In 2013, an iOS version entitled Pandemic: The Board Game was released by Asmodee Digital. [80] The digital game was ported to PC five years later and released via Steam. [81] As of January 2022, Pandemic is no longer purchasable on Steam. [82]

To aid in winning the game, players are given roles that allow them to alter the above rules. Five roles were introduced in the original core game, with 7 in the 2nd edition, but additional roles were added through the game's expansion. For example, the Medic is able to treat all cubes in a city with a single action or, once a cure for a disease has been found, can remove cubes of that color in the city he is in without spending an action, while the Scientist needs only four cards of the same color to discover the cure (instead of 5). The players are also helped by the Event cards, which allow for similar one-time actions, such as direct removal of a few disease cubes or immediate construction of a research station. Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey (5 June 2020). "Z-Man Games Announces 'Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America' ". ICV2. Archived from the original on 2020-07-31 . Retrieved 2020-09-04.And here is the change I like the most with Season 0. In combination with the classic Pandemic gameplay, the new objectives ensure that almost every game has you on the edge of your seat. See, Season 0 introduces the concept of Unknown Targets. Basically, some objectives have you shuffle all the city cards from a region and then randomly choose one. No one gets to see what it is, but you have to figure it out and get a team there to complete the objective.

Were the teams something that arose out of the Cold War setting and spy thriller theme, or were they a separate gameplay element that you had in mind regardless? a b c "5 years of Pandemic: the virus is growing stronger!". Z-Man Games. 2013-01-14. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013 . Retrieved 2013-09-25. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) An anti-colonialist board game that offers a tough challenge for cooperating friends Each player will have access to a different set of abilities, depending upon the spirit they play as. What a world it is, too. This isn’t just the best Pandemic game ever made when it comes to gameplay – it's also the best-looking Pandemic to ever grace the tabletop, alongside last year’s sumptuous Pandemic Iberia. There’s a wonderfully lo-fi radio aesthetic to the main board and cards, with fuzzy static, twiddly knobs and frequency dials tying beautifully into the rebuilding-from-the-ground-up plot and old-style reconnaissance of the story.

a b c d Anderson, Nate (March 12, 2016). "Pandemic Legacy is the best board game ever—but is it 'fun?' ". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved October 1, 2016. Spiel des Jahres Nominee | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com . Retrieved 2022-01-23. You’ll need to put your collective heads together to solve these cases The locations in Detective will provide new opportunities for players to gather clues and interrogate suspects. Plunkett, Luke (July 24, 2018). "Pandemic Getting A Very Fancy Re-Release For Its 10th Birthday". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018 . Retrieved August 9, 2018. Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Winner | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29 . Retrieved 2019-03-28.