Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars review - "One of the most approachable skirmish board games out there"

GamesRadar+ VerdictMutant Year Zero: Zone Wars is a novel attempt at the war game formula. With a great aesthetic, clear rules, and fun worldbuilding, it’s easy to get lost in the rounds, but its reliance on RNG is both Zone Wars' greatest strength and biggest weakness. This is one of the most approachable skirmish board games out there, but don’t expect it to feel as deep or rewarding as some of its peers — even if it’s just as fun.TODAY’S BEST DEALS$64.09at AmazonPros+Accessible and easy to explain+Contains everything you need in one box+Models are full of character+Cardboard terrain+Completely wild random eventsCons-Not as deep as competitors-Includes random elements GamesRadar+ Verdict GamesRadar+ Verdict Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars is a novel attempt at the war game formula. With a great aesthetic, clear rules, and fun worldbuilding, it’s easy to get lost in the rounds, but its reliance on RNG is both Zone Wars' greatest strength and biggest weakness. This is one of the most approachable skirmish board games out there, but don’t expect it to feel as deep or rewarding as some of its peers — even if it’s just as fun.TODAY’S BEST DEALS$64.09at Amazon Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars is a novel attempt at the war game formula. With a great aesthetic, clear rules, and fun worldbuilding, it’s easy to get lost in the rounds, but its reliance on RNG is both Zone Wars' greatest strength and biggest weakness. This is one of the most approachable skirmish board games out there, but don’t expect it to feel as deep or rewarding as some of its peers — even if it’s just as fun. 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Jump to:Features & designGameplayShould you buyHow we tested Jump to:Features & designGameplayShould you buyHow we tested My very first game of Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars had me tensely setting up foliage to weigh the odds in my favour, picking out the perfect team of mutated animals to cover as much ground as possible, and weighing up opponents to know who will shoot first — then I fired a warthog directly into an enemy sending their buildings crumbling down with it. Off the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign managing to pull in over £100,000, Mutant Year Zero doesn’t just pay aesthetic homage to its source material, but it takes particular note of the series' tone, characters and more. If you like Mutant Year Zero, this is a great companion piece to the series. However, it needs to do quite a lot to pull in a more casual observer. I could say Zone Wars is the most approachable entryway into the skirmish genre there is right now, but that might set you up to believe that it’s an on-ramp for more complex and longer-formboard games for adults. Zone Wars makes a fantastic argument that it is both the start and end of its genre, and mostly pulls this off. Features & design Swipe to scroll horizontallyPrice$69.99 / £49.99Ages14+Game typeWargamePlayers1 - 4Lasts1hr+ComplexityLowPublisherFree LeaguePlay if you enjoyNecromunda, Mutant Year Zero, Kill Team, Marvel Crisis Protocol Swipe to scroll horizontally Price$69.99 / £49.99Ages14+Game typeWargamePlayers1 - 4Lasts1hr+ComplexityLowPublisherFree LeaguePlay if you enjoyNecromunda, Mutant Year Zero, Kill Team, Marvel Crisis Protocol The box for Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars is super compact, containing 10 miniature figures split out over two factions, over 100 tokens, 10 custom dice, a game mat, cardboard terrain which snaps together, a rulebook, and over 80 playing cards. It’s one of those board games that is so tightly packed in that getting it all back in the box without a little overflow is a struggle in itself. However, once you figure out where each component goes, you could feasibly pop it into a bag and play it over a (maybe slightly long) lunch break. (Image credit: James Bentley) The figures themselves are highly detailed, with defined wrinkles on coats, shading around creases, and expressive faces. They are as charismatic as the characters they are based on, and perfect for trying to paint yourself. The box does not come with paints, so painting is more of a side project for fans of Warhammer rather than the main appeal of the minis. Every card, die, and figure in the box has a distinct visual identity — dark yet fun, pretty and alsokind of gross. Each fits into its own compartment and it’s relatively easy to put away. A larger warzone(Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)Zone Wars didn’t just launch with a Core Set; a ‘Robots & Psionics’ expansion also hit shelves at the same time. This provides you with two new factions, extra terrain, and bonus scenarios. It’s the only way to play with three or four people, too. A larger warzone (Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)Zone Wars didn’t just launch with a Core Set; a ‘Robots & Psionics’ expansion also hit shelves at the same time. This provides you with two new factions, extra terrain, and bonus scenarios. It’s the only way to play with three or four people, too. (Image credit: Benjamin Abbott) Zone Wars didn’t just launch with a Core Set; a ‘Robots & Psionics’ expansion also hit shelves at the same time. This provides you with two new factions, extra terrain, and bonus scenarios. It’s the only way to play with three or four people, too. The one cog in packing up the box smoothly is the terrain, which is split up into small slithers of cardboard. You pop these out of a bigger sheet of cardboard at the start, which means you are left with technically less in the box after the first time but the awkward cardboard shapes make it a little harder to fit together. The game mat is of a high enough quality that I never felt like I’d accidentally rip it and, though it looks a tad generic with mud and grass art, it serves as a good basis to place the terrain on. Everything feels high quality but not necessarily flashy. Gameplay (Image credit: James Bentley) Everything you need(Image credit: Free League)“We wanted to create a skirmish game that is very accessible, and has everything you need in one box,” Free League co-founder Nils Karlén said when weinterviewed himahead of Zone Wars' release. “A lot of games skip over the terrain part when they do start boxes. They do the figures, the rules, and they do bits and pieces, and they maybe add one piece of terrain, which is never enough.” Everything you need (Image