Pandemic - How To Play

[@mikeo857]

My girlfriend and I both work at a hospital and we are just mentally fried right now. These last couple weeks have been hell and it's not going to get better soon. People are scared, morale is shot and we don't have enough supplies/beds to safely treat people. I had the legacy version of this game laying around and we started playing it at night just for something to joke about in these crappy times. I just wanted to give a sincere thank you Rodney for teaching us how to play and giving us something to laugh about and get our minds off work. I hope you and your family stay safe in these trying times.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I can't even imagine what it must be like for you both right now. As scared as many of us are, those of you on the front lines are really taking on the brunt of the risk. Thank you for using your skills and talents in this way, to shield, protect and heal the people around you. I am very happy to hear that in the middle of all of this, you are still finding moments of joy. Thanks for the well wishes, it goes double for you.

[@Nikonik66]

We tried to play just by reading the enclosed instructions. Gave up quick and watch this video instead. Much easier to understand.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm glad to her this was helpful. Enjoy saving the world!

[@u1tr4k1rby]

@@WatchItPlayed btw what happens if, say, the infection deck runs out of cards and you can't draw from it by some crazy chance? Do you automatically win or...what?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@u1tr4k1rby It won't happen, so there's no rules for that.

[@tiagoduarte6005]

That’s soo fkng true

[@trmalone14]

Same here. This video was excellent at explaining the game. I tried reading the directions and they were difficult to understand. Thank you for this video!

[@BradyJacksonWolfe]

Thanks for the excellent video. I watched this a couple of times before breaking out my new copy of Pandemic for a family game night, and it was a success! Even with it being the first time playing for all of us, everyone commented how easy it was to immediately enjoy the game from the start because I had taken time to learn from you first before trying to explain the game to them at the table.

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's wonderful feedback Brady - I'm glad we could virtually team up to assist with game night :)

[@terere1976]

My god dude, thank you so much, me and my friends played this game and thought it was so hard, until now that I've watched this video and realized that we were playing it wrong. You earned a subscriber dude, keep up the good work

[@WatchItPlayed]

Great to have you here! Glad it helped :)

[@stacymcintyre1796]

Same!

[@Duracelbunny]

I played this "years ago", but now, due to recent events, we need to play this more! (in under 10 people groups.) :D

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

I wish the 7.8 billion player variant played on a spherical board 8,000 miles in diameter, which we played 102 years ago and we're playing again today, was also played cooperatively.

[@MrCostaC]

World population 102 years ago wasn’t anywhere near 7.8 billion 😂

[@cerec69]

@@MrCostaC World population was only 1.8 Billion 100 years ago 😱 risen by 6 billion in 100 years

[@sageofsixpathskakashi3742]

It's so cool that you guys take time from your day to make boardgaming more accessible to normies. 👍🏿 Keep it up

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad you’re enjoying the videos!

[@hesamhm9383]

@@WatchItPlayed hi. I recently bought the panademic board game and it lacks one city card the Moscow. As I didn't find picture of it on internet can I ask you to tell me the population of the card and send me a high quality picture of it for me to print it and make a card out of it. It would be very appreciated.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@hesamhm9383 I google'd and found this: www.ebay.com/itm/225301919634

[@hesamhm9383]

@@WatchItPlayed it is exactly what I wanted 👌 many thanks for your response.

[@MichaelMaltais]

Every time I buy a new game, I look for YOUR videos. They are very well done! Thank you for your good work!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

So very kind of you to say - have a fun time playing!

[@gabrielesimionato1210]

We love this game, and I had the board signed by the author (in Lucca Comics 2018). We haven't been able to win since then. Our team is always: doctor, researcher, quarantine specialist

[@WatchItPlayed]

I love that medic role, super helpful!

[@FrankMinogue]

My game came on Monday. We played our first game and actually won!!! Definitely working together helped. We were able to cure all four diseases. We decided to see if we could eradicate before "losing again." Not so easy that. We ended up losing by outbreaks. But now I have also loaded the game on my iPad and play in my down time. This is a great game!!!! Thanks again Rodney, your detailed and well done explanations make it easy to learn to play, and also expose us to new games (to us) that we have not heard of, or like in this case, one that we had been looking at but were unsure of, and now we can't wait to play again!!

