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- STRATEGY GAME: Players must work together playing to their characters' strengths as they plan their strategy of eradicating the diseases before they overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. A truly cooperative game where you win or lose together.
- COOPERATIVE BOARD GAME: Only through teamwork will you keep the world safe from outbreaks and epidemics. Your team must work together and plan carefully to stem the tide of infection while working toward finding the cures.
- WORK TOGETHER AND SAVE HUMANITY: Four diseases threaten the world, and your elite team of specialists must find a cure for each of them before it’s too late. Everyone must work together applying their unique character skills to benefit the team—and the world.
- GIFT FOR ADULTS AND TEENS: Pandemic is the perfect Christmas or birthday gift for anyone who loves a bit of problem solving! A perfect way to bring together friends and family, be sure to check out our full line of Pandemic games!
- NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND AVERAGE PLAYTIME: This easy to learn family and adult board game can be played with 2 to 4 players. The average playtime is 45 minutes.
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Product Dimensions | 12 x 8.6 x 1.7 inches |
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Item Weight | 2 pounds |
ASIN | B00A2HD40E |
Item model number | ZM7101 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 13 - 15 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #4,010 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #152 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | September 4, 2017 |
Language | English |
Manufacturer | Publisher Services Inc (PSI) |
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Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together playing to their characters' strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. For example the operation 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 out breaking fast and time is running out: The team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while also towards cures. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.
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Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together playing to their characters' strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. For example the Operation 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 out breaking fast and time is running out: the team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while also towards cures. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.
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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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Price | $30.59$30.59 | $69.90$69.90 | $8.97$8.97 | $31.99$31.99 | $39.99$39.99 | $34.92$34.92 |
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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Customers like the quality, replay value, and content of the board game. They mention that it's structured for multiple difficulties, the premise is cool, and the game is well-made. They also say that the content allows for great strategy sessions and is good for problem-solving skills. Customers also find the game fun and approachable for beginners.
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Customers find the game fun and approachable for beginners. They say it's an awesome game to play with family, and even fun with two or more players. They also say it could be a great problem-solving game for young adults, with clever game mechanics. Customers also say the game is fresh, exciting, and an enjoyable group effort. They mention that it'll be very addicting for them.
"...It’s fresh and exciting every time I play it, and I always enjoy upping the difficulty to see how much better I can do against the diseases...." Read more
"...Overall, this game is a lot of fun and very approachable for beginner board gamers like ourselves without being so simplistic that it's boring...." Read more
"...It is equally fun with two or more players, although the more players, the more challenging it is...." Read more
"...Overall, this is a fantastic game that I highly recommend picking up if you get the chance." Read more
Customers find the board game Pandemic cooperative, competitive, and tense. They say it's a great game to encourage teamwork and teach cooperation. Customers also mention that the game provides a valuable lesson in teamwork, communication, and bonding for families.
"...So altogether, Pandemic is probably the single best cooperative board game that was ever created...." Read more
"...We both love the idea that it is cooperative, especially since we are noobs to the more serious/strategic type of board games...." Read more
"...Because I keep coming back.InteractionInteraction is very high...." Read more
"...It plays pretty well with 2 players, but it is best if BOTH players assume a couple different specialist roles...." Read more
Customers find the difficulty of the board game impressive, saying it's structured for multiple difficulties after you've mastered the basic game. They also say the player’s gameplay is intriguing, complicated, and ever-changing. They mention the premise of the game is really cool and relevant, and the experience of gameplay is different every time. They say the added complexity meshes well with the base game, making it much more suspenseful than any other game they have ever played.
"...So on top of the player’s gameplay being very intriguing, the diseases also have an interesting gameplay style...." Read more
"...If you're on the edge, buy this game! It's awesome. Every game is different and it never gets boring...." Read more
"...The experience of gameplay is different every time, because the players draw roles that feature special abilities..." Read more
"...Setup is not too laborious, and best of all is that it’s easier to win than the original Pandemic...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the board game. They say it's very high quality, the plastic game pieces are well-made, and sturdy. They also say it holds up to multiple playings and is awesome.
