2019 · Novel-based

Zona: The Secret of Chernobyl

Players take the roles of scavengers operating in the hazardous exclusion zone around Chernobyl, each with unique skills, stats and a personal goal. The objective is to reach the sarcophagus before others, but the sarcophagus only opens for a player who has recovered two Secrets from underground Secret Locations. On each turn players take two actions (move, explore, fight, repair equipment, rest, etc.), resolve shared Event cards that narrate short incidents, and the first player draws a News card at turn end. Time is limited by a looming Final Emission, and survival depends on managing fatigue, damage and scarce gear while confronting mutants, anomalies and environmental hazards.

groupPlayers

1–4 best 3

schedulePlaying time

120–180 min

cakeAge

18+

psychologyComplexity

2.7 / 5