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Dinu VWelcome to Pandemic! This is a cooperative game, in which all the players try to save the world by making 4 cures/vaccines, but at the same time, they must keep the pandemic situation under control. There are 7 roles, from which the players can pick/receive as theirs. 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Dinu VIn this tutorial, you will learn how to play Pandemic with four from the total of seven roles: the Dispatcher, the Medic, the Operations Expert, and the Researcher. If sometimes you will play with the other roles you must keep in your mind the following: 2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Dinu VThe Scientist Is the role when you can make the cures with only 4 city cards. So it's good to have a Researcher around to make the cures faster. 3pdm-pickrole-3000
Dinu VThe Contingency Planner When you play this role, you must keep in your mind that after you or other players play an event card, you can take it back, and play it just one more time. If you like the events in this game this will be a role for you.4pdm-pickrole-5000
Dinu VThe Quarantine Specialist This role is very useful when on the map are a lot of cubes and you want to prevent adding more and prevent outbreaks. In this role, you must think ahead and choose a place where to finish your turn in order to protect as many cities as you can. 5pdm-pickrole-6000
Dinu VWhen the table has the option „pick roles”, you must click on one of the displayed roles. For this action is good to know the differences between roles! If you just hover the mouse pointer above a role, a balloon will appear with the specifics for that role. In this tutorial, you will be the Researcher. Choose the Researcher! (click on the rectangle with the Researcher in it)1pdm-pickrole-4616b29592a06610pdm-pickrole-4 1
Dinu VHere, you can wait to see how the cities are infected, or you can choose to skip this step.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b295e7bbb600
Dinu VThe goal of the game is to make all the cures for the diseases! In order to make that, the players must trade cards between them, to have 5 cards of the same color as the cure they need. Meanwhile, you must treat the cubes in order to prevent the Outbreak scale (1), to reach 8. All of these, before finishing the cards from the deck.1outbreak_marker616b29751659000
Dinu VYou must know that in order to reach the goal, the players will: - move around the map (globe) to treat (first the cities with 3 cubes, then the others); - meet in specific cities to give/receive cards that will make the cures; - build/replace Research stations, to move faster or make the cures; - use event cards to prevent outbreaks, or to make an extra/other action from those presented above.2city_1616b29751659000
Dinu VIn your turn, you can take 4 actions from below: MOVE: Drive, Direct flight, Charter flight, Shuttle flight; (look at the white circles on the map) Build station Treat disease Discover cure Share knowledge Pass1city_24616b298e2707600
Dinu VNow, until our turn will come, let's try to understand what the other players are doing. During the previous two commentaries that you read, the Dispatcher move from Atlanta to Chicago (1)*, then to Los Angeles (2), and now she will treat a cube of yellow disease (3). * (1), (2), (3), (4) - will be the way I will count the moves that a player makes. 1city_28616b298f193ef00
Dinu VNow, for the fourth action, the Dispatcher will bring the Medic to Los Angeles (with her special ability) in order for him to fly everywhere by dropping the Los Angeles card. [tip] When you play as the Dispatcher, you must think that you are a „Matchmaker” between the players, in order to move faster across the map, or to exchange cards.1city_20616b2991206a500
Dinu VAfter finishing the moves, each player will draw cards. !!! It is very useful, before clicking „Draw cards”, to ask the other players if your moves are okay. Or if they have a better idea !!! Remember, that Pandemic is a cooperative game! If someone has a better idea, you can RESTART your turn, and make different moves. You can restart, your turn in other cases as well.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b299701bc200
Dinu VAfter you draw the cards, is possible that an epidemic to come. [tip] In this case, Before drawing the infection cards, verify if you or someone else has event cards that can be useful in that situation. If no epidemic card is drawn, you can draw infection cards!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b29b400c0500
Dinu VNow Medic in his turn will fly to Moscow by dropping Los Angeles card (1), then will treat all the cubes with one action because is the Medic (2), then will go to Istambul (3) and will treat the diseases cubes (4). !!! When you play as the Medic, you must keep in mind that you are the player who can clean the areas with many diseases cubes faster. 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b29b85955500
Dinu VNow the Operations Expert will remove the cube from Atlanta (1) then he will fly to Baghdad (2) by dropping Algiers card (in order to use one of his special abilities), then will build a Research Station (3) in Baghdad (his other special ability), then he will remove the cube from Baghdad (4). 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a017b35b00
Dinu V!!! When you play as the Operations Expert, you must keep in mind that you are the player who will build Research Stations all over the map (first ones in the center of each color, then where is needed). 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a3a352ad00