"...and the pieces and cards seem like they will be pretty durable...." Read more
"...Okay I've rambled enough. If you're on the edge, buy this game! It's awesome. Every game is different and it never gets boring...." Read more
"...First up:The quality of this game is outstanding!..." Read more
"...lends itself well to a small group of different players, and works well with a mixture of seasoned and newbie gamers...." Read more
Customers find the content of the board game great, requiring complex thinking and problem-solving skills. They also say the game balances dumb luck with careful strategic planning.
"...Pandemic also balances dumb luck with careful strategic planning, because it’s possible you’ll already have the cure for a disease within the first..." Read more
"...popular strategic board games, I came across this one and it seemed promising...." Read more
"...The Intensify mechanism is very clever, and is a great concept - hey, it almost GUARANTEES that viral hotspots are going to serve as outbreak..." Read more
"...Over all a great strategy game. The fact there are many various versions and expansions tells you something." Read more
Customers find the replay value of the board game high. They say the random setup of diseases, events, and cards adds to the game's replayability tremendously. They also mention that the game is easy to play repeatedly and is well worth the purchase if you enjoy group games.
"...changes with the number of people playing so I'd rate it pretty high for replayability...." Read more
"...The fake is passable and playable as a game, but nowhere near the quality of the genuine game...." Read more
"This game is a blast and I love the replay value. Setup is not too laborious, and best of all is that it’s easier to win than the original Pandemic...." Read more
"...The cooperative element alone is worth the price of admission. Stay for the fun and the challenge...." Read more
Customers find the theme beautiful, well-designed, and unique. They also appreciate the cool figures and game board.
"...The board itself is pretty cool looking (and it's teaching us some about geography haha) and the pieces and cards seem like they will be pretty..." Read more
"...Isn’t that nice? It’s called a cascading outbreak. Such a pretty name. If you get 9 outbreaks in a game you lose...." Read more
"...The board and cards are aesthetically pleasing. There are no downsides to this game at all." Read more
"...the genuine copy feel very high quality with smooth surfaces and a glossy finish. The cards in the counterfeit copy feel rough and cardboard-like...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use. Some mention that the rules are pretty easy to understand and straightforward. They say it takes all of ten minutes to explain the game and that it's not terribly complex. Others however, say that the instructions are poorly laid out and cramped. They also mention that once you get the hang of it, the game becomes too easy to win.
"...The art direction is also very complimentary of the theme...." Read more
"...Overall, this game is a lot of fun and very approachable for beginner board gamers like ourselves without being so simplistic that it's boring...." Read more
"...Ugh! As you increase the number of players, the game gets more difficult...." Read more
"...Learning CurveLow. It takes all of ten minutes to explain and there are directions on the board and the turn cards.Downtime..." Read more
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In Pandemic every player is given a special role-card with a nameless character on it who has a special power that will be vital to winning the game. The game board itself is a map of the world with 48 of the most important cities connected to one another by white lines to indicate paths for movement. The four diseases you are struggling to cure are represented by tiny different colored cubes that will inhabit these cities, slowly making the population sicker and sicker.
The players have two objectives that are vital to winning. If the entire supply of any one disease has been distributed across the board, the players loose. So part of the gameplay involves traveling to the world’s many cities to treat the inhabitants and removing disease cubes from those spaces. However, to overcome the diseases and win the game, players have a hand of different colored cards with the names of different cities on them. Players can travel greater distances by surrendering some of these cards, but the real goal is to visit one of the research centers on the board and surrender five cards of the same color to find a cure for one particular disease. Once the cures for all four diseases have been discovered, the players win the game.
Much of the game’s intrigue comes from your hand of cards because in almost every game players will be unsure if they want to use those cards for transportation or save them instead for finding a cure. The majority of player to player interaction involves passing and exchanging these cards around to create optimal hands, but even that will prove a challenge. One of the hardest rules for the players to follow is probably the one that won’t let you exchange a card unless the city printed on that card matches the one you’re currently in. Having one person playing as the Researcher can be the greatest benefit to your team, since they get to ignore that rule.
