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| ADVANCED WOUNDS |
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Rules and materials for expanding the Wound system of Zombicide modern classic, including injuries and infections.
v1.0

"I've had worse!"

>>> This is a fan expansion, please direct all feedback to zombicidediscord@gmail.com, subject "Advanced Wounds" <<<

Over the years several creators have released advanced wound decks to bring variety to the Zombicide wounds system. The rules accompaning this readme are intended to be an enhanced, streamlined and improved expansion of those rules. 


VERSION HISTORY
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VERSION 1.0 (8 Nov 2025)
• Initial Release


CONTENTS:
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• 3-page Advanced Wounds Rulesheet
• First Aid Kit Equipment Card
• 33 Wound Cards (Standard Wounds, Advanced Wounds, Infections, Misses, Toxic Splatter)
• Survivor Status Tokens (Startled, Dazed, Bleeding Out)
• Printable PDF sheets for at-home printing
	• Equipment Card sheets
	• Wound Card sheets
	• Card Backs sheets
• FAQ
• Art

You will need 2-4 of each Survivor Status token, 6+ First Aid Kit equipment cards, and the following breakdown of Wound Cards:
	2x Startled
	2x Close Call
	2x Dodged!
	2x Exposed!
	2x Stumble
	4x Infected!
	1x all other cards
You can optionally print out 12x Toxic Splatter cards for use with Toxic City Mall, but they are visual variety only and have no special rules. 

Wound Deck Tuning: This Advanced Wounds expansion is challenging! Feel free to leave out Advanced Wound cards that you feel are too brutal if you wan't an easier game.  But remember, the First Aid Kit cards and Bleed Out mode can help balance the difficulty.


ALTERNATE CARD STYLES:
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The alternate card styles included in this release are made to go with the revised official Deck options you can find here:

SEARCH CARDS
1) Official (Original) style
2) Enhanced
Download:
(Link 1) https://zombicidefans.com/classic-equipment-deck-redux/
(Link 2) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/199GzHY0XEkwMkOBFwIib5JlryqDSJN9o?usp=drive_link
Note: The white background version of the First Aid Kit card is for compatibility with the planned release of a Medical Search Deck.

SEARCH AND WOUND DECK CARD BACKS
The alternate card backs are provided to avoid copyright restrictions in case you plan to have your cards professionally printed. Choose whichever style you like best.

Note: Optional official Wounded card backs (that are identical to the official Wounded cards) have been included to make it possible to mix official Wounded cards with the Advanced Wound cards if you wish to do so.

CARD PRINTING INFO:
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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:
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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:
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Advanced Wounds is a Zombicide Discord Server release.

Rules: Tyfighter77, Thels 
Layout: Tyfighter77
Rulesheet cover art: Unknown
Rulesheet assets and Zombicide art assets: CMON
Token and Wound card art: modified random clipart
First Aid Kit art: modified image of the Left 4 Dead item

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. Thels and the Zombicide Discord #play-testing team for editing and rules help.


DISTRIBUTION:
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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?
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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.