Dinu VNow after the epidemic came, you must pay attention, that all the infection cards have been put back on top of the deck, and those will come first. !!! Now all the players should concentrate on the cities with 3 cubes of the same color !!! [tip] Remember that after an epidemic card has been drawn, it can be useful to play an event card to manage the situation. I recommend at least one of those.1city_24616b2a457e16f00infection_marker aHR0cHM6Ly94LmJvYXJkZ2FtZWFyZW5hLm5ldC9kYXRhL3R1dG9yaWFscy9pbWc2Nzg1ZWMwZDczNDg1Ny44Njg2NDUxMS5qcGc=/-739/-214
Dinu VNow it's your turn. You are the Researcher, or as you will figure out, „the one who gives cards to all.” At the beginning of the game, you can wait to see what kind of cards each player needs. (look under the role of each player, to have an idea) For your turn, we will treat 2 cubes from Taipei! 1. Go to Washington! (click on the white circle around Washington)1city_35_zone616b2a570076710city_35_zone 17
Dinu V2. Click on Taipei, and drop* Washington! *click on the button with Washington above the map.1actionbutton_0616b2a718eeee10actionbutton_0 16 city_46_zone 18
Dinu V3. Treat! (click on the Treat button)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a7509aca10
Dinu V4. Treat! (click on the Treat button)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a7aefce610
Dinu VAfter you finish your moves, you can restart your turn if someone has a better idea, if not - „Draw cards” (click on the red rectangle) 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a7ca85b110
Dinu VAfter you draw city cards, you can draw infection cards, as many as it is written between the „( )”. In this case, click 2 times on the red rectangle!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a9064a9b10
Dinu VNow the other players will make their moves. Most of them are just moving and treating, so you can just watch until your turn comes.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2a979a8fd00
Dinu VIn your turn, you will treat Taipei and Tokyo. 1. Treat Taipei (click on Treat) 1city_41_zone616b2b16510c210actionbutton_7 17
Dinu V2. Move to Osaka! (click on the white circle in Osaka)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2b21e2a0e10city_42_zone 16
Dinu V3. Move to Tokyo! 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2b3e509d510city_47_zone 16
Dinu V4. Treat Tokyo!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2b3fac4a510actionbutton_7 16
Dinu V- draw city cards 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2b41a0a9510actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu V- draw infection cards (2)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2b4dde10410actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VNow, you will see how the Dispatcher makes the matching move! (1) Move to Bogota (2) Move to Buenos Aires (she needs to be here in order to receive the yellow card Buenos Aires from the Operations Expert) (3) Bring the Operations Expert to her (4) Bring the Researcher to her (The Researcher can give cards to any player in any city)1city_42616b2b6435be600
Dinu VThe Medic will clear the cubes in Buenos aires and end in Bogota. 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2ba3dd9fd00
Dinu VA new epidemic card! Chennai is in danger, the Operations Expert will solve it. 1. Build a Research Station 2. Give the yellow card to Dispatcher 3. Fly to Chennai by dropping the São Paulo card 4. Treat one in Chennai1city_46616b2c31c97a600
Dinu VNow it's time for you to use your special ability: 1. Give the Miami card to the Dispatcher! - Click on „Give Miami”; - Click on the rectangle „Dispatcher” (keep in mind that when there are multiple players in a city, you must choose between them).1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2c9359c1c10
Dinu VNow the Dispatcher must drop a card because she has 8.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2ca18e6a200
Dinu Vand now 2 more cards to the Medic 2. move to Bogota!1maintitlebar_content616b2ca6adc3410city_0_zone 16
Dinu V3. Give New York1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2ca8a218610actionbutton_13 16
Dinu V4. Give Milan!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2caf0243310actionbutton_11 16
Dinu VThe Medic must drop a card1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2cb952f4700
Dinu VIf you look at your hand, you will see that you drew an event card (the white rectangle with „One Quiet Night”). That will be useful when an Epidemic card comes.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2cd2a9a7000
Dinu VNow you will see how the Dispatcher will make the first cure (the yellow one). She can make the cure because: - she has 5 yellow cards; - she is in a city where a Research Station is built. She just needs to click on the „Cure” button.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2cd64d41000
Dinu VIf you look at the bottom of the map you can see that the yellow cure appears and it has a „stop”/„not allowed” sign on it. That means that the yellow disease was eradicated and no more yellow cubes will appear on the map. This is a lucky situation, because the Medic gets an amazing passive ability after a cure is discovered - he can treat without actions, just by being in a city. 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2ce60bd1a00
Dinu VNow you saw the Shuttle Flight. The Dispatcher flew between two Research Stations.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2cf437f5b00
