SKILL CHALLENGES
AND MINI-GAMES
SCAVENGER HUNT
SFCX "Sponsor Chip" Game
10AM-3:30 PM | GYMNASIUM AREA D
Test your hidden MacGuffin finding skills as you search around the convention and attempt to find the various vendor "Sponsor Chips".
Anyone who finds every "Sponsor Chip" and scans them will reveal a special surprise.
NEW FOR 2026
PUZZLE SOLVING MINI-GAME
PUZZLE SOLVER CHALLENGE
10AM-3:30 PM | SURVIVAL FEST MERCH TABLE
The HvZ and Expo Teams have put together a few puzzles for everyone to take part in during the expo. Stop by the Survival Fest Merch Table to pick up your packet and experience the lore behind the Survival Fest 2026 event.
SURVIVAL BASED MINI-GAME
TANK-INATOR SURVIVAL
11AM-12AM | GYMNASIUM AREA E - SIDE A
The challenge is simple: See if you have what it takes to survive for as long as possible against a growing number of Tanks as the walls close in around you.
Or maybe being the unstoppable force is more your speed...
Step into the arena and find out.
- ROUND WINNERS RECIEVE A COMMEMORATIVE COIN -
NEW FOR 2026
BRACKETED COMPETITIVE MINI-GAME
SIDEARM SHOWDOWN
11AM-12PM | GYMNASIUM AREA E - SIDE B
It’s (Almost) HIGH NOON!
Think you’ve got the fastest draw in the area? Step right up to the sidearm showdown, a thrilling 1v1 bracketed tournament where reflexes, aim, and nerves are a must.
Armed with Hammershots and limited darts you’ll face off against opponents one at a time - stun or be stunned.
Only one participant can make it to the end of the bracket to gain victory, will it be you?
- OVERALL WINNER RECIEVES A SF THEMED SIDEARM -
TIMED COMPETITIVE MINI-GAME
SOCK DERBY RELAY
12PM-1PM | GYMNASIUM AREA E - SIDE B
As many a seasoned HvZ player will tell you: a single sock can be the difference between wearing an armband or wearing a headband.
Come test your sock making skills and prove that not only are you good at doing it, but that your socks will stand up to the test.
Participant with the highest quantity AND quality of socks made and successfully thrown into their target bin in the allotted timeframe will be awarded the win.
- OVERALL WINNER RECIEVES A PERSONAL SPITTERBALL -
NEW FOR 2026
WAVE-BASED COMPETITIVE MINI GAME
THUNDERDOME
1PM-2PM | GYMNASIUM AREA E - SIDE B
Consists of a series of 1v1 matches where a Human participant is given a limited number of socks to stun the Zombie participant trying to tag them.
Whoever wins: Stays in as that participant and is given a tally mark for every round they succeed.
Participant with the most overall tallies wins
- OVERALL WINNER RECIEVES A COMMEMORATIVE SHIELD -
ROUND BASED MINI-GAME
POLO'S REVENGE
2PM-3PM | GYMNASIUM AREA E - SIDE B
Think you’re sneaky? Can your ears pick up the sound of a dart dropping? Join us for a thrilling twist on a classic everyone enjoys. Step into the action as either a player avoiding getting shot, or as the blindfolded player who is sniping all players before you run out of ammo!
- ROUND WINNERS RECIEVE A COMMEMORATIVE COIN -