Pandemic On The Brink
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Product Summary
Brand: Z-Man GamesAudio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Model: 7021EZMG
Product features:
- 2 to 5 players
- 45 minutes
- Pandemic On the Brink is an expansion to our popular cooperative game. Pandemic, wherein players take on roles to work together to fnd cures to 4 diseases.
- Virulent Strain challenge: makes one disease become particularly deadly in unpredictable ways
- Mutation Challenge: adds a fifth (purple) disease that behaves differently than the original four
Toys and Games Reviews of Pandemic On The Brink
Customer Review: Not Crazy About Pandemic, Loved This Expansion
Summary: 5 Stars
On The Brink is a fantastic expansion. My friends and I have been playing Pandemic for a year now, and, while it had its day in the sun, we had grown tired of it. Although the cooperative play was fun at first, it was so simple that any of us could basically play it singleplayer. Needless to say, I was a bit skeptical about forking over some dough to buy an expansion.
On The Brink adds some well-thought-out and natural new mechanics to the game. The new disease (purple cubes) is interesting, the new "government intervention" mechanic feels great (and is rife with political satire in our group), the new roles really mix things up, and the (completely optional) bio-terrorist mechanic adds an entire new method of play to Pandemic. Best of all, because these new mechanics are logical and actually quite modular (you can use each of them independently), they don't ramp up the complexity of the game significantly.
Presentation-wise, On The Brink also includes a set of petri dishes and labels for storing your disease cubes, which definitely improves the game's tactile experience. However, neither box seems to be big enough to store all of the components for the complete game, so you'll find yourself lugging around two boxes (most board game expansions fit into the original box or come with a big enough box that you can fit everything in it).
The result is definitely one of the best buys we've made as a gaming group in a long time. If you played Pandemic and liked it (or even if you thought it was too simple, like me), you definitely owe it to yourself to give this expansion a try. You won't regret it.
Description of Pandemic On The Brink
Pandemic: On the Brink is an expansion to our popular cooperative game, Pandemic, wherein players take on roles to work together to find cures to 4 diseases. This expansion to Pandemic includes new event cards, new role cards, rules for five players, and optional game challenges to increase the difficulty, such as the 'Legendary' difficulty level, the Virulent Strain challenge, the Mutation challenge, and the Bio-Terrorist challenge. These challenges can be mixed together to make the game even harder.In this expansion you will find six new roles (plus 1 revised OpEx and a Bio-Terrorist), eight new special events, and several challenge kits to be added to the basic game play. Virulent Strain challenge: makes one disease become particularly deadly in unpredictable ways. Mutation Challenge: adds a fifth (purple) disease that behaves differently than the original four. Bio-Terrorist Challenge: pits one player against the others! You may also play with 5 players and play on Legendary level. Other components include: 12 purple disease cubes, 12 pawns in a smaller size, petri dishes to store your diseases and pawns, a bio-terrorist pad for that player to record his actions.Board Games Toys
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