[@NotSoNerdyNerd]

I like that you're making these videos for older games. I watched the link you posted in the comments below about why you've added these to your channel and it's for people like me hahaha. I'm so new to this hobby and I've been starting with a lot games that people would consider old.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I think the ones that have stood the time will always be someone's new game, so it made me want to make an effort to give them some attention too - glad you're enjoying them as well :)

[@kehlew0160]

And for those of us new to these games. Keep it up - very helpful and informative.

[@koomo801]

@@WatchItPlayed COSMIC ENCOUNTER needs the Rodney treatment! As a game appropriate for beginners, I have looked far and wide for one comprehensive video explaining the game and the rules from expansions to send out to players for rules prep (and not waste valuable face-to-face time on explanations), and there are none. Some are OK. All are flawed. It's so easy to get to the table once everyone knows the basics, but a FTF explanation for "the new people" can easily burn up 20-30 minutes.

[@WatchItPlayed]

koomo801 Thanks for the interest!

[@tvdavis]

Not So Nerdy Nerd : I love that he’s doing older games too! I know how to play this, but I have a co-worker who is new to gaming, and I feel like I’m bad at explaining things. So, I send him a link to Watch It Played videos and then I don’t have to teach the game from scratch in the limited time we have available! ❤️👍🏾

[@Funhaus]

we love ur videos fam, u don't say any words weird xx

[@WatchItPlayed]

*thumbs up*

[@realsmollbean]

OH EM GEE. MY WORDS NOT WIERDED EITHERS TOO!!

[@capie44]

"...weirdly." or "...in a weird fashion." Hugs!

[@zaparoonyzap7607]

words weird... like fam?

[@victoriabrown6561]

What an oddly specific compliment

[@thatspyguy839]

Thanks for making these vids, Rodney! They really help make game-night less frustrating.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice of you to say! Have a great time playing :)

[@B088ICH]

You sir have made my Christmas! Bought this game for my girlfriend started reading through the instructions and got so confused! Watched your video and we played it and loved it! Thank you and Merry Christmas

[@WatchItPlayed]

A very Merry Christmas to you too! Glad to hear the gift went over so well. Have fun saving the world!

[@sammunition729]

I wish I could play this with friends, but we’re in it But hey- This was great for clarification!

[@ENFPerspectives]

Maybe zoom 《eye roll 》

[@DarrenCarroll72]

Thanks Rodney, great vid. Love your enthusiasm! My daughter and I have just 'graduated' to this game from Forbidden Island. Same concepts but a little extra complexity and more options. We run out of those Player Cards far too quickly though!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Keep trying, you’ll get it!

[@hurricane_3333]

Question for you, in your outbreak scenario, what happens if both Tehran and Karachi already have 3 cubes and Delhi is forced to outbreak. Do they chain reaction eachother and force Delhi to re-outbreak? Or do they technically both get “outbroken” at the same time from Delhi meaning they don’t chain to each-other? Hope that makes sense!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Check this section of the video as it should answer your question. Both would outbreak, but remember, during a chain of outbreaks from a card flip, a city that itself already had an outbreak doesn't receive another cube (it can't re-outbreak during that same card flip): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvOhJaGoMmaqc0feature=shared&t=843

[@toweypat]

The game that makes me reach for my hand sanitizer.

[@swedishking3222]

This comment aged well... maybe a little too well

[@n0gginb0nker87]

This comment was before it’s time lol

[@indestructiblejk5525]

swedish king wow

[@masonstuart-hill4670]

Thank you. Got this game recently, despite a few people saying its complicated. Seems like its more just following quite a few steps but easy to understand once you get into it. I think visually seeing it with set up scenarios helps a lot apposed to a rule book. Watched your Carcassonne tutorial and had a blast with that as well. Very keen to play this.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yes, I think once you get going you'll find it's not overly complicated in terms of the rules (but can be a challenge to win - which is good :) ). Have fun!

[@masonstuart-hill4670]

@@WatchItPlayed We played on introductory mode and still got destroyed our first game. TBF we drew an epidemic on our first turn. Love the challenge! Thanks again!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@masonstuart-hill4670 Ooo, epidemic on the first turn is rough :)

[@iamdadof2178]

Every video I watch of yours I always wait for you to say "and around and around it goes". I'm never disappointed

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ha! I will try to keep it up then :)

[@Mutucas]

I’ve just discovered I’ve been playing pandemic the wrong way for months! Thanks for the video, Rodney! You really help me with your videos and to get on with the new (and also the olds) games!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I've found mistakes I've been making in old classics too - glad we could help with this one!

