Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
BANG!: The Walking Dead is a shoot 'em up card game based on BANG! in which factions from The Walking Dead face off in a battle to survive.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Player Elimination
Players can be removed from contention before the game ends.
Team-Based Game
Players compete in fixed teams and coordinate toward a shared team result.
Read the full game description
BANG!: The Walking Dead is a shoot 'em up card game based on BANG! in which factions from The Walking Dead face off in a battle to survive. Each player becomes a famous Walking Dead character while taking on the roles of Leader, Savior, Survivor, or Loner. The Leader of the survivors is revealed to all and attempts to protect everyone while staying alive. Saviors, who hide their identities, aim to kill the Leader of the survivors. Survivors, who also go incognito, aid the Leader in staying alive. The Loner, who is of course working alone, tries to defeat everyone else while accomplishing his own objective. BANG!: The Walking Dead is interchangeable with the original BANG! game and plays much the same way. Players try to determine who is on which teams, then use their cards in hand to attack others and heal themselves, ideally ending up with their team on top.