# Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game

Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.6 out of 10 by 125 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $63.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Zombies, Science Fiction, Bluffing, Horror, Deduction
- **Mechanics:** Traitor Game, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Area Movement, Action Points, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Dice Rolling, Storytelling, Voting, Push Your Luck, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Turn Order: Progressive, Semi-Cooperative Game, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.6 out of 10, from 125 reviews
- **Owned by:** 204 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 565
- **Unique players:** 612

**Designers:** Isaac Vega, Jonathan Gilmour-Long

**Artists:** Fernanda Suárez, David Richards, Peter Wocken

**Publishers:** Plaid Hat Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 63.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game/ |
| Atomic Empire | 63.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/148597 |
| Miniature Market | 63.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/Dead-of-Winter-A-Crossroads-Game/FFGPH1000 |
| Board Game Bliss | 65.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game |
| Ludifolie | 53.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/2373-dead-of-winter.html |
| Alphaspel | 679 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/38677-dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game |
| Spelexperten | 684 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game-1.html |
| Games Empire | 104.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game |
| Gameology | 109.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game |
| Game Ninja | 799 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game/ |
| Spielezar | 82.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/winter-der-toten-spiel-mit-dem-schicksal |

## Expansions

- [Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-warring-colonies)
- [Dead of Winter: Kodiak Colby](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-kodiak-colby)
- [Dead of Winter: Felicia Day](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-felicia-day)
- [Dead of Winter: Roberta Plum](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-roberta-plum)
- [Dead of Winter: BGG Crossroads Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-bgg-crossroads-promo)
- [Dead of Winter: Rich Sommer](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-rich-sommer)
- [Dead of Winter: Rodney Smith](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-rodney-smith)
- [Dead of Winter: Lucky Luke Smith](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-lucky-luke-smith)
- [Dead of Winter: Dice Tower Crossroads Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-dice-tower-crossroads-promo)
- [Dead of Winter: Andrea Smith](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-andrea-smith)
- [Dead of Winter: Meryl Wolfe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-meryl-wolfe)
- [Dead of Winter: KD James](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-kd-james)
- [Dead of Winter: Ruckus Burley](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-ruckus-burley)
- [Dead of Winter: Giggles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-giggles)

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## Rules questions

### If I complete my secret objective but the colony fails or loses morale, do I still win?

Yes — when the game ends any player who has completed their secret objective wins even if the colony failed; only players who have completed their secret objectives at game end are winners (pages 2, 14).

### When and who draws or reads Crossroads cards — do they trigger during actions or only at the start of a turn?

At the beginning of each player’s turn the player to their right draws a crossroads card and keeps it secret; if the active player meets the card’s trigger at any time during their turn the drawer reads the card aloud and the active player must choose an option (page 12).

### How many zombies get added to the colony each round and where do you place them?

During the colony phase add 1 zombie to the colony for every 2 survivors there (rounded up) and place zombies one at a time into entrance spaces in order (entrance 1, then 2, etc.), with overruns killing the lowest-influence survivor at the colony if no spaces or barricades remain (pages 12–13).

### How does spending food to boost action dice work — and can an exiled player spend food this way?

A player may spend one or more food tokens from the food supply to increase any one unused action die by +1 per food token spent (page 11); an exiled player, however, cannot spend food tokens to increase action die results (page 14).

### How does exile voting work and what happens to an exiled player (including ties)?

A player may once per turn initiate a vote to exile another player; all players simultaneously cast thumbs-up or down, ties are broken by the first player, and if a player is exiled they draw an exiled secret objective and gain several restrictions (cannot add to crisis, cannot spend food tokens to boost dice, cannot vote, etc.) (pages 11, 14, 15).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game)
- [Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150376)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._