Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Shows the game in play; editions and box art may differ.
Pandemic
Work together to stop four diseases before they swallow the world. Everyone wins or everyone loses, usually to an outbreak in the worst possible city.
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The facts
- Players
- 2–4
- Play time
- 45–60 minutes
- Age
- 8+
- Style
- Cooperative
- Publisher
- Z-Man Games
- First published
- 2008
Facts checked against zmangames.com. Editions vary, so check the box. Complexity and “best for” are our opinion.
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