Zombie Kidz Evolution | #1 Kids Game on BoardGameGeek | Cooperative Game for Kids and Families | Ages 7+ | 2 to 4 Players | 15 Minutes

I learned about this game series on the Game Schooler podcast. Zombie Kidz Flashback was a little girl's #1 board game, so I immediately added this one to cart! It is very addictive! My children absolutely DO fight during this game (we do that a lot!!), but we fought a little less with this one 😊 My kids are 9, 12, and 15. We all enjoyed it. I was very pleased that my oldest plays this game with us (we haven't finished yet!). He doesn't always play games with us, but he seems to enjoy this one. I will 100% be buying Zombie Teen and Flashback, probably this month!

At the time of this review, I have played this game 26 times. My kids are 9 and 6.At first glance, this game looks very simple--perhaps too simple.So let's be clear, this is an easy to learn game because there are not many rules.But this is also a game that you get to add to it as you go which really makes it exciting to play a few games at a time. Within the box there are a bunch of envelopes that you only get to open after a certain number of games have passed. You can open up envelopes faster if you complete various achievements from the rulebook.This game is best played with kids. I wouldn't play it over other games with a group of adults, but there is a lot more to this game than most "kids games"So the game always feels new. Because you can try to win in different ways to unlock certain achievements so that you can open new envelopes. Those new envelopes will change the game in certain ways which will make you want to play again to try them out. And then when you've tried them out you'll realize you're close to getting to open a new envelope so why don't we play one more time and see if we can open it?

My family loves this game!!! Love the cooperative aspect. No fights!!! The game play is really great, easy to grasp, but challenging enough- not to the point where your brain hurts though. Just enough. And of course, the incentive to keep playing, to open more envelopes (every 4 or so games you get to open an envelope) which introduce new powers and switch the game up. It doesn't get boring. I love seeing my 6 year old strategize. It teaches him to think ahead and make plans. I love playing it as an adult. It's only about 15 minutes to play, so a nice quick game to fit in.I hope they can come up with an expansion or something once the envelopes are all opened. We are addicted to that! It's fun for it to be changed up every few games.

During Pandemic time in 2020, my kids lost a lot of activities and I tried hard to find something to keep them busy and entertained. This game is a great help! My 6 year old and 8 year old were able to play together independently without fighting! So some of the highlights of the game that me and my kids like about:1) Theme of zoombies (teacher and school) is very attractive, kids have fun looking at pictures of all zoombies evolved from teachers;2) co-op setting of the game is a win in my family. My 6 year old and 8 year old used to fight in a lot of games and one always end up with tears, since they want to win so badly. In this game, they win as a whole team. The "high-five" feature in this game when you lock a gate is great since that made them to celebrate with each other and be team players during the course of the game;3) Legacy style of the game is a new exciting introduction to kids. They are very excited to see the game evolved when they play more. Not to mention it is so much fun to collect all the stickers by trying to win trophies for various missions.4) The simple rules made it possible for kids to play independently. We have enjoyed other games such as pandemic, splendor, carcassonne, tickets to ride and labyrinth. But in most cases, I have to be one player and play with them. This is the game that kids felt they want to make progress when I am not available and they "want" to play by themselves. I think the passport and sticker collection is driving them that way, and I'm very happy to see them motivated so strongly.Overall, an outstanding co-op legacy game for my kids (6 and 8), not sure if teenagers will like it, since the rules are very simple.PS: My kids already see the zoombie teens game and we will order it once it's available.

My son and I no longer play this game. Sadly. But man we got our moneys worth! We probably played over 40 games of Zombie Kidz. This game does a few things amazingly well...it slowly adds rules and complexity...it constantly provides incentives for further gameplay...and the gameplay is fairly quick for kids with short attention spans. You also still are allowed small progressions even when you lose. The theme and artwork are fun. Like a video game, once you complete the campaign we don't feel a huge need to revisit the game. But what other kids game have we played 40 plus times?? By far the best gaming experience I have had with my son, who was 5 when we played. I think the ideal age would be 5 to 8. For 20ish bucks...what are you waiting for?!2024 Update: bought this game a second time to play with my other son, who is nine. He is not a gamer at all, almost an anti-gamer. He loves this game and it has been, again, one of my best gaming experiences.Just a note: I was curious why there were some negative reviews for the game...looks like most (if not all) are commenting on the rules only being in English. I don't see anything in the product description that would communicate otherwise but maybe I missed something.

Super fun but can only play through once.