# After the Virus

After the Virus is a board game for 1–3 players. It plays in 30–90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 73 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $19.89 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–3 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 30–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Horror, Zombies, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 73 reviews
- **Owned by:** 171 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3,213
- **Unique players:** 169

**Designers:** Jacob Fryxelius

**Artists:** Daniel Fryxelius

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rampi Games | 17.31 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/after-the-virus/ |
| Zacatrus | 20.7 € | https://zacatrus.es/after-the-virus.html |
| La Gameria | 20.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/after-the-virus-12503.html |
| Reflexshop | 7990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/fryxgames-tulelok-szovetsege-tarsasjatek |
| Alphaspel | 249 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/80679-after-the-virus |
| World of Board Games | 265 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/after-the-virus |
| Spelexperten | 265 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/after-the-virus.html |
| Games Empire | 39.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/after-the-virus |
| Hyggeonkel | 199.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/after-the-virus |
| Zatu Games | 22.95 £ | https://zatu.com/products/after-the-virus |
| Fantasiapelit | 29.9 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_200910 |
| Good Games | 49.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/after-the-virus |

## Expansions

- [After the Virus: The Long Cold](https://www.ludoya.com/games/after-the-virus-the-long-cold)
- [After the Virus: Promo Character Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/after-the-virus-promo-character-pack)
- [After the Virus: Extended Promo Character Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/after-the-virus-extended-promo-character-pack)

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## Rules questions

### When exactly do I reshuffle the draw deck?

If you need to draw and the draw deck is empty, reshuffle the discard pile to form a new draw deck before drawing (see draw/reshuffle rules on page 4).

### Can I play an Event card as my action, or is it free?

Playing an Event is one of the available actions during the Action Phase (it’s listed as an action option alongside playing non‑events and scouting), so it uses your action unless the card text says otherwise (page 4).

### How do I prepare weapons and add ammo — does that cost an action or ammo every time?

Use the Prepare action to ready weapons and to add or spend ammo as specified; each weapon’s prepare cost and the rules for adding/using ammo are described in the Prepare/Use section and the ammo rules (pages 5 and 7).

### What happens when zombies attack — when do survivors take wounds and where do zombie cards go?

Resolve the zombie attack step and any reactions, place wounds on the affected survivors when the attack succeeds, and remove killed zombie cards to the discard as described in the zombie attack and killed/discard rules (pages 5–6; wounds details on page 7).

### How do I save Survivors or use the Safe House event — do I have to pick one option?

Follow the save Survivors procedure and the Safe House event choices as laid out: the Safe House event gives specific option(s) you choose when playing it, and the steps to save survivors are detailed on page 8.

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/after-the-virus)
- [After the Virus in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/after-the-virus)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232361)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._