Old Zombie

About the Game

Zombie! on Plato is just like the classic game of Old Maid, except you're trying to avoid being the zombie. It's way more intense!

Goal

Take cards to create matching pairs. Avoid being the player holding the Zombie card at the end of the game.

There is only 1 loser in the game, so don't be that guy.

Starting the Game

The game starts with a deck of 33 cards, including 1 Zombie card.

The cards are dealt randomly to all 4 players. Each player should have 8 cards, except for 1 player who has 1 extra Zombie card.

Gameplay

During each turn, a player takes a card from the player to the right.

If that new card creates a matching color and rank (e.g., King Hearts and King Diamonds), the player automatically discards that pair.

Each time the player completes their turn, their hand is automatically shuffled.

When a player finishes shedding all of their cards, that player is out of the game and is one of the winners.

The game continues clockwise until there are no more pairs and the only remaining card is the Zombie card.

Strategies

Whenever you get the Zombie card, it's a good idea to yell out "I'm not the Zombie, you're the Zombie!" in the chat and make some deathly gurgling noises as loud as possible.