credit: Free League)“We wanted to create a skirmish game that is very accessible, and has everything you need in one box,” Free League co-founder Nils Karlén said when weinterviewed himahead of Zone Wars' release. “A lot of games skip over the terrain part when they do start boxes. They do the figures, the rules, and they do bits and pieces, and they maybe add one piece of terrain, which is never enough.” (Image credit: Free League) “We wanted to create a skirmish game that is very accessible, and has everything you need in one box,” Free League co-founder Nils Karlén said when weinterviewed himahead of Zone Wars' release. “A lot of games skip over the terrain part when they do start boxes. They do the figures, the rules, and they do bits and pieces, and they maybe add one piece of terrain, which is never enough.” Once you have grabbed your characters, a token is placed in a cup for each one and players must reach in and grab one out. Whichever faction is grabbed first gets to pick their corner and the rest of the table follows. This basic system determines much of the game so you have to get used to it quickly. Once your characters are placed in the right spot, players once more seek the guidance of the cup to decide which player goes first. If your luck is particularly bad (or good), this could end up in one player getting three turns before anything else, and then sitting out for the following six. One last gambit to shake up combat are Zone cards, which are essentially random events that cause you to do a roll. On a success, it will often hurt your enemies. On a failure, you will take the brunt of that damage. In my first game, this loop led to me taking a sniper shot to the face, and immediately hitting back with a warthog, crashing intricately placed terrain and hurting all three of an opponent’s creatures. This is both awesome and Zone Wars' biggest departure from a more traditional strategy game. No matter how hard you think about it or how well-placed your terrain is, sometimes a land shark will come in and mess you up anyway. I frankly love this setup as it fits so wholeheartedly into the world I first explored with Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden back in 2018. Sometimes, things just go wrong. (Image credit: Benjamin Abbott) This can, unfortunately, make Zone Wars feel a little less deep than its competitors in the space — though I can’t think of anything that works quite like it does. A more serious board game group might get tired of handing everything to the fate of the dice and I definitely started to feel this after a little while, but this is the only skirmish-style game I could feasibly tackle in an hour and feel that itch to restart right after finishing it. Perhaps one of the things that most enunciates Zone Wars' more quick-paced action is how its health works. Rather than carrying around a pencil or holding a board where you push health up and down, you receive heart tokens for damage taken, which you place directly on your character card. If you can count to five, you can track health. Your characterswilldie, and this is part of the fun of it. Should you buy Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars? (Image credit: James Bentley) Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars feels like a game almost any kind of person can play and get some enjoyment out of. Approachable enough to explain easily, yet detailed and fun enough to convince a strategy game die-hard to play, it’s the kind of game that makes you and your friends guffaw as a building collapses. Coming with just two sets of teams in the box, you immediately have to fork out the price of the expansion to get them all playing at the same time though, and a little bit of that amazement may wane the more you play. Despite this, it’s such a unique experience that it’s worth the rather hefty price of admission. Buy it if… ✅ You are a Mutant fanIt takes far more from the Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden videogame from 2018 rather than the RPG original, in regards to its characters and aesthetic, but this works well in its favour. Mutant is a memorable franchise with a unique sense of humour and an enthralling world. This short skirmish game made me enjoy Mutant just a little more. ✅ You are a Mutant fanIt takes far more from the Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden videogame from 2018 rather than the RPG original, in regards to its characters and aesthetic, but this works well in its favour. Mutant is a memorable franchise with a unique sense of humour and an enthralling world. This short skirmish game made me enjoy Mutant just a little more. ✅ You are a Mutant fanIt takes far more from the Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden videogame from 2018 rather than the RPG original, in regards to its characters and aesthetic, but this works well in its favour. Mutant is a memorable franchise with a unique sense of humour and an enthralling world. This short skirmish game made me enjoy Mutant just a little more. ✅ You are a Mutant fanIt takes far more from the Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden videogame from 2018 rather than the RPG original, in regards to its characters and aesthetic, but this works well in its favour. Mutant is a memorable franchise with a unique sense of humour and an enthralling world. This short skirmish game made me enjoy Mutant just a little more. ✅ You are a Mutant fanIt takes far more from the Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden videogame from 2018 rather than the RPG original, in regards to its characters and aesthetic, but this works well in its favour. Mutant is a memorable franchise with a unique sense of humour and an enthralling world. This short skirmish game made me enjoy Mutant just a little more. ✅ You are a Mutant fanIt takes far more from the Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden videogame from 2018 rather than the RPG original, in regards to its characters and aesthetic, but this works well in its favour. Mutant is a memorable franchise with a unique sense of humour and an enthralling world. This short skirmish game made me enjoy Mutant just a little more. ✅ You like the ritual of setting a game upAs you start to get more accustomed to the rules, terrain will become one of the largest parts of setting up the game, as you have to build them and place them on the map. This can be a lot of fun if you like the anticipation of the fight but a little tedious without it. ✅ You like the ritual of setting a game upAs you start to get more