So on top of the player’s gameplay being very intriguing, the diseases also have an interesting gameplay style. The game’s difficulty is determined by how many Epidemic cards that you have shuffled into the Player Deck. The diseases themselves get a separate pile of cards called the Infection Deck. Each card from the Infection Deck has the name of a city where you will place one more disease cube at the end of each and every turn. Epidemic cards from the Player Deck are downright diabolical, because they will force you to take the discarded Infection cards and then put them back on top of the deck they came from. That means diseases will start targeting the same cities multiple times and players will be running back and forth trying to keep the diseases under control. Outbreaks are even worse, when there are already too many disease cubes on one city and the game will force you to put a cube on each connecting city instead. The mass mayhem and panic that starts to circulate around the game table is one of the most enjoyable things about Pandemic.
The gameplay is a truly flawless experience, in my opinion. Turns tend to happen very quickly and each player’s unique power will strongly encourage coordination between everyone. Pandemic also balances dumb luck with careful strategic planning, because it’s possible you’ll already have the cure for a disease within the first turn of the game. However, if players don’t coordination their efforts and manage their resources wisely that is the path to certain doom. But it’s not only the balance and the coordination that makes the gameplay perfect but also the right theme.
Playing as doctors and trying to do something as noble as fighting diseases is something that everybody in the world can truly admire. When the world is suffering from a pandemic it doesn’t matter what creed or nationality you are since everyone will pool their efforts to save humanity itself, hence the cooperative play. The art direction is also very complimentary of the theme. The game and the cards kind of remind me of a computer monitor that’s tracking the progress of each person and disease. It’s all very family friendly too, since there is no artwork portraying any gruesome pain or agony.
Now, to nitpick on some of the game’s very few shortcomings, there are probably a few people who won’t be convinced a tiny colored cube represents a disease very well. Personally, this has never distracted me from an enjoyable game. Also, the spaces that represent each city can also be very small when trying to fit disease cubes, a research station and player pawns all together into a circle half an inch across. But once again, this has never been a problem to me if the game board isn’t shaken too much.
So altogether, Pandemic is probably the single best cooperative board game that was ever created. It’s fresh and exciting every time I play it, and I always enjoy upping the difficulty to see how much better I can do against the diseases. Winning and loosing are both very fun if you work well together as a team. But even to this day, Pandemic is an example to other game designers trying to make cooperative board games, and it’s not very hard to see why when you pick it up and play it.
With that said, my wife and I found this game to be tremendously fun. We both love the idea that it is cooperative, especially since we are noobs to the more serious/strategic type of board games. You really have to work together and discuss your strategies in order to win the game. The rules are pretty easy to understand after 1 or 2 play-throughs. When we first got the game, I read the rules and played once through by myself (simulating a second player with me) so I could get a better grasp on the rules. After that, the rules became much clearer and we were able to start playing a game with the two of us. We did forget some of the rules occasionally, specifically the special abilities of our role cards and certain special move situations, during our first and a little in our second play-through. By our third play-through, we remembered to check the rules more often and our role cards so that we didn't miss anything.
If you include the first play-through by myself, we lost the game 3 times in a row before finally winning the game on the introductory level. I should mention, also, that we won the 4th on the very last turn of the game so it wasn't a walk in the park still, yet, but it was definitely exciting. I think it's great that we weren't able to easily win straight out of the gate. The game gave us a reason to come back and try it again and again as we developed better strategies. Even after we won, I'm not sure we could win consistently on the introductory difficulty yet. However, once we feel comfortable we can increase the difficulty which is an aspect I think is really awesome about the game.
Overall, this game is a lot of fun and very approachable for beginner board gamers like ourselves without being so simplistic that it's boring. It has worked well for us just playing with two players though we haven't tried adding more players yet to see how that changes the game. For us, the games we played took probably around 1.5 hours per game (which i think is fine) but we are still getting used to the rules and developing our strategy so it may speed up once we get more comfortable. The board itself is pretty cool looking (and it's teaching us some about geography haha) and the pieces and cards seem like they will be pretty durable. The only negative thing I can say about the pieces is that the disease cubes are kinda small and could be easy to lose. That is a problem since one of the ways you can lose the game consists of running out of any color of disease cubes. We decided, just to be sure, that anytime we lost the game due to running out of disease cubes, we would count them to ensure we hadn't lost any. It may never be a problem but I think it's worth mentioning for those who have small children that might carry them off or lose them or try to eat them haha.
