# Pandemic

Pandemic is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 287 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $39.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2008
- **Categories:** Travel, Medical
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Point to Point Movement, Multi-Use Cards, Simulation, Chaining, Action Points, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Contracts, Set Collection, Events, Tags, Variable Set-up, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 287 reviews
- **Owned by:** 662 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,871
- **Unique players:** 1,095

**Designers:** Matt Leacock

**Artists:** Christian Hanisch, Régis Moulun, Tom Thiel, Josh Cappel, Chris Quilliams

**Publishers:** Ігромаг, (Unknown), Z-Man Games, Взрослые дети

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 39.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/pandemic/ |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 39.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/pandemic-zman-games |
| Board Game Bliss | 49.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/pandemic-2013 |
| 401 Games | 51.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/pandemic |
| Element Games | 35.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/pandemic-2013 |
| Mathom | 43.99 € | https://mathom.es/es/pandemic/26798-pandemic-8435407620001.html |
| Alphaspel | 245 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/107947-pandemic-1st-ed |
| Spilforsyningen | 179.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/pandemic-dk-no |
| Midgard Games | 299 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/pandemic-no-dk |
| Spelexperten | 349 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/pandemia-pandemic.html |
| Good Games | 56 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/pandemic |
| Dragons Lair | 399 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/pandemic-svenska |
| Ludifolie | 36.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/38-pandemie.html |
| Reflexshop | 13490 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/tarsasjatek-z-man-pandemic-strategiai-jatek |
| Gameology | 59.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/pandemic-board-game |
| Zatu Games | 31.95 £ | https://zatu.com/products/pandemic-2013 |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 38.43 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/501-pandemia-pandemic-8435407620001.html |
| Gamers@Hart | 34.99 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/pandemic/ |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 41.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/pandemic |
| Fantasiapelit | 43.7 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_172648 |
| Magia de Tinta | 43.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/2588-pandemic-8435407620001.html |
| Milan Spiele | 44.51 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/pandemic-deutsch-p-16211.html |
| La Gameria | 44.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/pandemic-1414.html |
| Snafu Store | 44.95 € | https://snafustore.com/product/pandemic/ |
| Gamers World | 44.99 € | https://gamersworld.ie/product/pandemic/ |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 45 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/pandemic |
| El Nucli | 45 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/pandemic |
| Fantasy Shop | 45.89 € | https://www.fantasy-shop.gr/en/pandemic-el.html |
| Game Ninja | 499 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/pandemic-dk-no/ |
| Curiosity Shop | 49.95 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/pandemic |
| Jugar x Jugar | 49.95 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/estrategia/899-pandemia-8435407620001.html |
| Zacatrus | 49.99 € | https://zacatrus.es/pandemic.html |
| Spielezar | 59.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/pandemie |
| Nexus | 8995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/pandemic/ |

## Expansions

- [Pandemic: On the Brink](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-on-the-brink)
- [Pandemic: In the Lab](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-in-the-lab)
- [Pandemic: State of Emergency](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-state-of-emergency)
- [Pandemic: Promo Roles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-promo-roles)
- [Pandemie: Uitbreiding "De Generalist"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemie-uitbreiding-de-generalist)
- [Pandemic: Survival Promos – Crisis Mitigator/Relocation Specialist](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-survival-promos-crisis-mitigatorrelocation-specialist)
- [Pandemic: Gen Con 2016 Promos – Z-Force Team Member/Game Convention](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-gen-con-2016-promos-z-force-team-membergame-convention)
- [Pandemic: Isolation](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-isolation)
- [Pandemic: Government Shutdown](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-government-shutdown)
- [Pandemic: Teacher Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-teacher-promo-card)
- [Pandemic: Solo Rules](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-solo-rules)

## Similar games

- [Pandemic Legacy: Season 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-legacy-season-1)
- [Pandemic: The Cure](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-the-cure)
- [Pandemic Legacy: Season 0](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-legacy-season-0)
- [Iberia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-iberia)
- [Pandemic Legacy: Season 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-legacy-season-2)
- [Pandemic: Rising Tide](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-rising-tide)
- [Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-hot-zone-europe)
- [Let's Go! To Japan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lets-go-to-japan)
- [Parks (Second Edition)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/parks-second-edition)
- [Fall of Rome](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic-fall-of-rome)
- [Photo Tour: North America](https://www.ludoya.com/games/photo-tour-north-america)
- [Trekking the World](https://www.ludoya.com/games/trekking-the-world)

## Rules questions

### If I Treat Disease in a city where that disease is cured, do I remove one cube or all of them?

If a disease has been cured, the Treat Disease action removes all cubes of that color from the city in a single action; if removing the last cube eradicates the disease, flip its cure marker to the eradicated side (page 4).

### When an outbreak happens, can the same city outbreak again during the same infection resolution?

A city that has already had an outbreak while resolving the current Infection card does not outbreak again as part of that same resolution; chain-reaction outbreaks still occur in connected cities and each outbreak advances the Outbreaks marker (page 7).

### Can I give any city card to another player if we're both in the same city, or must it match the city we're in?

Normally you may only give or take the City card that matches the city you are both in, but the Researcher role may give any City card from her hand to another player she is with (pages 4, 8).

### What exactly happens when I draw an Epidemic card?

Immediately do these steps in order: Increase the infection rate, draw the bottom Infection card and place three cubes there (or cause an outbreak), then reshuffle the Infection Discard pile and place it on top of the Infection Deck (page 6).

### If there are fewer than two Player cards to draw on my turn, do we reshuffle the discards or lose?

If, as you are about to draw, there are fewer than two cards left in the Player Deck, the game ends and the players lose — do not reshuffle the discards to form a new deck (page 6).

### Do we have to eradicate all diseases to win, or is curing them enough?

You win as soon as cures for all four diseases are discovered; eradicating diseases is not required to win (page 7).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pandemic)
- [Pandemic in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pandemic)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._