
2023Tetsuya Nishimura
Mainly reviews. Zombie Dot! is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Dot Zombies is a tile placement game where players are divided into 3 Survivors and 1 Zombie. The Survivors aim to escape from the Zombie by playing all 10 cards in their hand to achieve victory. The survival of other Survivors is not relevant; your goal is to stay alive. The conditions for playing cards are as follows: Place cards in a way that connects to the paths on Survivor cards. The Zombie wins by blocking all escape routes for the Survivors, preventing their escape. If even one Survivor is unable to escape, it results in defeat. The Zombie should play cards according to the following conditions: Place cards in a way that connects to the paths on Survivor cards. When a Zombie card connects to a Survivor card, that Survivor becomes infected and turns into a Zombie card.
Zombie Dot! has 8 videos from 7 creators: 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides and 1 unboxing. They date from 2023 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Cómo jugar Zombie Dot! en 3 minutos [Juego de Mesa / JcK / Playte]" by JugandoConKetty, which runs 3 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "REVIEW: どっと・ゾンビ (Dot Zombies) Escape from zombies: a tile placement escape game." by So Play We All. 4 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try 横柄歩道 (Ouheihodo), also by Tetsuya Nishimura, or Bandido, Dice Manor and Tsuro, which share several of its mechanics.
2016Martin Nedergaard Andersen
1 - 4 players10 - 15 minLight weight
2005Tom McMurchie
2 - 8 players15 - 20 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Dot Zombies is a tile placement game where players are divided into 3 Survivors and 1 Zombie. The Survivors aim to escape from the Zombie by playing all 10 cards in their hand to achieve victory. The survival of other Survivors is not relevant; your goal is to stay alive. The conditions for playing cards are as follows: Place cards in a way that connects to the paths on Survivor cards. The Zombie wins by blocking all escape routes for the Survivors, preventing their escape. If even one Survivor is unable to escape, it results in defeat. The Zombie should play cards according to the following conditions: Place cards in a way that connects to the paths on Survivor cards. When a Zombie card connects to a Survivor card, that Survivor becomes infected and turns into a Zombie card.
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Tetsuya Nishimura
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