; difficult to cut by hand. If you have access to a corner-cutter tool it will make your job easier.
USING A PRINTING SERVICE
If you can find a printshop that offers Zombicide-sized cards, you can use the printshop versions of the cards, which are saved as JPGs. Most print shops in the US seem to only provide “US mini” sized cards, which are extremely close to the official Zombicide cards; so the cards provided in this set are prepared for that format. However they will also work fine printed in the official format. The printer will typically request cards in JPG or PNG format, asking you to submit both card front and card back images. Cost depends on the printer/region of course. Typical costs are around $10 US for a 54 card deck.
OFFICIAL CARDS (for reference)
• Size: 41.2 x 64mm (1.62 x 2.51 in)
• Corner Radius: 3mm
• Cardstock: 250-300gsm
• Finish: MPC (matt)
TIP:
• SLEEVE your printed cards! If not you will probably be able to distinguish the slight differences in a mixed deck.
SLEEVES THAT WORK WELL:
• Mayday Games Mini USA Card Sleeves (41x63mm): https://www.maydaygames.com/products/mini-usa-card-sleeves
NOTE: If you want to get custom material professionally printed but live in circumstances or regions that make that difficult, you can sometimes find fan communities offering group orders that you can take part in.
TOKEN PRINTING INFO:
Print the tokens on thick cardstock. Then glue them onto some dense cardboard, matboard or whatever you prefer. For durability spray both sides with clear acrylic matte spray.
Custom tokens can be professionally printed by print services such as https://www.thegamecrafter.com/
CREDITS & THANKS:
Combat Tanks is a Zombicide Discord Server release.
Rules: Tyfighter77, Thels, Marc Raps
Layout: Tyfighter77
Rule sheet cover art: Unknown
Rule sheet assets and Zombicide art assets: CMON
Tank Token art: CMON, from the 2nd Edition Washington ZC map tile (with 2 recolors)
Card art assets: Edits of art from Ravage Magazine and mashup of various sources
Templates used to create this expansion are available for free download on the Zombicide Discord Server. Invite link: https://discord.gg/RPQRB4ZaFP
THANKS:
Guillotine Games, CMON, and the Zombicide team for the great game and customization support. Stéphane Louis and Ravage magazine for the original tank rules these were based on. Marc Raps for translation. Thels and Andy Hickin for editing help. The Zombicide Discord #play-testing team.
DISTRIBUTION:
PLEASE DO NOT SELL ANY OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS EXPANSION!
People trying to make a profit off of other peoples’ work smothers the custom content community and causes creators to remove their creations and stop making more, not to mention forces game companies to crack down on fan made creations like this one.
Otherwise redistribution is fine, but please try to ensure all the material in this expansion is included. Modification for personal use is also fine. Please don’t re-release modified versions of this material without including a list of changes as well as credit to everyone whose work you used, and include a readme like this one.
WANT TO HELP?
If you want to support custom content creators, the best way is to just be part of the community. Multiple forums and platforms for sharing Zombicide content exist, such as Discord, Board Game Geek, Eren Histarion forums (French), Facebook groups, and others.