accustomed to the rules, terrain will become one of the largest parts of setting up the game, as you have to build them and place them on the map. This can be a lot of fun if you like the anticipation of the fight but a little tedious without it. ✅ You like the ritual of setting a game upAs you start to get more accustomed to the rules, terrain will become one of the largest parts of setting up the game, as you have to build them and place them on the map. This can be a lot of fun if you like the anticipation of the fight but a little tedious without it. ✅ You like the ritual of setting a game upAs you start to get more accustomed to the rules, terrain will become one of the largest parts of setting up the game, as you have to build them and place them on the map. This can be a lot of fun if you like the anticipation of the fight but a little tedious without it. ✅ You like the ritual of setting a game upAs you start to get more accustomed to the rules, terrain will become one of the largest parts of setting up the game, as you have to build them and place them on the map. This can be a lot of fun if you like the anticipation of the fight but a little tedious without it. ✅ You like the ritual of setting a game upAs you start to get more accustomed to the rules, terrain will become one of the largest parts of setting up the game, as you have to build them and place them on the map. This can be a lot of fun if you like the anticipation of the fight but a little tedious without it. Don’t buy it if… ❌You want a super complex strategy gameZone Wars' partial reliance on randomness and more quick-paced attitude towards health constantly encourages you to take risks and go over the top. You won’t spend three hours pondering moves and lining up minis to the exact right angle. Instead, you will plunge your hand into a communal cup in the hopes of answering your prayers — and that prayer was for a shark. ❌You want a super complex strategy gameZone Wars' partial reliance on randomness and more quick-paced attitude towards health constantly encourages you to take risks and go over the top. You won’t spend three hours pondering moves and lining up minis to the exact right angle. Instead, you will plunge your hand into a communal cup in the hopes of answering your prayers — and that prayer was for a shark. ❌You want a super complex strategy gameZone Wars' partial reliance on randomness and more quick-paced attitude towards health constantly encourages you to take risks and go over the top. You won’t spend three hours pondering moves and lining up minis to the exact right angle. Instead, you will plunge your hand into a communal cup in the hopes of answering your prayers — and that prayer was for a shark. ❌You want a super complex strategy gameZone Wars' partial reliance on randomness and more quick-paced attitude towards health constantly encourages you to take risks and go over the top. You won’t spend three hours pondering moves and lining up minis to the exact right angle. Instead, you will plunge your hand into a communal cup in the hopes of answering your prayers — and that prayer was for a shark. ❌You want a super complex strategy gameZone Wars' partial reliance on randomness and more quick-paced attitude towards health constantly encourages you to take risks and go over the top. You won’t spend three hours pondering moves and lining up minis to the exact right angle. Instead, you will plunge your hand into a communal cup in the hopes of answering your prayers — and that prayer was for a shark. ❌You want a super complex strategy gameZone Wars' partial reliance on randomness and more quick-paced attitude towards health constantly encourages you to take risks and go over the top. You won’t spend three hours pondering moves and lining up minis to the exact right angle. Instead, you will plunge your hand into a communal cup in the hopes of answering your prayers — and that prayer was for a shark. ❌ You want to play with more than two playersUnfortunately, the base box only comes with the minis for two different armies, with two more coming in an expansion that costs the same amount. If you want to play Zone Wars with three or four people, you have to double the cost. You are encouraged to make your own characters in the rulebook, but this doesn’t include gear and extra cards. ❌ You want to play with more than two playersUnfortunately, the base box only comes with the minis for two different armies, with two more coming in an expansion that costs the same amount. If you want to play Zone Wars with three or four people, you have to double the cost. You are encouraged to make your own characters in the rulebook, but this doesn’t include gear and extra cards. ❌ You want to play with more than two playersUnfortunately, the base box only comes with the minis for two different armies, with two more coming in an expansion that costs the same amount. If you want to play Zone Wars with three or four people, you have to double the cost. You are encouraged to make your own characters in the rulebook, but this doesn’t include gear and extra cards. ❌ You want to play with more than two playersUnfortunately, the base box only comes with the minis for two different armies, with two more coming in an expansion that costs the same amount. If you want to play Zone Wars with three or four people, you have to double the cost. You are encouraged to make your own characters in the rulebook, but this doesn’t include gear and extra cards. ❌ You want to play with more than two playersUnfortunately, the base box only comes with the minis for two different armies, with two more coming in an expansion that costs the same amount. If you want to play Zone Wars with three or four people, you have to double the cost. You are encouraged to make your own characters in the rulebook, but this doesn’t include gear and extra cards. ❌ You want to play with more than two playersUnfortunately, the base box only comes with the minis for two different armies, with two more coming in an expansion that costs the same amount. If you want to play Zone Wars with three or four people, you have to double the cost. You are encouraged to make your own characters in the rulebook, but this doesn’t include gear and extra cards. ❌ You want a more gritty settingZone Wars is a very cartoony post-apocalypse, with mutated animals, ridiculous effects and the potential for terrain destruction. It never plays it straight so you have to get on board for the best time. ❌ You want a more gritty settingZone Wars is a very cartoony post-apocalypse, with mutated animals, ridiculous effects