Board Game Geek Rating: 8.50. Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 8.65. Suitable for 2 to 4 players and published in 2015. This is the Retail Edition (Blue Cover) of the Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Board Game. Pandemic Legacy is an exciting co - operative campaign board game with an overarching story that unfolds over 12 - 24 sessions, depending on your team's performance. At the start, it's similar to basic Pandemic. Your team of disease - fighting specialists races against time to travel the world, treat disease hotspots, and research cures for four plagues before they spiral out of control. During a turn, players have four actions. They can travel around the world (sometimes discarding a card), build research stations, treat diseases (removing one cube from the board; a disease is eradicated when all cubes of its color are gone), trade cards with others, or find a cure (by discarding five cards of the same color at a research station). Each player has a unique role with special abilities. After taking actions, players draw two cards, which may include epidemic cards. These cards place new disease cubes on the board, potentially causing outbreaks that spread diseases further and increase the travel cost to affected cities. Each month, you have two chances to meet that month's objectives. Success means moving on to the next month; failure gives you a second chance with more funds for beneficial event cards. Throughout the campaign, new rules and components are introduced, sometimes requiring permanent changes to the game components, like writing on cards, ripping them up, or placing stickers. Characters can gain new skills or face detrimental effects, and a character can be lost from the game. It's part of the popular Pandemic series. We're excited to back campaigns to bring you games like this one. A large portion of your spending on this game will go towards backing new Kickstarter games. If you have any questions about purchasing, buying online, or need game advice, contact The Game Steward.
How to play: First, set up the game according to the instructions. Each player picks a unique role with special abilities. The goal is to travel around the world, treat diseases, and find cures for four plagues. During your turn, you have four actions. You can use them to travel, build research stations, treat diseases, trade cards, or find cures. After your actions, draw two cards. Be careful of epidemic cards as they can cause outbreaks. Each month, you get two tries to meet the objectives. If you succeed, move on to the next month. If you fail, you get a second chance with more funds. Notes: As you play through the campaign, you'll need to make permanent changes to the game components like writing on cards. Also, characters can gain new skills or be lost. Maintenance: Keep the cards and components in a dry and cool place. After each game, put everything back in the box neatly to avoid losing any pieces.
