# The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense

The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 15 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 15+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** Zombies, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Horror
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Variable Player Powers, Modular Board
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 3

**Designers:** Matt Hyra

## Expansions

- [The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense – Woodbury Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-walking-dead-board-game-the-best-defense-woodbury-expansion)
- [The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense – Event Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-walking-dead-board-game-the-best-defense-event-promo-cards)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-walking-dead-board-game-the-best-defense)
- [The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-walking-dead-board-game-the-best-defense)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140638)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-26. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._