[@mayorbob4512]

I read so many reviews on Amazon saying they couldn’t understand the game, but when me and my friend were 9 we totally understood it and had a blast playing it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yes. Different people have different expectations and experiences with rules complexity. It can really swing peoples reaction to them, to be sure.

[@niallcarolan1445]

This game has sat on my shelf of shame for over 2 years, but will be breaking it out tonight for a first ever play!!..Thanks Rodney!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time playing!

[@blaskable818]

Dude you’re amazing! Since discovering your channel I always watch you videos before even opening the box. The instructions make loads more sense after your explanation! Thank you so much!

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's so nice of you to say - really glad to know you're finding the videos helpful!

[@niralipatel8581]

What happens if all the colors of a cube are all gone off the board but there is no cure yet? Is it eradicated or do you still have to fine a cure first but getting the 5 same color cards?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You'd still need to find a cure to eradicate it.

[@theAstarrr]

When discarding city cards when you have 8 or more cards you don’t get to use them to move to cities right? Or can you?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Correct, you can't use them for that. You can immediately play an event and resolve that though.

[@marclo250]

I’ll play this game with my family during COVID-19’s quarantine period.

[@supermariosunshin131]

It is nice to see you doing these "classic" games, I watch them despite having owned them for a while just to see how they have been presented and to verify if I have made rules mistakes myself.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Doing these has caused me to catch a few things I was doing wrong :)

[@timhipkiss]

I agree! Keep up the good work!

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

We need a version of the game with boards that are 6 feet wide and has UV lights on it to sanitize the cards as you pass them from player to player!

[@KnakuanaRka]

👏😷

[@diegofernandez123]

Hi, I have two questions related to two event cards: 1. “One quiet night”: Can I play it before drawing or in the discard to 7 phase (to stop the next future infection process), or should I play it only at the exact moment I would infect (to stop the infection process)? 2. “Government grant”: can I add the research station to any city in the map including the ones without a pawn, or only in the ones a pawn is present? Thank you! Great teacher! Great Channel!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you're enjoying! 1) You can play it at any time, and then it will skip the "next" Infect Cities step, whenever that would occur. 2) It an be to any city (you don't need a pawn present).

[@JoeDouglas]

Man, this was SO much clearer than the provided rulebook. Thanks for doing this!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to know this was helpful Joe!

[@Anaoa_Official]

Is it mandatory to do 4 actions or can I just skip doing any more actions? E.g. Driving 3 times to a city but want to end it there.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You don't have to do all 4 actions.

[@Anaoa_Official]

​@@WatchItPlayedThank you! :D

[@erl7466]

i am now ready to play with my wife and kids. as usual the best tutorial channel on the internet Rodney!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You are too kind - have a great time playing!

[@Pjay_ien]

Thank you for this video me and my cousin GAVE UP AND DONT UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTION and we watched this we now understand it now new subscriber her i love this game !

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad to hear the video was helpful - welcome to the channel and happy gaming!

[@Pjay_ien]

@@WatchItPlayed 😊❤👌🏻

[@KougyokuGentou]

Pandemic is an awesome game. Glad to finally see you on your channel Rodney. It's a great example of modern board gaming and I handily recommend it. Any chance for Pandemic promo cards in your next fundraiser? Would love to have you/pep as roles.

[@WatchItPlayed]

That would be fun :)

[@GreenGiant2007]

You always explain things clearly and succinctly. Many thanks 🙏

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say - thank you!

[@curtismartin9054]

Bill Gates "Pandemic board game" is just called... Earth.

[@travist7777]

...us.

[@erikguerra5109]

I just started playing it today.

[@curtismartin9054]

@@erikguerra5109 hard game! But fun

[@curtismartin9054]

@@erikguerra5109 there's an app on play store. $5. Good for practice.

[@Noizemaze4]

played this a few years back lol sighs oh the irony........

[@PHEONIX1592]

was trying to play with my parents. This video worked like a charm. Thanks so much :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad this helped!

