Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 is an exciting board game where players work together to avert global disaster. Like its predecessor, Pandemic, players take turns curing and eradicating diseases before the world turns to chaos. Yes, we loved playing the original game. What Pandemic Legacy offers, however, is a continuing story that evolves each time the game is played. Keep reading to find out how Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 gets better with each play and why it is our board game recommendation for your summer gaming.
Take game nights in your Arrive South Loop apartment to the next level with a game that can only be played through once. That’s right. Once it’s played, you can’t play it again.
Why on Earth would you buy a game that can’t be played through more than once? The reason is exactly why we love it so much! Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 begins as a simple “defeat the virus” sort of game, but that’s about to change. Pandemic Legacy takes place over the period of a year — the first game takes place in January, the second February...so on until you reach December. Each month can be played twice (so if you lost the first game of January, you get to play it again. Then, despite winning or losing the second time, you move on to the next month). Technically, you’ll play individual games of Pandemic Legacy up to 24 times (that’s two games for each month of the campaign), but you’ll only play through the entire game once. This is because each game you play — the choices you make and things that happen — bring about consequences for the following games.
Before you know it you’ll be ripping up cards, placing stickers on the game board, and doing other things that ultimately transform future games. There’s also a rich narrative as you play from month to month, so once you’ve beaten the game you know exactly what happened and it won’t be as fun if you purchase a new copy and play a second time through. Good thing there’s a Season 2 to look forward to playing once you’re done.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 offers a rich gaming experience for people who host regular game nights. Once you and your group of friends commit to playing this game, you’ll want to plan to play each following game together on a regular basis until it’s done. It’s a game about working together and saving humanity. Full of epic twists and gameplay that actually evolves, this is one you’ll want to check out the next time you’re hosting a game night in Chicago, IL.