Dinu VNow the Medic made the blue cure. This one is not eradicated, but there is no need to eradicate all diseases. The goal is just to make the four cures. If you can eradicate a disease, that is good, but it is not mandatory. 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2d191bb8000
Dinu VThe Medic played the event card „Government Grant”, and built a Research Station in Seoul. 1city_43616b2d40d730d00
Dinu VAs you can see, the Operations Expert cleared some black cubes and built a Research Station in the city where he finished. This is a good strategy, because next turn he will be able to fly anywhere by dropping any city card.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2df3577cc00
Dinu VIn our turn, we will go to Delhi, because we have 3 black city cards and we need 2 more for the cure. We need to be in a specific city to receive a black city card. Keep in mind, as a Researcher you can give cards anywhere, but you can only receive the same way as everybody else. 1. Move to Buenos Aires.1city_13_zone616b2e00ef70010city_1_zone 16
Dinu V2. Move to Delhi!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e23aa53e10city_16_zone 16
Dinu V3. Treat!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e285be6b10actionbutton_12 16
Dinu V4. Treat!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e2b9463a10actionbutton_12 16
Dinu VDraw1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e2cb6bc710actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VIt's good that you drew a black city card. Not so good that you drew an epidemic, but as you can see the situation is pretty much under control.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e49ce94d00
Dinu VDraw infection cards (3 times)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e51345a410actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VDraw infection cards (2 times)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e603f96810actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VNow you saw an outbreak. These are the things that we need to avoid, but sometimes they will happen. Now draw the last infection card.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2e626e4f110actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VNow you will see, how the dispatcher will use her special ability to move the Medic in Montreal, in order for his passive ability to clean the diseases cubes. 1city_39616b2e66566ac00
Dinu VAs you can see, Chennai is in danger, so the medic will go to London, discard London, and fly to Chennai in order to treat and save the situation.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2f5da77c900
Dinu VThe Researcher needs one more black city card, so the Operations Expert will go to Moscow, build a Research Station, and wait for the Researcher there so that she will take it and make the cure.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2fd90700800
Dinu VNow it's our turn, and it's time to make the black cure. 1. Move to Moscow via a Shuttle Flight. (click on Moscow)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b2ffe05e6d10city_20_zone 16
Dinu V2. Take the Moscow card.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b300d71a7110actionbutton_18 16
Dinu V3. Make the cure. Click on the rectangle with „Cure”1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b3011d317110actionbutton_61 16
Dinu V4. Treat the blue cube from Moscow!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b30148a4cf10actionbutton_9 16
Dinu VDraw city cards1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b301f4edad10actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VDraw infection card1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b30278e95d10actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VDraw infection card1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b302d3494610actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VDraw infection card1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b303027e2910actionbutton_endturn 16
Dinu VAs you can see, we need only the red cure to win. If we look at the hands of the players we realize that the one with the most red cards is the Operations Expert. In order for the Operations Expert to make the red cure, the Dispatcher will put him and the Medic in Seoul.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b30329fe6c00
Dinu VIf you ask yourself, how the dispatcher moves the medic from Karachi to Seoul, the answer is, by dropping the Karachi city cards from her hand. This is good to know.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b30d2ec38b00
Dinu VThat was the last epidemic in this game. If you want to know how many epidemic cards are still to come, at any time during the game, you can click on the deck and see.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b3112ef14800
Dinu VThe Medic will give the Seoul card to the Operations Expert and do some actions.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b312165c4900
Dinu VNow the Operations Expert will make the red cure, and WE WILL WIN THE GAME. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and learned the basic idea of how to play Pandemic. !!!Remember that this is a cooperative game, so if you don't have an idea when you play, just ask in the chat and the other players will help you!!!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment616b31b15754900
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