[@Nikonik66]

We won our second game but still had to re-watch this video again for a reminder of the rules. Now the learning curve is over and I'm sure we will have lots of fun just setting up and caring on with the game. Lots of fun, and so many different outcomes.

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's always great once the rules are locked in and you can just focus on the game play - enjoy!

[@aidanduffy5443]

Thank you for these videos! You're excellent at explaining. Every word chosen wisely, always clear and easy to follow if I'm paying attention:)

[@WatchItPlayed]

So kind of you to say!

[@whalingwithishmael7751]

You really do a great job at explaining all of these games. Thank you!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice of you to say - thanks and happy gaming!

[@nittygritty7503]

Can you move the Atlanta research center if you run out of new ones or can you only move the research centers that you have built when making a new one when you run out??

[@WatchItPlayed]

You can also move the Atlanta Research station.

[@bbison94]

For the infection step, you don't have to draw the bottom card like you do earlier with the infection card?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You draw from the bottom when resolving an Epidemic, but when resolving the Infection step, you draw from the top.

[@retrogaminggarage2241]

Why would anybody dislike this video. A lot of thought was put into this. Great video.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad you liked it - thank you!

[@Theclueless1]

Was given this game for Christmas. This video has been incredible thank you

[@WatchItPlayed]

So good to hear - have fun saving the world Peter!

[@brandyb2336]

With the researcher player I understand they can give any card from their hand, but in order to share knowledge does someone have to have the city they are on or is it just two players together for any card?

[@WatchItPlayed]

The two players just have to be together - the card they give does not have to match the city they are in.

[@sharonkomash]

Dear Rodney, Your explanation helped us a lot, I hope you can help us with 2 questions: 1. While epidemic occurs, during infect stage, if the bottom card is a card of a desease that was eradicated, we ignore, we don't need to draw another card instead, correct? 2. Contingency planner - can take an event card one time in a turn, but several times in a game? (as long as there isn’t more than 1 card at a time) Thank you very much!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Sharon, let's see if I can help: 1) Correct. Once a disease is eradicated, you ignore those cards when drawn (and don't redraw for them). 2) Yes, you can use the several times during the game, but you may only have 1 card stored on him at a time.

[@sharonkomash]

@@WatchItPlayed Thousand thanks!

[@Killer62Joe]

Once again, CRYSTAL CLEAN H.T.P. video & like many others I really appreciate your integrity efforts towards excellence (the re-uploads), thank you for all you do!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I think this time will be the last time I have to re-upload - thanks for your patience :)

[@kacy8575]

Thank you!!! You made understanding how to play this game so much easier than the actual instructions.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad it was helpful Kacy! Good luck saving the world :)

[@SuikoRyos]

*Notification:* Watch It Played has uploaded How to Play Pandemic! *Me:* Yeah, I already know how to play. I guess I'll pass this time... *Notification:* Watch It Played has uploaded How to Play Pandemic! *Me:* Uh, I already told you I know how to play that game... *Notification:* Watch It Played has uploaded How to Play Pandemic! *Me:* Okay, fine! I'll watch the video! Well played, Rodney, well played...

[@WatchItPlayed]

I wish I was that clever :)

[@KnakuanaRka]

Yeah, that notification seems to forget that you’ve already checked the channel.

[@TwirlingFern]

Great explanation on how to play! Clear, concise and understandable. Good job.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly!

[@jonathanliao4072]

If let's say Tehran has 3 cubes and another cube is require to put on it to cause and outbreak. Will Tehran still be susceptible for another outbreak on the 2nd card or the next turn or it is no longer able to have an outbreak because it already had one

[@WatchItPlayed]

It will still be susceptible. Locations with their maximum number of cubes are dangerous!

[@Sc-How]

This made it so much easier to play. Thank you!

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad to hear it!

[@DarkSaruman]

These kinds of videos are literally a life saver. Thanks so much!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome - glad you enjoyed!

[@grinedrawings5928]

Wow! Thanks for the video I got the the game a couple of days ago and this video really helped me.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to hear it Grine! Have fun playing :)

[@cipi475]

I don't have the game, first, I look up to the rules of the game and the theme. After this video, I decided to buy the game, this looks so fun. 8 looked up at the roles, and my favourite one was the medic I think or the quarantine master. Thank you! 😁😁😁

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome - have fun playing! The Medic is my favorite!

