# Pandemic: Government Shutdown

Pandemic: Government Shutdown is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game

**Publishers:** Z-Man Games

## Rules questions

### How many actions do I get on my turn?

You may take as many actions as you have pennies, so each player starts with enough for 2 actions. (p. 1)

### When do we get more pennies, and who decides how to share them?

When the Outbreak or Infection Rate track reaches a new space with pennies on it, immediately distribute those pennies among the players as you see fit. If you can’t agree, the current player decides. (p. 1)

### How do I get an Event card, and can I do it during another player’s turn?

Spend a penny to the box to take a face-up Event card into your hand; you may do this at any time except between drawing and resolving a card. (p. 1)

### Can I use pennies I get in the middle of an Epidemic right away?

No. Pennies received between drawing and resolving a card can’t be used until that card has been resolved. (p. 1)

### Do I have to be in the same city to give another player a penny?

No. Transfer Funds is an action that lets you give a penny to any other player, wherever they are. (p. 1)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-government-shutdown)
- [Pandemic: Government Shutdown in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pandemic-government-shutdown)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446028)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-06. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._