{"product_id":"pandemic-contagion-board-game-2-5-players","title":"Pandemic: Contagion [Board Game, 2-5 Players]","description":"\u003c!-- more --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003ePandemic: Contagion\u003c\/strong\u003e from Z-Man Games and Asmodee, you are \u003cstrong\u003ecompeting against other diseases\u003c\/strong\u003e (fellow players) to see who can eliminate humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter many years of trying to defeat the diseases that threaten mankind’s existence, the tables have been turned. You are now the disease and guess what? There is no cure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePandemic: Contagion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes a deck of contagion cards with differing colored borders, city cards with similar colored borders, event\/WHO cards, player disease card and disease cubes. On a turn you take two of three possible actions, and you can take the same action twice. Those actions are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraw contagion cards equal to your current incubation rate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvance one of three mutations to the next level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpread disease equal to your current transmission rate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the number of diseases equals the city’s population number, the city is wiped out. The player who placed the final disease earns a special action. The player with the most diseases scores the population number. The two smaller numbers are awarded to those with the second- and third-most diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour disease card has three mutations: Incubation (number of cards you can draw), Transmission (number of disease cubes you can spread), and Resistance (number of cubes\/cards you can protect). As an action, you can advance a mutation one level by discarding the required number of cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvent cards are drawn at the start of each round and affect everyone during their turn. You might benefit from the card or it could have a negative impact. WHO cards are always bad, but your resistance will lessen whatever the penalty would be based on its level, if you planned ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-game scoring occurs when the second, fourth and sixth skull comes out. When a city icon appears, a new city is introduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the event\/WHO deck runs out or only two city cards remain in play, the game ends, with players conducting a final scoring round to see which virus is victorious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eStandalone game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eFor 2-5 players\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eTakes about 30 minutes to play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Z-Man Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1817439764490,"sku":"SV129641","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1288\/8361\/products\/pandemic_contagion_board_game_z_man_games_asmodee_box_cover_shopville_canada_usa.jpg?v=1747351504","url":"https:\/\/shopverse.com\/products\/pandemic-contagion-board-game-2-5-players","provider":"Shopverse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}