Box front · source
Pandemic
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 45 min
- Age
- 8+
- Published
- 2008
- Category
- cooperative board game
What this is
Their team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic. Players work together as they travel the globe to treat infections while collecting the cards they need to discover a cure for each disease. As members of an elite disease control team, they must keep four deadly diseases at bay.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 45 minutes
- Minimum age
- 8 and up
- First published
- 2008
- Category
- cooperative board game
- Designer
- Matt Leacock
- Box size
- 22.4 × 30.6 × 4.4 cm
- Photographs
- 12
How players rate Pandemic
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.1115 ratings
- 3p7.8115 ratings
- 4p7.2115 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.8/10
- Ease of teach4.8/10
- Gateway friendliness4.8/10
- Component quality7.2/10
- Table presence6.4/10
- Travel friendliness5.3/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionHigh7.0SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessFriendly2.0FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.0Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.8Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy4.1LightHeavy
- Decision complexityBrain-burner4.5SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.4Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
11 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookPandemic: Pandemic Solo Rules EnglishEN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- rulebookPandemic: Pandemic Rulebook EnglishEN · 8 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
22.4 × 30.6 × 4.4 cm
- Shelf volume
- 3.0 L
- Shelf width used
- 4.4 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 7
Source: measured
