Flick 'em Up!: Dead of Winter

Flick your way through a zombie city with ten survivors in a cooperative dexterity game from the Dead of Winter world.

Designers: Gaëtan Beaujannot, Jean Yves Monpertuis, Isaac Vega, Jonathan Gilmour-Long
Published by: Arclight Games
Editions by: Ghenos Games, Fabrika Igr, Ludonova, Plan B Games, Pretzel Games

Zombies in a dexterity game: you do not shoot them, you flick them away. Flick 'em Up!: Dead of Winter takes the survivors of the Dead of Winter board game and puts them on a table where your fingertips are the weapon. Build a group of ten survivors, pick one of the ten scenarios, and use tools in various ways to take out the undead while they shamble somewhat randomly toward you. A new zombie tower adds a nasty trick: make too much noise and the dead wake up. It is cooperative, runs from solo up to ten people, and it is about forty-five minutes of finger-based chaos.

Ten survivors and ten scenariosTools and flicking replace dice and shootingA zombie tower and noise-triggered threats

Who it's for

You like cooperative games with a physical twist, and you want zombies without a long rulebook or a bleak mood.

Not for you if…

You want a careful strategy game or have a cramped table. Flicking needs space, and some precision is simply luck.

Vibe's take

Physical and noisy, with nerves and giggles in equal measure. Each flick can go brilliantly or badly wrong, and the table is always moving.