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ZOMBIE HORDES | v3.0
“There are too many of them, we’re done for!”
Rules for sudden zombie horde invasion for Zombicide modern classic.
SPREAD OF THE DEAD PART VII. This is a fan expansion, please direct all feedback to zombicidediscord@gmail.com, subject “Zombie Hordes”
CONTENTS:
• 2-page Zombie Hordes Rulesheet
• 12 Horde Spawn Cards in 3 versions (Original, Overhauled, 2E Format)
• Printable PDF sheets for at-home printing
• Printable 15x15cm Horde Tile (No-bleed and 3mm bleed versions)
• 12 Horde Spawn Cards in 3 versions (Original, Overhauled, 2E Format)
• Printable PDF sheets for at-home printing
• Printable 15x15cm Horde Tile (No-bleed and 3mm bleed versions)
VERSION HISTORY:
VERSION 3.0 (1 Jul 2025)
• Added alternate spawn card formats (to go with my Official Spawn Deck Redux)
• Added alternate spawn card backs
• Renumbered cards
• Added art
• Some minor rule clarifications
• Added FAQ
• Added alternate spawn card formats (to go with my Official Spawn Deck Redux)
• Added alternate spawn card backs
• Renumbered cards
• Added art
• Some minor rule clarifications
• Added FAQ
VERSION 2.0 (23 Apr 2022)
• Major improvement to spawn matrix
• Renumbered cards
• Major improvement to spawn matrix
• Renumbered cards
VERSION 1.0 (28 Feb 2021)
• Initial Release
• Initial Release
SPAWN MATRIX:
The 12 cards increase in difficulty with higher card #s.
CARD & TILE PRINTING INFO:
This expansion comes with options for printing at home or sending to a print shop. See the included readme for a guide to printing cards.
CREDITS & THANKS:
Zombie Hordes is a Zombicide Discord Server release, part 7 of the Spread of the Dead Expansion series.
Rules, layout, tile design: Tyfighter77
Rulesheet cover art: Unknown
Rulesheet assets and Zombicide art assets: CMON
Templates used to create this expansion are available for free download on the Zombicide Discord Server.
THANKS:
Guillotine Games, CMON, and the Zombicide team for the great game and customization support. Thanks to Andy Hickin and the Zombicide Discord #play-testing team for editing help. Thanks to Thels for help with the spawn matrix.
Rules, layout, tile design: Tyfighter77
Rulesheet cover art: Unknown
Rulesheet assets and Zombicide art assets: CMON
Templates used to create this expansion are available for free download on the Zombicide Discord Server.
THANKS:
Guillotine Games, CMON, and the Zombicide team for the great game and customization support. Thanks to Andy Hickin and the Zombicide Discord #play-testing team for editing help. Thanks to Thels for help with the spawn matrix.
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.
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Great idea
I tried it today it was fun and challenging i’m wondering if we can have something for the second edition of the game. Unfortunately, the spawn cards from the second edition have bigger spawning numbers and I’m wondering if it’s better to reduce the exceeded number of Horde from 20 to 15….
I’m glad you tried this and enjoyed it!
There’s a guy on Discord who was converting my stuff to 2nd Edition. I’m not sure if he got to Hordes. If not maybe someone with a 2E spawn card template can take over.
If you try it with reduced Horde and it goes well let me know.
some clarifications if you can tell me:
-What do you mean by”when the horde tile is full”? Do you mean the 20 miniatures?
– “Run out of miniatures” mean for each type? For example, if you have to add 7 runners but you have only 5 then this will be releasing the HORDE+ EXTRA ACTIVATION for this type of zombie.
Great questions.
• “The horde tile is full” is different than the 20 limit – it refers to the physical space on the tile, if you’re using it. If not using the tile, the 20 miniatures rule will suffice.
• “You run out of miniatures” just means miniatures in general for the purposes of releasing the horde. You would not, for example, release the horde if Runners are spawned and you’ve run out of Runner minis but you have plenty of other zombie types. In that case I would probably give Runners already on the board the extra activation and add Walkers to the horde tile instead, but feel free to experiment with different ways to handle it.
The answer to the second question has been updated (see the included Zombie Hordes FAQ). Here is the new answer from the FAQ:
“This rule just refers to miniatures in general for the purposes of releasing the Horde. You would not, for example, release the horde if Runners are spawned and you’ve run out of Runner miniatures but you have plenty of other zombie types. In that case add your remaining Runner miniatures to the Horde and give the Runners already in play an extra activation.”