There’s a good reason for Gloomhaven’s widespread acclaim; it’s a brilliant melding of fantasy roleplaying in the vein of Dungeons & Dragons, innovative legacy gaming a la Pandemic Legacy, crunchy combat straight out of a complex strategy game and good old-fashioned dungeon-crawling in the lineage of HeroQuest. Perling, Anna; Austin, James (9 December 2019). "The best beginner board games for adults". The Wirecutter. The New York Times . Retrieved 12 November 2021. Staff, Ars (2021-12-03). "Ars Technica's ultimate board game gift guide, 2021 edition". Ars Technica . Retrieved 2022-01-23.

Pandemic Contagion". Z-Man Games. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017 . Retrieved 14 March 2017.Spiel des Jahres Nominee | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com . Retrieved 2022-01-23. The third and long-awaited final instalment to the Pandemic Legacy family, Pandemic Legacy Season Zero is the crowning jewel of the trilogy, rounding off the series with a real bang. Set during the Cold War, Season 0 has players sharing intel and ‘neutralizing’ soviet agents as they uncover the mysteries behind ‘Project MEDUSA’. With delightful new twists and turns, Season 0 is a prime example of what a legacy game can and should be. In specific versions of The Crew, players are able to use certain cards to subtly communicate what they might have in their hand, thereby aiding their fellow astronauts. Eventually, players should get good enough to not require these aids, as The Crew is also great at difficulty escalation. Get ready to explore outer space in this quirky co-op card game.

a b Hune-Brown, Nicholas (August 25, 2016). "This Man Will Change the Way You Play Board Games". Slate. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018 . Retrieved September 29, 2016. 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. Pandemic spawned a number of games based on the original game. Hot Zone - North America captures the essence of the full game in 20 minute play sessions, whereas Rising Tide, Reign of Cthulhu and The Fall of Rome all add thematic twists on the gameplay. Arguably the most well known tweak is the Legacy games.

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I’m not sure! I think if I could easily identify a new project that I was excited about, I would have started on it by now. And I’ve enjoyed collaborating with people who have been near-complete strangers when we began. Z-Man Games advertises the play time for an individual game of Pandemic Legacy to be one hour, which is 15 minutes longer than the time listed for the original game. This is, on the whole, a fairly accurate approximation of the time you’ll spend actually moving your pawns around the board. However, it is not really a true representation of an average session. Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Winner | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18 . Retrieved 2019-03-28. This is relatively new ground for tabletop gaming, where most games are designed to be played in one-off sessions. But while the concept is novel, it’s much more than a novelty, and the game goes to great lengths to put its storyline front and centre. Jolin, Dan (20 April 2019). "The board games turning science into playtime". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021 . Retrieved 31 July 2021.

To complement the juicy story, the box contains a treasure trove of goodies in the way of components. Every aspect, from the very board down to the tiniest token is a joy to use. Every single component hits the brief perfectly and fits the theme of the game to a tee, with every piece having its place. The design is spot-on, and everything fits the 60’s feel. The muted shade of the teams helps them blend in perfectly. The blaring red agents stand out immediately and you can instantly recognise them as ‘the Soviets’. While these things might seem trivial, when you have a game set up in front of you, it’s impossible to miss how flawlessly it all just works. Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu" Spreads Madness This Summer | Nerdist". 2016-02-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04 . Retrieved 2016-07-28. Pandemic: In the Lab". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01 . Retrieved 2019-12-11. a b Duffy, Owen (January 16, 2016). "Pandemic Legacy review: Emotional highs and agonising lows". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021 . Retrieved September 29, 2016. Don't worry! Each version contains the exact same components, only their box & rulebook artwork has changed color. This allows you to have multiple Pandemic Legacy games running simultaneously.

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In 2009 the first official expansion was released, featuring several new roles, rules variants for a fifth player, new Special Event cards, and new challenges for the players. Wray, Chris (2018-08-17). "Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (Game Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)". The Opinionated Gamers . Retrieved 2022-01-23.

a b c Steve Kimball (2019-08-24). "The 2019 Pandemic Survival Worlds and Looking to the Future". Z-Man Games . Retrieved 2023-02-15. Pandemic is all about cooperatively trying to stop diseases taking over the planet. On your turn, you need to use actions to move around, treat diseases, build research stations, and find the cures that will win you the game. But with only four actions per turn, you won’t be able to do very much of it on your own. After each player's turn more disease appears on the board; if there's too much in one place, it outbreaks to everywhere nearby, potentially causing a chain reaction in the next city over. The world can only take so many outbreaks before you lose the game.

The goal of Pandemic, from Z-Man Games, is relatively simple. Work together to find the cure for each of the four diseases before time runs out. Seems simple? Well, not so fast soldier! Browse Board Games | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05 . Retrieved 2019-03-27.