Pandemic - On the Brink Expansion (2nd Edition)
Pandemic: On the Brink includes new event cards, new role cards, rules for five players, and optional game challenges to increase the difficulty of the Pandemic base game. These new... (read more)
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Reviews
positive, 84% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
45 minutes
Published
2013
Age
8+
Publisher
Z-Man Games
Players
2 to 5 players
Designers
Matt Leacock, Tom Lehmann, and Thomas Lehmann
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Z-Man Games, Strategy Game, Medical, Matt Leacock, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, and Variable Player Powers
Description
Pandemic: On the Brink includes new event cards, new role cards, rules for five players, and optional game challenges to increase the difficulty of the Pandemic base game. These new challenges, which can be used individually or combined for even more difficult play, are as follows:
The Virulent Strain challenge makes one disease become particularly deadly in unpredictable ways.
The Mutation challenge adds a fifth (purple) disease that behaves differently than the original four.
The Bio-Terrorist challenge pits one player against the others!
Components:
7 new Role cards, with matching pawns
8 new Event Cards
8 Virulent Strain Epidemic cards
12 purple Disease cubes
1 purple Disease wood marker
1 Cure Indicator sticker and card
2 Mutation cards
3 Mutation Event cards
1 Bio-Terrorist location pad
1 Epidemic card
1 reference card
4 blank cards for customizing
5 petri dishes and labels
Components:
Game's Categories
Mechanics
Publishers
- ADC Blackfire Entertainment
- Enigma (Bergsala Enigma)
- Hobby Japan
- Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
- Lautapelit.fi
- Rebel Sp. z o.o.
- MINDOK
- Asmodee
- Pegasus Spiele
- Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd
- Devir
- Ігромаг
- Gém Klub Kft.
- Albi
- Z-Man Games
- Lacerta
- Asterion Press
- Filosofia Éditions
- Zhiyanjia
- Quined White Goblin Games
- Wargames Club Publishing
- HomoLudicus
- Jolly Thinkers
Artists
- Chris Quilliams
- Josh Cappel
- Régis Moulun
- Hans-Georg Schneider
- Tom Thiel
Strategy Game
Hobby Japan
Thomas Lehmann
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