The zombie theme is very popular in the gaming industry. Already this month, the expected title Dead Island 2 will appear. One of the options, of course, is Zombicide: The Living or the Undead, where you mow down the undead in droves. However, if you are looking for something to play with your children and have a great time, then today we have a review of the Zombie Kittens card game for you.
- Number of players: 2-5
- Game time: 15+ minutes
- Price: 599 CZK (Tlama Games)
- Age: 7+
Simplicity is the strength of Zombie Kittens
There are different types of games in the board game scene. Some wager that you will save money, while others let you just start playing right away. Zombie kittens belong to the second group. No one forces a group of players to learn complex rules or work with a number of components. You are dealt several cards and you work with them until you lick a kitten wrapped in explosives that will tear you to pieces. Or it doesn’t break either. There is a way to avoid death. The imaginary ace up the sleeve compared to the original Explosive Kittens game is not a Destroy green card, but a zombie kitty. It becomes a salvation here not only for you, but also for those on whose doors death has already knocked.
By drawing this card, you will thus help yourself and the corpses that may return to the game, thereby increasing the appeal to younger players who are frankly annoyed by having to wait for the whole game to end. And that part isn’t the only thing this variation brings to a world where cats can spell doom. A number of cards are clearly associated with it, which can often help or harm the one who displays them. For example, a card like “Dig Deep” is one of the best figures. This gives you the option to review the top-up package and then choose whether you want the first available card or return it. However, there is one catch. If you choose not to pick it up, you’ll have to draw another one and put it right in your hand, allowing the more picky player to easily get to the bomb.
In addition to help cards, there are also those that rely on attack. Undoubtedly, “Death Attack” is a very rough thing. If you use it, then the next player must draw three cards for each dead, which is almost a death sentence. That is, at least at the moment when you play with a large number and most of the staff have already done it. Even after the explosion, the dead still play a significant role here and in fact still somehow participate in the game. For example, the living must feed them through cards when certain cards are played, and when they return to play they are often stronger than before they fell into darkness.
Undoubtedly, one of the strengths of Zombie Kittens is the graphical treatment of individual maps. Almost every card comes with a funny picture that always gets the kids excited, which doesn’t happen often. I’m not saying that the base variation, called Explosive Kittens, doesn’t offer very interesting visuals, but this one, with its horror format, probably hooked me more than the base one, in which you can find, for example, a unicorn cat, spewing rainbows, or a guy with such a hairy back that maybe he hasn’t seen the world yet. This time you will find, for example, a zombie variation of Vincent van Gogh, a mummy caught in a whirlpool in the toilet, or a zombie that peeps into other people’s cards with its eye.
Zombie kitties are the perfect snack
Explosive Kittens has already clearly shown that it is possible to make really interesting and fast card games without paying too much attention to the difficulty. You mastered the game in practically a few minutes, and subsequently it rewarded you for your time with a lot of quality entertainment combined with countless unexpected endings and explosions. Zombie kittens in this regard are not much different from the original. Once again, we have a work that can captivate anyone who loves dynamic entertainment and is not afraid that the loss will come sooner than they often think.
The zombie theme brings a certain piquancy to the established format, because it not only allows you to return, but also allows the dead to interfere in the gameplay, or determines certain card effects through the number of the fallen. Some of the new parts are rougher than the originals, but there’s no shortage of them either. To be honest, I have nothing to complain about taking care of Zombie Kittens as it does everything it promises, literally. If you’re looking to spice up a well-known game, this is the obvious choice.
Source :Indian TV
