Buy this first
- Our take
- The one to buy first for most groups. Extra roles alone are worth it, and it lets 5 people play.
- What you need first
- Just the base game
Pandemic · Expansion
On the Brink
- What it adds
- New roles and events, room for a 5th player, and three optional challenges: a nastier disease, a fifth disease, and a secret Bio-Terrorist player.
- What it fixes
- Base game stops at 4 players, and role variety wears thin. This adds both.
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Sources
- hexagamers.com (opens in a new tab)
- zmangames.com (opens in a new tab)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
- store.asmodee.com (opens in a new tab)
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