Published by Z-Man Games

At A Glance:

• Type: Board Game
• Release Year: 2008
• Designer: Matt Leacock
• Players: 2 - 4
• Length: Average (30 - 60 Min)
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Ages: 8+
• Genre: Medical
• Mechanics: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Set Collection, Trading, Variable Player Powers
• Objective: Work together as a team of scientists to prevent outbreaks, discover the cures, and try to stop an epidemic.

Description:

Can you save humanity in this cooperative game where deadly viruses are spreading across the globe? Together, you will treat diseases, share knowledge, and fly all over the world to prevent outbreaks and slow down the epidemic. The fate of humanity is in your hands!

From designer Matt Leacock, Pandemic is a cooperative game of teamwork for two to four players. As members of an elite disease control team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay. Work together as you travel the globe to treat infections while collecting the cards you need to discover a cure for each disease. But the clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics fuel the spreading plagues. As a cooperative game, players win or lose together. Only by working together can you keep the outbreaks in check and find the cures in time!