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Years ago the forces of good and evil battled for the fate of the free world. It seemed as if the powers of the Darkness would prevail, until magical weapons imbued with the strength of light were crafted and handed to the last brave warriors, the Lightbringers. They fought back the enemy and won the war… for a time. Now the Darkness is spreading again. The drums of war are beating, and your fate lies underground… in the dark.

Slipping between buildings, ducking behind rubble, and scavenging for anything that might keep them alive just a little bit longer, a group of Survivors navigates the streets of a dilapidated city now overrun by a mindless horde of zombies. Survivors, each with unique abilities, use their skills against the masses of unthinking, blood craving zombies! Unfortunately for you, there are a lot more zombies than you have bullets; luckily, Survivors will also have melee weapons to smash zombies. The more zombies you kill, the more powerful the Survivors become, but the undead will also grow in power. Any misstep can turn to disaster. Bullets, blades, cars, you name it, the only way out is Zombicide!

This is an entirely new standalone core box, including all the content you would expect in a Zombicide base game: Survivors, Machines, Xenos, Tiles, Missions, Equipment, Tokens, etc. While Dark Side is an independent entry point into the Zombicide sci-fi universe, it is also fully compatible with Zombicide: Invader, which means it also acts as an expansion for it, bringing a lot more content to your game. In Dark Side, players take on the role of the soldiers of Green Squad and delve into the underground mining facilities of PK-L7. There they will face a new breed of Xenos: Drillers! these red devils benefit from the pits that the Driller Abomination digs up, using them for extra protection, and to make surprise attacks on the Survivors. Players will also have to contend with the crushing darkness of the tunnels, which severely hamper ranged combat. With new equipment at their disposal, and new tactics to be learned, Green Squad might just stand a chance to make its way out of the dark!

It’s a new age of exploration as humanity stretches out among the stars. But a truly effective and reliable energy source was still just beyond reach. That is, until Xenium was found on PK-L7. This substance, buried deep in the bowels of the planet, was set to revolutionize space travel, and humanity sent resources out to extract it. Originally, these mining operations were looked at with passivity by the aliens on the planet. But then, something changed. They became fierce, murderous beasts. Now, it’s a fight for survival in the dark reaches of space. In Zombicide: Invader, players must work together if they want to survive the onslaught of murderous aliens. Over the course of several interlocked missions, they must make their way through the tunnels and ruined mining outposts on the planet, leveling up their skills as they go along, looking for gear, and staying one step ahead of the Xenos.

Fort Hendrix is a Zombicide experience like no other, featuring a full campaign with 6 new survivors set in a U.S. military base. With advanced rules, the story unfolds throughout 10 mission, as new challenges and opportunities arise with each choice players make. Explore the new game mechanics like survivors being able to keep their equipment from a mission to the next and watch as they unlock achievements, new powers, and reveal the next chapter of the adventure! Face the deadly Shooter Walkers, soldiers that even as zombies still remember how to shoot an assault rifle. Make crucial choices using objective cards. Call upon the All-Out mechanic to unleash your weapon’s true power at the risk of breaking it. Fight all night long using the special Clock token and night rules. Fort Hendrix holds dark secrets and much more, and you’re about to uncover it all.

Before the outbreak, many people would complain that their government was full of braindead zombies. Well, now that’s a 100% accurate assessment. The nation’s capital has been overrun, and the U.S. Government has been shut down permanently. But there seems to be a lot of action going on over at the White House. It sounds like there might be some survivors, as well as probably some secure spots to survive against the zombies... hopefully they’re not too infested. In Zombicide: Washington Z.C., players will have all-new challenges facing them during the zombie apocalypse. The set adds new survivors, of course, as well as new missions, but it also brings a new campaign mode where players’ progress is saved between scenarios, letting them start with better gear and skills at the start of the next game. Time is also not on the survivor’s side, as night is falling. Sure, they may be able to stay hidden from zombies in the dark, but it also means that there could suddenly be undead popping up out of the shadows.