The Zone
The Zone is a surreal, play-to-lose roleplaying game about a doomed expedition into a mysterious quarantine zone, whose center will grant one survivor their deepest wish.With 248 cards, easy-to-learn rules, and no need for a gamemaster, The Zone is the perfect way to spend an evening telling a deeply immersive and spooky tale of hubris & mutation in the dark.
Mutate your friends, play-to-lose, and have a spooky time in the dark.
For 1-6 Players · 2-4 hours · GMless - Zero prep
What's Included?
- Sturdy 10" x 7" x 2" Box
- Operation Manual
- Book of Mutation
- Book of Twists
- 144 Tarot sized cards (Holo foil)
- 24 Characters
- 48 Motivations)
- 61 Locations
- 6 Callsigns
- 4 Endgame
- 1 Quickstart
- 104 poker sized cards
- 52 Scenes
- 43 Not So Easy
- 8 Fate
- 1 X-Card
…for endless thrillingly doomed expeditions into The Zone.
Reviews
"One of the most beginner-friendly RPG books I've ever read. A standout tabletop RPG that creates a memorable night at the table that requires no preparation."
—Aaron Boehm, Bloody Disgusting 4.5 / 5 stars
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"An extraordinary accomplishment, and one of the best implementations of a card game I've seen online."
—Jim Rossignol, TEETH, Rock Paper Shotgun
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"That game RULED! Creepy and weird and tense and I loved every minute of it. Gather up your friends; play to lose; play doomed monsters; get your wish to come true or don't—this game kicks ass and you should want to play it!"
—Jeff Stormer, Party of One Podcast
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"Gore Vidal said that every time a friend succeeds I die a little. I don't know how he knew that about me but, holy fuck, The Zone took ten years off my life."
—Tim Hutchings, Thousand Year Old Vampire
