Pandemic

Pandemic es un juego de mesa cooperativo diseñado por Matt Leacock y publicado por primera vez por en United States en 2008. Pandemic se basa en la premisa de que cuatro enfermedades han brotado en el mundo, cada una amenazando con acabar con una región. El juego admite de dos a cuatro jugadores, cada uno interpretando uno de siete roles posibles: dispatcher, medic, scientist, researcher, operations expert, contingency planner o quarantine specialist. A través del esfuerzo combinado de todos los jugadores, el objetivo es descubrir las cuatro curas antes de que se alcancen cualquiera de varias condiciones de pérdida del juego. Three expansions, Pandemic: On the Brink, Pandemic: In the Lab, and Pandemic: State of Emergency, co-designed by Matt Leacock and Tom Lehmann, each add several new roles and special events, as well as rule adjustments to allow a fifth player or to play in teams. In addition, several rule expansions are included, referred to as "challenge kits". Pandemic is considered one of the most successful cooperative games that have reached mainstream market sales, condensing the type of deep strategy offered by earlier cooperative games, like Arkham Horror, into a game that can be played in a limited time by a broader range of players. Aside from expansions, several spinoffs have been released, most notably the Pandemic Legacy series, which encompasses three seasons (Season 1, Season 2 and Season 0), which adds an ongoing storyline and permanent changes to the game. The Pandemic Legacy games have been received with critical acclaim, with Season 1 ranking 2nd place on BoardGameGeek out of approximately 22,000 games.