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As a very very noob to boardgames, you'll obviously need to prepare yourself to LEARN new games, but also TEACH new games to others as probably your friends/family are also noobs.
I'm a ramping up beginner to boardgames (have now evolved further from Pandemic) - this game was great because it's easy to learn, relatively (I suggest watching a YouTube video if you're not up for reading the instructions, I did both but YT video alone might have been okay). But fresh and interesting to those who only have Monopoly in their board game resume.
My personal opinion, I'm not much into competitive board games or card games as I think they are usually played rather silently as people focus too much on their own part/plan, and some times (or most times) you don't get to have fun by losing (albeit, some games (and some groups) can make even losing fun too).
I wanted a game that's more chatty (for, again in my opinion, better purpose of "spending time together") - so cooperative games!
This is a great, entry level-ish coop game that involves constant group problem-solving. If you're less into competitive games like me, or if you want to have a break between competitive games, this is a great pick.
Set up time can take a few minutes, so it might also be a great break time for the less-engaged players in your group/partnership.
The game can also be played solo.. if you play multiple roles by yourself, but it's obviously not as fun.
I got this on sale, if it is on sale and you're looking to expand (or start) your collection, do get it!
Again I'm a noob myself so I also haven't tried any of the expansions yet. :P
1) 5th virus (purple), is a mutation disease and a new way the virus is added and spreads. Makes the game just a wee bit more difficult if you’re looking for a little more challenge and will extend the game play time a bit as well. Makes you really pay attention to what you discard.
2) variant epidemics: you replace the ‘regular’ epidemic cards with a whole new set. These epidemics add a ‘plot twist’ to one of your viruses. Things like “you must remove a cube before you leave a city as an action” or “every time this virus has an outbreak, it counts as 2 outbreaks”. It ups the game difficulty level ten fold. Especially if you pair with the 5th mutation virus!
Love these 2 modes together!!
The 3rd is the ‘bioterrorist’. I’ve only watched YouTube videos, because of social restrictions we haven’t been able to have company to have enough folks to play this mode but looking forward to it.
The new roles are key as well and really unique. Their skills definitely help with the mutation virus, such as being able to pick up a discarded card, having 8 cards in your hand or being able to peek at the top infection cards before your turn.
There are also new event cards. Things like being able to swap out a character for a different one, also makes the game entirely different.
I only wish I bought this expansion earlier. It is amazing and if you are a pandemic fan, this will blow your mind for a next level pandemic experience.
Also.. cute little dishes for the cubes!
Reviewed in Canada on March 7, 2021
1) 5th virus (purple), is a mutation disease and a new way the virus is added and spreads. Makes the game just a wee bit more difficult if you’re looking for a little more challenge and will extend the game play time a bit as well. Makes you really pay attention to what you discard.
2) variant epidemics: you replace the ‘regular’ epidemic cards with a whole new set. These epidemics add a ‘plot twist’ to one of your viruses. Things like “you must remove a cube before you leave a city as an action” or “every time this virus has an outbreak, it counts as 2 outbreaks”. It ups the game difficulty level ten fold. Especially if you pair with the 5th mutation virus!
Love these 2 modes together!!
The 3rd is the ‘bioterrorist’. I’ve only watched YouTube videos, because of social restrictions we haven’t been able to have company to have enough folks to play this mode but looking forward to it.
The new roles are key as well and really unique. Their skills definitely help with the mutation virus, such as being able to pick up a discarded card, having 8 cards in your hand or being able to peek at the top infection cards before your turn.
There are also new event cards. Things like being able to swap out a character for a different one, also makes the game entirely different.
I only wish I bought this expansion earlier. It is amazing and if you are a pandemic fan, this will blow your mind for a next level pandemic experience.
Also.. cute little dishes for the cubes!