Z-Man Games Pandemic: Legacy Season 0

Super divertido e imersivo ! Muito bom !

Interesting legacy games, sets up the next in the series

Mejor que la temporada 2, probablemente mejor que la 1, y no necesitas conocer las otras dos para poder jugarlo y entenderlo. Me preguntaba que podrían hacer en cuestión de mecánicas para que no fuera otro Pandemic más (cosa que no se logra del todo con la temporada 2), pero lograron dar con una formula muy interesante para mantener vivo el juego, y no solo eso, es mucho más divertido incluso que el original. La historia es buena y llena de plot twists (aunque aquí creo que la temporada 1 se lo sigue llevando), y los cambios en reglas y mecánicas del juego son geniales. Nuevamente es una muy grata experiencia de inicio a fin, que para todos los que no se quieren animar a comprar juegos legacy, honestamente, reditúa mucho en el factor costo/beneficio. Obviamente bajo la recomendación de jugar siempre con el mismo grupo (yo lo jugué con mi esposa, dos personajes cada quien), pero vale su peso en oro, y pese a la "destrucción" de algunos componentes (que puedes no destruir, solo guardarlos en una cajita, este juego, al igual que la temporada 1 (la 2 falló en eso) se puede jugar en partidas aisladas una vez terminado. Veredicto: vale 100% la pena.

My middle daughter is 16 and usually ambivalent about board games at best. But in completing this she said, "That was really good. Can we get the next one?" Which given her usual nonchalance is probably worth more than the loud acclaim of all the more usually enthusiastic Board Game Geek pundits put together. Speaking for myself, I found each game so intense that I don't want to play the next one for at least another year. But that, also, seems like veiled praise when I stop to think about it. How many board games make you feel so invested that the experience can be described as "intense"? For now, we've moved on to Journeys in Middle Earth. It's less intense because the effects of winning or losing any game within the campaign is a lot less pronounced than it is with Pandemic. I'm not going to describe the game and the mechanics as such reviews already abound. But I hope that this description of our experience is helpful if you're wondering whether to bite the bullet on this game that you can only play through once (well, 12 times or so) before throwing it away. Worth every penny, in my view, and highly recommended. That said, here's a final caveat. I think you should probably be reasonbaly proficient at board games in general, and regular Pandemic in particular before giving this a whirl. We did quite well but our group had a strong contingent of veterans. I got the impression that if an inexperienced group played, the game might be a bit merciless to them. And if that were to put them off, it'd be a crying shame as this is, in my view, a masterpiece of a board game; wonderfully conceived and superbly executed in every way.

I’ve played through each iteration of Pandemic, it’s expansions, and the legacy seasons thus far. Each season has its own distinct feel, with enough things changing between them to make gameplay fun and fresh, and this season is no different. In fact, I believe that this season is the best season of the series. Season 0 brings the game back into more familiar territory, effectively setting up the Pandemic story arc. Players of seasons 1 and 2 will quickly begin to connect the dots to some longer story arcs in those seasons; but this does not diminish the game or story for those whose first Pandemic experience is Season 0. The gameplay in Season 0 feels more closely related to the core gameplay of Pandemic Season 1 or the normal board game, as opposed to Season 2, and I think that’s a good thing. There are some really interesting mechanics that are included that, in true Pandemic legacy fashion, seem inconsequential at first, but are vital later on in the game. Identities have some much needed depth, and the mechanics related to these are very very cool. Season 0 is great for new players dipping their toes into the Pandemic Legacy experience, and provides enough new twists and turns to keep series veterans happy and occupied, and looking forward to more.