and the potential for terrain destruction. It never plays it straight so you have to get on board for the best time. ❌ You want a more gritty settingZone Wars is a very cartoony post-apocalypse, with mutated animals, ridiculous effects and the potential for terrain destruction. It never plays it straight so you have to get on board for the best time. ❌ You want a more gritty settingZone Wars is a very cartoony post-apocalypse, with mutated animals, ridiculous effects and the potential for terrain destruction. It never plays it straight so you have to get on board for the best time. ❌ You want a more gritty settingZone Wars is a very cartoony post-apocalypse, with mutated animals, ridiculous effects and the potential for terrain destruction. It never plays it straight so you have to get on board for the best time. ❌ You want a more gritty settingZone Wars is a very cartoony post-apocalypse, with mutated animals, ridiculous effects and the potential for terrain destruction. It never plays it straight so you have to get on board for the best time. How we tested Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars Disclaimer This review was put together after hours of playtime in both multiplayer and solo skirmishes. We also played the base game with the Robots and Psionics expansion to get a feel for all four teams. You can find out more in our guide tohow we test board games, or the general GamesRadar+reviews policypage. For recommendations on what to play next, don’t miss our guide to thebest board gamesor thebest tabletop RPGs. 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adventure"4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: “The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years"5Marvel Rivals review: “So preoccupied with trying to be like Overwatch that it forgets to play to its own strengths"1Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: “Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show"2Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie"3Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action"4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien"5Nightbitch review: “Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite"1Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special review: “Ncuti Gatwa is as magnetic as ever in this delightful festive treat"2Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses"3Skeleton 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movie"3Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action"4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien"5Nightbitch review: “Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite"1Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special review: “Ncuti Gatwa is as magnetic as ever in this delightful festive treat"2Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses"3Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist"4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands"5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place” GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS 1Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension” 1Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension” 1 Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension” 2Arcs review: “A whole lot of game in a small package” 2Arcs review: “A whole lot of game in a small package” 2 Arcs review: “A whole lot of game in a small package” 3Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure” 3Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure” 3 Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure” 4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: “The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years” 4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: “The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years” 4 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: “The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years” 5Marvel Rivals review: “So preoccupied with trying to be like Overwatch that it forgets to play to its own strengths” 5Marvel Rivals review: “So preoccupied with trying to be like Overwatch that it forgets to play to its own strengths” 5 Marvel Rivals review: “So preoccupied with trying to be like Overwatch that it forgets to play to its own strengths” 1Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: “Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show” 1Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: “Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show” 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: “Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show” 2Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie” 2Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie” 2 Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie” 3Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action” 3Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action” 3 Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action” 4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien” 4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien” 4 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien” 5Nightbitch review: “Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite” 5Nightbitch review: “Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite” 5 Nightbitch review: “Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite” 1Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special review: “Ncuti Gatwa is as magnetic as ever in this delightful festive treat” 1Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special review: “Ncuti Gatwa is as magnetic as ever in this delightful festive treat” 1 Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special review: “Ncuti Gatwa is as magnetic as ever in this delightful festive treat” 2Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses” 2Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses” 2 Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses” 3Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist” 3Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist” 3 Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist” 4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands” 4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands” 4 Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands” 5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place” 5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place” 5 Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”