Pandemic Board Game

2 - 4 players
Ages 10 & up
Playing time: 45 minutes
Publisher: Z-Man Games
Author: Matt Leacock

Awards:
2009 Golden Ace Nominated.
2009 Games 100 Best Family Game.
2008 International Gamers Award Multi-Player Nominee.
2008 Tric Trac d'Argent (Silver).
2008 BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Family Game Finalist

You are specialists at the CDC/Atlanta where you watch several virulent diseases break out simultaneously all over the world. The team mission is to prevent a world-wide pandemic outbreak, treating hotspots while researching cures for each of the four plagues before they get out of hand.

Players must plan their strategy to mesh their specialist's strengths before the diseases overwhelm the world. For example, the Operations Specialist can build research stations, which are needed to find cures for the diseases. The Scientist needs only 4 cards of a particular disease to cure it instead of the normal 5. But the diseases are breaking out fast and time is running out: the team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while developing cures. If disease spreads uncontrolled, the players all lose. If they can cure all four diseases, they win.

The board shows earth with some big population centres. On each turn a player can use four actions to travel, cure, discover and build. Cards are used for this but the deck also contains Epidemics...



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