AMC and Cryptozoic Entertainment have officially announced The Walking Dead Card Game, and we have all the details:
"Cryptozoic Entertainment and AMC expand their partnership with the announcement of The Walking Dead Card Game, coming in early 2013. Created by award-winning game designer Wolfgang Kramer, The Walking Dead Card Game pits humans against zombies in a test of bravery and dominance.
Based on the game 6 Nimmt!, The Walking Dead Card Game is a ten- to thirty-minute game for two to ten players. Each player attempts to collect points by defeating as many zombies as possible. The player with the most points at the end of the game emerges victorious. The designer, Wolfgang Kramer, has won numerous accolades, including the Spiel des Jahres, a prestigious, German card and game award.
'Our The Walking Dead Board Game is so popular, we literally can't keep it in stock,' said Cryptozoic chief operating officer Scott Gaeta. 'We're excited to work with Wolfgang to create a card game that even the most casual of The Walking Dead fans can enjoy and that more experienced players will spend many hours trying to master.'"
Product Details via Cryptozoic:
Based on the game 6 Nimmt!, The Walking Dead Card Game is an action card game of zombie survival where up to 10 players can join in and compete in either Hero mode or Survival mode to eliminate as many zombie cards as possible and rack up the most points each round. With more than 100 zombie cards, players will have to make the right decision each turn to ensure they score as many points as possible while making it more difficult for their opponents. Character cards will give you a one-chance advantage each round to make the first move and rack up the zombie points before anyone else. Through the combination of luck and strategy, fun is unlimited in this game where every card will feature a variety of zombies fromThe Walking Dead. Will you survive the zombie onslaught?
Release Date: 04.12.2013
Number of Players: 3 – 10 (Survival Mode) and 2 – 6 (Hero Mode)
For Ages: 15+
Playing Time: 10 – 30 Minutes
MSRP: $15.00
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