‘The Walking Dead’ Risk And Monopoly Coming From Diamond Distributors!

If you thought that The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct was a cash-grab, you apparently didn’t know just how bad things could get. Diamond Distributors today announced a partnership with USAoploy and Skybound Entertainment. The trio will mix the worlds of The Walking Dead with both Risk… and Monopoly.

Don’t bother checking your calendar, it’s not April 1st. Check out the info for each game below (straight from the official press release), and let us know what you think of this silly, silly idea.

Risk: The Walking Dead Survival Edition and Monopoly: The Walking Dead Survival Edition are set for release this September.

Despite its post-apocalyptic setting, MONOPOLY: The Walking Dead Survival Edition (Diamond Item Code: APR132229: SRP: 39.99) delivers classic Monopoly wheeling and dealing game play. Players vie for, and then must fortify, the prime real estate and resources that will sustain their lives. There’s only one victor that will outlast the others – whether living or undead – when all is said and done. This completely customized game features six collectible tokens, optional speed play and a fight to the finish!

In RISK: The Walking Dead Survival Edition (Diamond Item Code: APR132230: SRP: $49.99) it’s a fun, new twist on classic Risk game play. USAopoly will debut a brand new map set in the southeast region of the United States where players battle and scavenge for their very lives. Contending for survival at every turn, gamers must not only fend off attacks from the living who compete for precious, limited resources upon which their survival depends , but they also must maintain their self-preservation from the unrelenting hordes of the undead that would feast upon them. A new deck of “Supply Cards” will add strategy, fun and flavor to this classic tabletop game. Gamers can expect a fast-paced game of attrition and survival, where this time—the last man standing wins!

Both games are Diamond exclusive, so hit up your LCS if you want a copy of either one!