[@cipi475]

@@WatchItPlayed hello again :) I purchased the Pandemic game, and my favourite characters are the Medic, Quarantine Specialist and maybe the Researcher

[@ajayshah95]

This was such a clearly explained video, really enjoyable to watch. Thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice of you to say Ajay!

[@masonpyle5929]

My sister introduced me to this game. When she visited me and my family we all really liked it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey, great to hear you enjoyed!

[@falconashek8913]

I'm a crazy, or is this the third time to see this video? This game is my evergreen. I've taught my friends and family and it's a hit every time.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You’re not crazy. I had things to correct.

[@falconashek8913]

Thank you, Groundhog day anyone?

[@GregHu77]

Rodney you have the best job in the world!!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

It does motivate all those smiles you see in the videos :)

[@Singulitarian]

Best game tutorials on the planet.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly!

[@sharonkomash]

thanks for yet another comprehensive explanation! just to make sure i understood- at 11:22 "you do not draw a replacement" (for the epidemic card) - if the epidemic card was the 1st card, you can still take the second card, right?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep, you've got!

[@Sakis_Dipper]

So glad you started making videos of older yet classic games such as Carcassonne, Pandemic and Ticket to Ride... Consider making one for Stone Age please. Your videos are valuable. Keep up! ;-)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the interest!

[@gabrielesimionato1210]

One of the best games ever

[@foodini666]

This was 1000% better than the instructions. Thank you.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad you found it helpful James!

[@ourhumblehomeschoolingjour5739]

If we eradicate all cubes of one color off the board before it is cured, do we still need to cure it to keep from adding more of that color to the board in subsequent infections/epidemics?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Correct. The disease is not considered eradicated until a cure is also found for it.

[@emilyjjs1]

So on a players turn they do up to 4 actions, draw 2 players cards, then infect cities.. the infect cities part on a players turn is where I am lost. Does the player just draw 1 infection card and place 1 colored cube that matches to that city at the end of the turn?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

[@fnaeem77]

@Watch It Played how do you get multi disease in one city as shown in your video. it seems like disease will be of the color of the city ?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Faisal, outbreaks can cause diseases of one color to spread into an adjacent city of a different color. Hope that helps!

[@amoretteocallaghan1819]

Great videos. We love playing board games and always watch your videos before we play a new game

[@WatchItPlayed]

So nice to hear Amorette! I hope you have fun playing (and saving the world!)

[@antonboludo8886]

That clears it all up.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@djgiorgio2114]

Just a quick question that can't find anywhere the answer in the rulebook. Can i build the research station at a city that has infected cubes without remove them? Can a city with a research station be infected or is immune? Thanks for the great video.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I’m not near my copy of the game right now, but if then video doesn’t say the location has to be clear of cubes, then it doesn’t.

[@valinski]

Hi, great video! I do have one question concerning the roles. Can the play perform certain actions more than once? For instance the Dispatcher: is it allowed to move 2 or even 3 pawns? Of course for 2 or 3 actions. Thanks in advance! Best regards, Paul

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I’m just travelling right now, and away from my copy, but the video should say if role actions have any limitations (like once-per-turn).

[@valinski]

Ok, thanks! Found the answer.

[@caesarcamacho3270]

Purchased this g,are for Christmas. Hard to start. Now I get it

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad this was helpful - have fun playing!

[@annelazio456]

Your explanation is always the best!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say Anne!

[@mamunarif9510]

can i use the same action morw than once in my turn?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

[@pengsengong1215]

In a scenario where say, there is only one yellow colour disease cube on the board in the beginning, if I move to that location and remove the yellow cube, does it mean yellow is being eradicated? That seems too easy to eradicate one of the disease.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

[@ne_arth3384]

Rodney you are a legend- Villa Douzastraat

[@erikguerra5109]

Question, here's the scenario. During the infection phase I drew Bangkok which is red, yet Bangkok already has 3 red cubes, so does one outbreak/outbreak chain happen as a result of this card or does two (an outbreak/outbreak chain for each of the two infection cubes)?

[@erikguerra5109]

Nevermind I'm playing in wrong. Watching the video again helped.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad it got sorted!

