Boxed board game, Pandemic, made in China by Z-Man Games in 2012

Pandemic boxed board game consisting of box lid, base and a folded card insert housing the game components. The box lid is covered in paper, colour printed with text and the image of a medic, scientist, contingency planner and operations expert (roles within the game.) The characters stand in poses that suggest they are ready for action; a plane and helicopter fly above them and behind them is a city skyline. The base is printed with the text 'PANDEMIC' and images and text referring to the game play and contents.

Game components:
Playing board showing major cities
Rule booklet
7 Role cards
48 City cards
6 Epidemic cards
5 Event cards
4 Reference cards
48 Infection cards
7 Pawns
95 Disease cubes
6 Research stations
6 Markers

The following text about game play is taken from the rule booklet and box base:

"Do you have what it takes to save humanity? As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay while discovering their cures.

You and your teammates will travel across the globe, treating infections while finding resources for cures. You must work as a team, using your individual strengths, to succeed. Pandemic is a cooperative game, all players win or lose together. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics fuel the spreading plagues.

Can you find all four cures in time? The fate of humanity is in your hands!"

Pandemic is one of the best known modern games known as Euro or Designer Games and has been responsible for an increase in the number of co-operative games being produced. Pandemic was invented by Matt Leacock and first published in 2007. The basic idea came from a game that Leacock had invented when he was a teenager. His aim was to make a game that was fun, where players each had specific roles and powers and who would have to work together to win.

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