My wife and I have gradually gotten more into board games, because we're old and lame and that's ok. She's a bit ... competitive, however, so even playing a game like Settlers can put me on the edge of the seat a little bit if I'm winning. Some of you know what I'm talking about. Board games kept popping up in my Amazon recommendations, and I kept seeing this one (nice work, Amazon ad algorythms). Cooperative? Sounds good!
There went that Sunday. I even stopped watching football, BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE DYING IN ISTANBUL OR CONSTANTINOPLE. We played several games. We lost our first few, then kept winning. Our kids were annoying us with petty stuff like, "Daddy, I'm hungry" and "Mommy, my toe fell off" but sometimes you just have to tell your kids that now isn't a good time, because Daddy is building a research center and then has to fly to meet Mommy in Milan, and there is leftover ham in the refrigerator.
I do question whether the game will keep its challenge. We've won our only two games on the hardest difficulty, but it felt suspenseful and like we could have lost, so I think it'll still be fun to play. Regardless, we've already gotten our money's worth out of this game. I think my daughter (six) will be able to learn it now or shortly as well, which will be cool and we can monitor her toe situation better.
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Work together to save humanity in the 2008 bestselling cooperative board game! Four diseases threaten the world, and your elite team of specialists must find a cure for each of them before it’s too late. |
Travel around the world, treat local populations, and collect sets of City cards to complete research. Make sure to contain the spread—if there are too many outbreaks, you’ll lose the game. |
As you cure each disease, they become easier to treat and remove from the board. When you’ve cured all four diseases, your team wins the game! |
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Each player can take advantage of their role’s special abilities. Use your strengths to support your team’s strategy as you work to discover cures. |
All players start in Atlanta at the Center for Disease Control. Build research stations in other parts of the globe to travel and discover cures more efficiently! |
Use Event cards for their special one-time effects to help your team get ahead. And when you’re ready for a new challenge, adjust the game’s difficulty by adding more Epidemic cards to the deck. |
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| Pandemic | Pandemic - Legacy Season 0 | Pandemic - Hot Zone - North America | Pandemic - The Cure | Pandemic - Reign of Cthulu | Pandemic - Fall of Rome | |
| Number of Players | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-5 |
| Average Playtime | 45 minutes | 60 minutes | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 40 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Recommended Player Age | 8 and up | 14 and up | 8 and up | 8 and up | 14 and up | 8 and up |
| Game Objectives | Fight diseases | Fight diseases | Fight diseases | Fight diseases | Fight against the Darkness | Fight against Invading Hordes |
| Cooperative Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strategy Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adventure Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expansion Option | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Play over the course of 1 year | ✓ |
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I love Pandemic. I originally picked it up because I got Pandemic Legacy for a very, very good price, and in the directions they tell you to play a few games of the original first to get your feet wet, so I bought it. This is probably one of my favorite games. I play anywhere from 1 to 4 players, while playing alone I'll play 2 rolls.Be warned, you won't win. Out of 17 games, I have a 29% win ratio on it. The game normally wins, but that is part of the fun of the game, when you win as a team it feels more of a victory.This is a co-op game, all players are on the same team and work together, and because of that, you can get the Alpha-Gamer in the group that tells you how things should be done, so just be aware of that. I've never had that occur, we all gives our onions and if needed vote.It is highly recommended that you also pick up the Pandemic on The Brink Expansion Board Game (2nd Edition) with this copy. It adds nice storage, better rolls, smaller tokens, along with more ways to play. Even if you don't play the expansion what it does add to the main game is nice.
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I love Pandemic. I originally picked it up because I got Pandemic Legacy for a very, very good price, and in the directions they tell you to play a few games of the original first to get your feet wet, so I bought it. This is probably one of my favorite games. I play anywhere from 1 to 4 players, while playing alone I'll play 2 rolls.
Be warned, you won't win. Out of 17 games, I have a 29% win ratio on it. The game normally wins, but that is part of the fun of the game, when you win as a team it feels more of a victory.
This is a co-op game, all players are on the same team and work together, and because of that, you can get the Alpha-Gamer in the group that tells you how things should be done, so just be aware of that. I've never had that occur, we all gives our onions and if needed vote.
It is highly recommended that you also pick up the [[ASIN:B00CAG5LJ2 Pandemic on The Brink Expansion Board Game (2nd Edition)]] with this copy. It adds nice storage, better rolls, smaller tokens, along with more ways to play. Even if you don't play the expansion what it does add to the main game is nice.
Be warned, you won't win. Out of 17 games, I have a 29% win ratio on it. The game normally wins, but that is part of the fun of the game, when you win as a team it feels more of a victory.
This is a co-op game, all players are on the same team and work together, and because of that, you can get the Alpha-Gamer in the group that tells you how things should be done, so just be aware of that. I've never had that occur, we all gives our onions and if needed vote.
It is highly recommended that you also pick up the [[ASIN:B00CAG5LJ2 Pandemic on The Brink Expansion Board Game (2nd Edition)]] with this copy. It adds nice storage, better rolls, smaller tokens, along with more ways to play. Even if you don't play the expansion what it does add to the main game is nice.
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DadBuddyReviews
Great fun, once you get going!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2020Verified Purchase
Evie
Fake Copy.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2018Verified Purchase
GM
Great, but a few practice runs needed!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2021Verified Purchase
MR A T DOWNING
Decent Game
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2021Verified Purchase
Rachna
Not original! Manufacturing defect with the missing parts
Reviewed in India on December 19, 2020Verified Purchase
Rachna
Reviewed in India on December 19, 2020
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