[@hellotoastedegg]

just a quick question .... can you place a research station on a city that has a disease cube on. Or do you have to clear the city first before building one??

[@WatchItPlayed]

You can. It does not have to be clear.

[@TheIdealShadow]

Quick question: can you place a cube on a city that already has a research center?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep!

[@llamas8548]

Played tonight and wanted to confirm - for “shared knowledge” 2 (or more) players MUST be in same city and can only move THAT city card either to or from their deck. So the advantage Researcher role gives you is that it’s ANY city card you can move? Do I have that right?

[@WatchItPlayed]

That’s right (but instead of saying the card is moved from a deck, remember, it comes from your hand).

[@antondolhain369]

Great video! Makes a lot of things very clear. Just one question: For example, if you don’t see a yellow cube during the setup (so there are no yellow cubes on the board), is the yellow disease automatically eradicated?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Nope, remember, to eradicate a disease you need to also have the cure.

[@antondolhain369]

@@WatchItPlayed ok thanks!

[@brad361]

I hate reading instructions, thank you!!! Really well explained.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad this was helpful Brad!

[@cesarangulo7590]

Hi, quick question, how can there be a black cube on a blue country? How does that work? If an outbreak occurs?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep, from an outbreak!

[@kcasacca14]

The directions in box are very confusing so I'm glad this exists!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad this was helpful Kaylee!

[@arlenamariestrode6562]

Im confused about the outbreak. "All the cities connected to the city" aren't they all connected to each other. The white lines go everywhere. Or is a triangle considered the connecting cities?

[@WatchItPlayed]

It means the cities "directly" connected the the city that is outbreaking. So if Atlanta is out-breaking, for example, the disease will spread to Chicago, Washington and Miami (because those are the 3 cities that are directly connected to Atlanta).

[@masumshah2856]

I did not get the meaning of first commonly overlooked rule stating that You do not draw replacement card after drawing an epidemic card. What's the meaning of this? Can you explain this by giving an example if possible?

[@WatchItPlayed]

It just means that when you draw 2 cards on your turn, if one of them is an Epidemic card, it still counts as one of the 2 cards you were meant to draw (you don't get to draw an extra, since one of them was an Epidemic card).

[@andreys6459]

Hi Rodney, When a player has seven cards and it’s their turn to draw two cards from the player deck, do they have to discard one card at a time as they draw a new card to comply with the hand limit rule, or discard two cards at once after completing the drawing?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You draw the top 2 cards together.

[@tanchinshin]

Very clear explanation. Thanks! Running off to play now!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time!

[@justadad6677]

Great video, Still had questions, Is there a timer for each move of the group or player to take? (from what I learned, no, you just take the time to think your next move with the group), can disease cross borders in color (appears they can when a contagioun spread happens). Looks like I am ready to give this a go.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey, sorry, I'm not quite sure that you mean by "do players choose the cards they want to play?". Can you give me a time stamp to a section of the video where you're uncertain if the player gets to choose the card they are playing (are you asking if people are forced to randomly play cards from their hands? If so, no, you always pick the card you are playing with a related action? Also not quite sure what you mean by a timer for moves? Are you asking if players "must make a decision with 3 minutes, or their turn is skipped?" If so, no, there's no rules like that. You have as long as you need. Of course, if you take 30 minutes, the other players might start to get annoyed :) Yes, a disease can cross borders in color (if say, there is an Outbreak). Let me know if that covers it, or if you have follow up questions.

[@justadad6677]

All good, I should edit. It was in the video, and I saw that the second time. @@WatchItPlayed

[@MariaSantosSousa1]

Great video! What does the one quiet night event do? Me and my friends can’t figure it out, please help!

[@WatchItPlayed]

It allows you to skip this part of a normal turn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvOhJaGoMmaqc0 - in other words, for that round, you won't be adding more disease cubes to the board. Hope that helps!

[@chrisefc3579]

Thankyou very much for this very clear and informative guide, appreciated.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome Chris!

[@AliceJellyfish]

I actually have this game. I seem to always want the medic and researcher. Found out my perfect team is Medic, researcher, operations expert, and Dispatcher Did you know that each losing condition has a reasoning? for example, if you cant draw cards, you ran out of time.

