Pandemic Board Game (Base Game) | Family Board Game | Board Game for Adults and Family | Cooperative Board Game | Ages 8+ | 2 to 4 players | Average Playtime 45 minutes | Made by Z-Man Games

Omg I went to Costco today for t.p. and couldn’t get any because they were all out because people are getting crazy about the Coronavirus... buying up t.p., bottled water, flour, hand sanitizer, etc. like crazy. It was bonkers like first episode of your favorite apocalypse tv show where they set up the disaster. I came home and looked at this game sitting on the floor from Xmas, still unopened. I realized we might be playing it soon when we’re all stuck at home because the plague arrives, and thought that was pretty ironic. Maybe if it gets real bad there’s paper pieces we can use for t.p.

Pandemic is legendary. Its tense, but its a lot of fun. This is a great game for 2 to 4 players, but you can also play it solo by controlling more than one of the character roles. Your mission is to cure epidemic breakouts of four different types of disease before they spread out of control. You work together with other types of medical professionals to travel the world learning how to treat and ultimately cure the diseases. Pandemic is one of my favorite gateway games. A gateway game moves a non-gamer toward becoming a gamer. Or introduces someone who has only played mass market games like Monopoly or Clue to the world of games that are actually good. Pandemic is also a good introduction to cooperative gaming, where all the players work together as a team to beat the game rather than competitively trying to beat each other. This has become my wifes favorite game. She loves it because it is challenging but not impossible to beat, it is quick and easy to set up and put away, and 2-player games last anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes. Whenever we pull it out (which is frequently) we normally play it two or three times. Pandemic has inspired many other similar games, but it remains a classic. Highly recommended.

Great game! Played with a group of friends with drinks. Was a little hard to catch onto, but if you have someone in the group that really catches instructions easily, should be able to play with no problems! I’d recommend trying this game out if you’re a board game friend! Gifted this to a couple for their wedding :)

After a couple of trial and errors and reading the instructions at least 3 times over plus keeping them as reference, the game got very fun and my friends and I enjoyed the collaborative and strategic effort! My only complaint is that theres a lot of rules and nuances with the game, and either I can foresee accidentally ripping the instructions or losing them. If they laminated the instructions, it would be more helpful. I scanned the instructions to PDF so that I could keep them as reference just-in-case. All in all, this is way more fun than Risk, but beware that there a lot of little pieces. Its not a game to let around very small children or infants.

Awesome game, timely topic aside, not the easiest to learn and definitely not easy to beat but very much rewarding. The best part is that the game is cooperative, so you get to collaborate instead of trying to wipe out your friends/family members like is usually the case in board games..

I bought this for a lesson on cooperation during a group session. It was used with 11-14 year olds. Half of them absolutely loved it & asked to play it again. The other half declared it too hard & refused to participate. At first, there was a learning curve & I had to be the deciding factor in whether they were following the rules. After that, they caught on fast & played many times by themselves. It was a really great way to teach cooperation as everyone has to work together to win.

Great game for cooperative play! We have played with both 2 and 4 players and each time had its own set of challenges. Playing with 4 people seemed to required a little more necessary strategy, but playing with 2 players made the game go a little quicker. Best recommendation is to read the entire instruction manual once before playing and keep it on hand the first couple rounds you play.

I was looking for a Christmas gift for a 16 year old boy, and my nephews recommended Pandemic. I really hesitated, as the idea of fighting disease somehow didnt appeal to me, and I wasnt sure it would appeal to the person I was buying the gift for, but finally, based on my nephews recommendation and the good reviews, I went ahead and bought it. We spent Christmas holidays with the family of the teenager I bought the game for, and we all ended up playing many many times. The kids - 11 to 16 - loved it, and so did the parents. A great alternative to computer games for the whole family! And, the cooperative approach - the players try to beat the game, not each other, was a great change from listening to the kids squabbling with each other while playing Mine Craft, where they were stealing from each other and killing each other in their virtual world (yes, I know there are other aspects to Mine Craft...). When we came home from the holiday I bought the game for our family too.

We’ve played this game three nights in a row. All adults. Christmas gift for my 21 year old son. Collaborative strategy between players is a huge plus. Game says it’s for 8+ however it appeals to all ages. Game directions are a little complicated so most 8 year olds would probably need guidance. Its a lot of fun - uses critical thinking, strategy and teamwork.

I was looking for a game that would be fun to play with just my husband, and was so intrigued by the idea of two players working together! This has been great for date nights. It takes you a while to get the gist of it but once you do it is SO fun and really engrossing. I appreciate that there are different difficulty levels and different specialist roles, so each game is different. We have beat it a few times at the lowest difficulty and are now working our way up. :) Its also worth noting that the quality of the board/cards is superb. I highly recommend this game if you are looking for something new, something to play with just two people, or something cooperative.