# Pandemic Legacy: Season 1

Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8.3 out of 10 by 123 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $69.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Medical, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Point to Point Movement, Multi-Use Cards, Action Points, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Set Collection, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Tags, Trading, Legacy Game
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 123 reviews
- **Owned by:** 306 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,982
- **Unique players:** 472

**Designers:** Matt Leacock, Rob Daviau

**Artists:** Chris Quilliams

**Publishers:** Ігромаг, Z-Man Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 69.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/pandemic-legacy-season-1-red/ |
| Zatu Games | 45.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/pandemic-legacy-season-zero |
| Dragons Lair | 975 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/pandemic-legacy-season-1-blue-box |
| Spielezar | 94.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/pandemic-legacy-season-1-blau |
| Game Ninja | 1299 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/pandemic-legacy-season-1/ |

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## Rules questions

### How many actions do I get on my turn — can I do the same action more than once?

You may do up to 4 actions each turn and you may repeat the same action multiple times; each execution counts as one action (page 5).

### If we're together in a city, can I give any City card to another player or only the card that matches that city?

You can only give or take the City card that matches the city you are both in, except the Researcher may give any City card while in the same city (both players must agree) (page 5; see also Overlooked Rules on page 8).

### If I draw an Epidemic card do I draw replacement cards, and what are the steps when an Epidemic is drawn?

Do not add an Epidemic to your hand or draw replacements; immediately resolve: (1) Increase the infection rate, (2) draw the bottom Infection card and place 3 cubes (or cause an outbreak if needed), and (3) reshuffle the Infection Discard Pile onto the Infection Deck (page 6).

### What exactly happens during an outbreak — can a city get more than 3 cubes and how do chain outbreaks work?

When an outbreak occurs move the outbreaks marker forward and place one cube of that color on every connected city; do not place a fourth cube in any city — instead those cities cause chain reaction outbreaks which also advance the outbreaks marker, and you must not add cubes to cities that already had an outbreak while resolving the same Infection card (page 7).

### Do I have to be at a research station of the same color as the disease to Discover a Cure?

No — you may Discover a Cure at any research station by discarding the required number of same-colored City cards at that station (page 5), and the rules reiterate that any Research Station can be used to Discover a Cure (page 8).

### If I take a card from another player and they go over 7 cards, when does the hand limit apply?

If a player receives a card and now has more than 7 cards, they must immediately discard or play Event cards until at 7; your hand limit is checked and enforced right after you get cards from others (page 5; see Overlooked Rules on page 8).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-legacy-season-1)
- [Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pandemic-legacy-season-1)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._