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

I love this game. This was my first coop game, and Ive taught a few people how to play, and its thematic, it feels like you are actually trying to wipe out disease threats across the globe. Try it first on the easiest difficulty level until youve beaten it and are sure you understand the game mechanics. Once I understood the game, I went to the middle difficulty level and I think that thats just the right level to play. Only warning Ill give is that, because its a coop game, theres a tendency, as the person who taught it to other people, for me to dominate the game. I try to get everyones input while playing. I try not to boss people around. If someone else has a different idea than me of what to do, I try to encourage them. I managed to hook a total non-gamer on the game, so I guess whatever Ive been doing works. I used to game a lot, and Im trying to get back into the hobby. This was a nice re-introduction into gaming for me.

This game is fun, not too time consuming, but theres definitely a learning curve. Its also important to be very strategic as this game can be HARD. It took a few play throughs before we were successful. We ended up creating some house rules to make it more enjoyable, such as reshuffling the deck instead of simply losing.

We ended up liking the game so much we bought the expansion games too - with the exception of the one with the dice. We like some of the expansions better than the others. Each offers a new take on the original game. It starts there. Its very fun and we play at least a couple of times a week. Each time is different! Its nice to have a collaborative game instead of competing against each other. I would recommend it for families.

We really love this game. Whats unique about it is that youre NOT against other players, youre trying to HELP each other solve the pandemic, as a team. And it is SUPRISINGLY challenging, particularly when you cant have more than 7 cards in your hand at one time. My husband and I play this every other weekend in our free time and we have BARELY won each time. 10/10 very unique game play and experience. This will be traveling with us when we see family.

Me and my husband love playing this game. Team game, have to work together to win. Instructions are lengthy but not too bad. Took us a few games to figure it out completely, but now we love it.

I like the games concept a lot and Im a big fan of the CDC. I bought this partly as a tribute to the good CDC folks who are always at work saving our hides with no recognition, appreciation - or funding! I do hope this game causes more people to learn about what they do and to realize that the work they do is critical (and again - needs to be funded) before we have an actual pandemic.I took one star away because I hoped this would be a good family game, but its not really. The rules are too many and too complex for a mixed group of people to drop in and have a game. A few family members wandered off before we even finished reading the rules. For those of us that stuck with it and played our first game, it was fine In any case, we will be playing this game and Im sure with practice it will be even better.

I got this for my daughter but nothing exciting about the concept. All players work as one team. So less motivation for younger players. No thrill factor!!

A great starting place to learn co-op games. A classic for people who are experienced with co-op games. If you are looking at this page and wondering if you should buy the game, the answer is yes. Really theres nothing else to be said. You should have already added it to your cart and headed to checkout.

Like the game actually, but good luck getting enough people to be willing to sit through the slog of rules. We literally messed up the first 5 times we played and then people just refused to continue trying thereafter. Wed always forget one rule or something and while we won, it meant that we didnt win properly. So ya, definitely NOT some game you just bring to a party - youd have to expect to invest significant time to learning this one. Id give it further tries, but my friends have given up. So, unless you have hardcore board gaming fans who can eat the suck for a while, go ahead, but Id say this isnt for casual gamers.

We love playing Pandemic and saving the world together as a team. There is a learning curve and definite strategy involved. After a few rounds, your strategies will change and you will figure out all of the super powers of the different roles and how to use them to your advantage. Great fun!