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Atomic Zombie Risk

This document provides the rules for a variant of the board game Risk called Atomic Zombie Risk. Key aspects include: - Each player starts with 3 atomic arsenal markers to represent nuclear weapons they can use once per turn. - Using a nuke destroys all armies in that territory for the turn and makes it "irradiated," spawning more zombies there. - Zombies spawn each turn in irradiated areas and areas they control, then attack to link up areas in their conquest. - An optional rule doubles zombie spawns if a player rolls three 6s on their attack dice in a turn.

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Atomic Zombie Risk

This document provides the rules for a variant of the board game Risk called Atomic Zombie Risk. Key aspects include: - Each player starts with 3 atomic arsenal markers to represent nuclear weapons they can use once per turn. - Using a nuke destroys all armies in that territory for the turn and makes it "irradiated," spawning more zombies there. - Zombies spawn each turn in irradiated areas and areas they control, then attack to link up areas in their conquest. - An optional rule doubles zombie spawns if a player rolls three 6s on their attack dice in a turn.

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Atomic Zombie Risk

An Insane Little Variant for Violent People


By the Plymouth State University Gaming Club
Compiled by E.T. Smith (1996?) and updated by Jamie Capach (2012)

1.0 Introduction. Atomic Zombie Risk is a variant of the classic family game of world conquest, Risk. It is the result of a
gathering of a few board gamers who really enjoyed the movie Night of the Living Dead and decided to combine a few other
variants of the game, specifically the simplified version of Nuclear Risk and Martian Risk.

2.0 Materials. You will need a standard Risk set and some small items to represent the atomic arsenals of all the players
(three per player, pennies are good). To represent the hordes of zombies you will either need to set one army ensemble aside
(the black set is recommended) or, if six people are playing, use one from another set where the pieces have been marked to
distinguish them from the standard army. You may alternatively use a Bag O' Zombies made for the game ZOMBIES!!!

3.0 Setup. Setup is executed as per the standard rules, with the addition that after the last army has been placed, each player
receives three markers to indicate their atomic arsenals.

4.0 Use of Atomic Arsenals. At the end of a player's phase, after receiving Risk Cards (if any) and fortifying their position,
the player may elect to use one of their Atomic attacks, and only one per turn. The player does this by indicating which
territory they wish to decimate, and then placing one Atomic Assault marker on the doomed territory. Any territory on the
board may be so attacked.

4.1 Effects of an Atomic Assault. If a territory has just been subjected to an Atomic Assault, all army units in that
territory are destroyed and removed from play. Furthermore, the territory is considered irradiated for the remainder
of the turn and may not be occupied by any player's armies. An irradiated territory is considered lost to whoever
formerly occupied it, and thus cannot be used to calculate reinforcements or claim possession of a continent. The
Atomic Assault marker remains in the territory for the remainder of the game and it cannot be removed, even
though the territory returns to normal play at the start of the next turn.

4.2 Final Strike. A player who is eliminated from the game has the option of Final Strike. The eliminated player
does this by launching all of their remaining Atomic Assaults at whatever territory they choose. The eliminated
player may do this after the current player has reinforced their position and concluded their phase. Unused Atomic
Assaults are removed from the game.

5.0 The Zombies' Phase. The zombies are always the last to go in a turn.

5.1 Zombie Reinforcements. Zombies spontaneously generate in all irradiated territories, and in any normal
territories which they control at the start of their phase. If an irradiated territory is currently occupied by another
player, then it generates one zombie army per Atomic Assault marker in that territory. If a territory is unoccupied
(that is, it was just decimated that turn or is still occupied by zombies from the previous turn) then it generates
three zombies per Atomic Assault marker in that territory. If zombies are occupying a normal territory, then it
generates one zombie army. Zombie armies must be placed in the territories that generated them. Zombies do not
receive reinforcements for controlling territories or continents, nor do they collect and exchange Risk cards.

5.2 Zombie Attacks and Tactics. First resolve attacks in contested occupied territories. These zombie armies
attack whoever is occupying that territory, and continue to do so until they are destroyed or have taken the territory.
These zombies do not need to keep one army in reserve for purposes of possessing that territory. Next resolve
attacks from zombie-controlled territories (including ones which were just taken by the zombies). Zombies will
attempt to link up any irradiated territories or zombie territories, and if a choice is necessary will attack the more
weakly defended territories. Zombies will continue to attack until they are no longer able to do so. If they are
capable of reinforcing, they will do so according to the above stated tactics.

6.0 The Optional 666 Rule. At the players' option, they may invoke the 666 rule. If at any point during the turn a player
rolls three attack dice and achieves a result of three sixes, then evil mystic powers have been invoked and the spontaneous
generation of zombies will be doubled at the start of their next phase.

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