During a player's turn, they have four actions available, with which they may travel around in the world in various ways (sometimes needing to discard a card), build structures like research stations, treat diseases (removing one cube from the board; if all cubes of a color have been removed, the disease has been eradicated), trade cards with other players, or find a cure for a disease (requiring five cards of the same color to be discarded while at a research station). Each player has a unique role with special abilities to help them at these actions.

After a player has taken their actions, they draw two cards. These cards can include epidemic cards, which will place new disease cubes on the board, and can lead to an outbreak, spreading disease cubes even further. Outbreaks additionally increase the panic level of a city, making that city more expensive to travel to.

Each month in the game, you have two chances to achieve that month's objectives. If you succeed, you win and immediately move on to the next month. If you fail, you have a second chance, with more funding for beneficial event cards.

During the campaign, new rules and components will be introduced. These will sometimes require you to permanently alter the components of the game; this includes writing on cards, ripping up cards, and placing permanent stickers on components. Your characters can gain new skills, or detrimental effects. A character can even be lost entirely, at which point it's no longer available for play.

Part of the Pandemic series

SLEEVING:

183 cards size 63,5x88mm (standard)

19 cards size 88,9x127mm (oversized)

CONTENT:

1 Epic-sized game board, showing the world’s major cities and their status

1 Rulebook

5 Role cards

4 Pawns

61 Player cards

4 Reference cards

48 Infection cards

62 Legacy cards

4 Civilian cards

5 Dossiers and 1 Sticker sheet

4 Cure markers

2 Track markers

1 Reminder token

96 Disease cubes

6 Research stations

And many surprises!

AWARDS & HONORS

2016 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Winner

2016 Lys Passioné Winner

2016 Lys Passioné Finalist

2016 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee

2016 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist

2016 Juego del Año Winner

2016 Juego del Año Finalist

2016 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee

2016 Guldbrikken Special Jury Prize Winner

2016 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee

2016 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee

2016 Goblin Magnifico Nominee

2016 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Winner

2016 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Nominee

2016 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Winner

2016 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee

2015 Meeples' Choice Nominee

2015 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee

2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner

2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee

2015 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Winner

2015 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee

2015 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Winner

2015 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee

2015 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Winner

2015 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Winner

2015 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Nominee

2015 Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year Winner

2015 Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year Nominee

2015 Board Game Quest Awards Best Coop Game Nominee

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