The Survival Zombie game

The Survival Zombie game

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One night, in a public square in a Spanish town, a zombie invasion appears to take place. With blood dripping from their wounds, the living dead wander the streets attacking innocent citizens.

In fact, these citizens have signed up to be players in a “Survival Zombie” competition. The objective being to stay alive until morning by avoiding actors playing zombies.

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An actress dressed up as a zombie charges at survivors. According to the contest’s backstory, participants are trapped for one night in a city that has been infected with a virus which causes humans to turn into zombies.

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Players dressed as zombies roam the streets looking for survivors to infect. The contestants need to find clues that will help them reach a safe haven, the end point of the contest.
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Players dressed as zombies roam the streets looking for survivors to infect. The contestants need to find clues that will help them reach a safe haven, the end point of the contest.

A zombie approaches a car. Survivors are not allowed to attack the zombies, a role made up of other players as well as members of the contest’s organisation.
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A zombie approaches a car. Survivors are not allowed to attack the zombies, a role made up of other players as well as members of the contest’s organisation.

A zombie hides behind a wall as he waits to attack survivors. A single touch from a zombie eliminates the player, but they can return as zombies after getting made up, so that they can continue playing.
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A zombie hides behind a wall as he waits to attack survivors. A single touch from a zombie eliminates the player, but they can return as zombies after getting made up, so that they can continue playing.

A player with a tattoo that reads: “God gave you life, I will take it from you,” holds a baseball bat.
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A player with a tattoo that reads: “God gave you life, I will take it from you,” holds a baseball bat.

An actor dressed as a soldier points his gun at contestants. The soldiers can help some players against zombies or make it harder for them to solve the clues needed to survive.
MADRID, Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera

An actor dressed as a soldier points his gun at contestants. The soldiers can help some players against zombies or make it harder for them to solve the clues needed to survive.

Fake blood drips off the head of a contestant as he is made up to look like a zombie.
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Fake blood drips off the head of a contestant as he is made up to look like a zombie.

An actor dressed as a soldier prevents a contestant from getting up.
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An actor dressed as a soldier prevents a contestant from getting up.

A participant, dressed as a zombie, pretends to have been run over by a motorcycle.
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A participant, dressed as a zombie, pretends to have been run over by a motorcycle.

A player dressed as a zombie walks past a bar.
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A player dressed as a zombie walks past a bar.

Participants dressed as soldiers and zombies lie on the ground during the final stage of the "Survival Zombie" competition.
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Participants dressed as soldiers and zombies lie on the ground during the final stage of the "Survival Zombie" competition.

Players dressed as zombies chat and check their phones as they wait for the competition to start.
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Players dressed as zombies chat and check their phones as they wait for the competition to start.