SPREAD OF THE DEAD PART V. This is a fan expansion, please direct all feedback to zombicidediscord@gmail.com, subject “Run of the Dead”

Run of the Dead is a deck of Runner-only spawn cards in the spirit of the official Walk of the Dead expansions. Just as those expansions were designed to envoke the shambling Walker-only zombies of classic zombie films, this expansion attempts to bring the terrifying threat of the Rage Zombies featured in modern media (such as 28 Days Later) into Zombicide. The deck was designed using a matrix to have a similar balance to official decks. This deck can be mixed in with other spawn cards or used by themselves for an authentic rage-zombie experience.

 

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VERSION 2.0 (23 Apr 2022)

• Improved spawn matrix

• Renumbered cards

VERSION 1.0 (17 Dec 2020)

• Initial Release

 

• 12 Run of the Dead Spawn Cards (T49-T60)

• Printable PDF sheets for at-home printing

• Spawn Cards sheet

• Card Backs sheet

 

T49-T54 – Soft matrix

T55-T60 – Hard matrix

 

You can use these cards with any type of Zombicide Runner miniatures you want. The original Walk of the Dead expansions come with 24 zombies, so you may need 24 runners when using this deck by itself.

 

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.  Both US letter and A4 sizes are provided.  A PDF sheet of card backs is also provided. All card 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

>>The JPG versions of the spawn cards found in this expansion are US-Mini card sized (with 3mm bleed).<<

If you can find a printshop that offers mini-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 if printed in the official format. The printer will typically request cards in JPG or PNG format, asking you to submit both card front and cardback images. Cost depends on the printer/region of course.  Typical costs are around $10 US for a 54 card deck.

 

CARD SIZE DETAILS (for reference)

Official (Print-at-Home) | US-Mini (Printshop)

• Size: 41.2 x 64mm (1.62 x 2.51 in) | 41 x 63mm (1.61 x 2.48 in)

• Corner Radius: 3mm | 4mm

• 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.

 

 

Run of the Dead is a Zombicide Discord Server release, part 5 of the Spread of the Dead Expansion series.

Designed by Tyfighter77

Zombicide art assets: Guillotine Games

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. Thanks to Thels for help with the spawn matrix.

 

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.

 

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.