A push-your-luck zombie card game where the horde you build can just as easily be stolen.
Who it's for
Fans of push-your-luck games who like a bit of direct player interaction and don't mind their progress getting picked apart by rivals.
Not for you if…
You dislike high-variance games where a single bad flip can undo several turns of careful collecting.
Vibe's take
Tense in short bursts — every flip is a gamble between banking what you've got and risking it all for one more card, with opponents constantly poking at your pile.
Troublez turns zombie-smashing into zombie-collecting. On your turn you flip cards from a shared deck and sort them into three rows on the table, following two rules: numbers must climb, and no two same-colored zombies can sit side by side. Play a card safely and you can stop to claim a row, or push your luck for another flip — fail, and you walk away empty-handed. Special cards let you steal, dump, or force discards, and after every turn the other players get to grab a card too, so the shared rows never stay generous for long.
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Players
Duration
20–30 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.3 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.5/10
Rank #18,589
57 ratings
Published
2022