[@maheshpadalingam3137]

And an eighth outbreak occur means all diseases are out of control and if a color of disease is out of supply means that disease has reached the maximum and it has started to threaten the world

[@Nob0und5YTshorts]

What happens if (like we had last night on our first playthrough): an outbreak occurs in London as it already has 3 blue cubes. Paris has 2, Madrid has 3. You place a cube on Paris (making it 3). You need to place a cube on Madrid but you can't, so a chain reaction occurs. You now need to put one on Paris but you've just placed one on Paris. Does another outbreak occur? Or should you play Madrid first and simply place a blue cube on Paris to make that city up to 3? Hope this makes sense.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Scott, at 13:53, I think you’ll find an example like that in the video. Basically, during an outbreak, a city that already outbreaks, during that same outbreak, doesn’t outbreak again. So in your example above, when Madrid outbreaks because Paris outbreaks, Madrid doesn’t cause Paris to outbreak again, because it just did, as a part of that same chaining outbreak. Hope that helps!

[@Geronimo2Fly]

An outbreak would occur at London, and you would place a third cube on Paris, as well as one cube on each of Essen and New York. You would also need to place a cube on Madrid, but since Madrid already has three cubes, another outbreak would occur, and you would place another cube on New York, one on Sao Paulo and one on Algiers (but not London because it already had an outbreak). You would also need to place on on Paris, but since Paris now has three cubes (due to the outbreak from London), it also outbreaks, and you would place another cube on Essen, one on Milan, and one on Algiers. Nothing would go to London or Madrid since they already had outbreaks. So, that one "chain" would cause three outbreaks (London, then Madrid, then Paris). (For example's sake, let's just pretend that Algiers had started with two blue cubes. After the outbreak at Madrid, it would have three. Then after the outbreak from Paris, Algiers would also outbreak, and BLUE cubes would be placed on Istanbul and Cairo. Even though Algiers is black, the outbreak is in the color blue so only blue cubes would be placed. By this time, you would probably have lost the game due to running out of blue cubes. However, if Algiers had started with two black cubes, then at the end of the three outbreaks, it would have two black cubes and two blue cubes and it would not have had an outbreak.)

[@sofiagalanores8534]

That one game which always intrigued me , you actually spreading decease and causing the end of the world...the inventor is kinda sick man hah ... anyway as for the game-play , you gave an excellent explanation , the were a few small question and you answered all of them, very glad , of course deserve a like :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the like!

[@brycemusante3238]

Hey so what if you have 6 or 7 cards after your actions and have to draw 2 player cards do you discard first then draw or draw and then pick which cards you want and discard the extra

[@WatchItPlayed]

You'll find this answered here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvOhJaGoMmaqc0 Hope that helps!

[@jcstarich]

@@WatchItPlayed when you're discarding city cards, can you just discard or do you have to travel to the city?

[@WatchItPlayed]

jcstarich You only have to discard cards if you are holding too many, and in that case, it doesn’t matter what city you are in. You can pick any card from your hand to discard.

[@aameerbhojani6087]

Are we allowed to count the number of cards remaining in the player deck to see how many turns are remaining?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I don't think there are any rules forbidding it.

[@RonaiHenrik]

14:25 Something is unclear. If I'm not mistaken, the Hungarian rulebook says that you don't have to add any other cubes to the cities which were already impacted in the initial outbreak. Wouldn't that mean that you don't add one to Karachi? Since the city already received one in the same chain of outbreaks.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sorry, I can't really help with rule translations from other languages. This video gives you the correct rules, so it could be that there was a translation error for the Hungarian version.

[@RonaiHenrik]

@@WatchItPlayed no, you misunderstand me :) I don't need help in translations. I just need the correct rule. So let's say the city next to Karachi has an outbreak. You put cubies to the cities next to the city with the outbreak (including Karachi). Because of this, another city next to Karachi has an outbreak. If I understand the rules correctly (as written in the Hungarian rule book), Karachi will *not* receive *another* cubelet, since it already has received one in the same chain of outbreaks. Do I understand this part correctly, or in other words: is the Hungarian rule book accurate?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@RonaiHenrik I think what may be confusing me about your question, is that this example is covered in the video. So I assumed you had to be asking about a different kind of situation. Is this what you're asking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvOhJaGoMmaqc0

[@RonaiHenrik]

@@WatchItPlayed yes, indeed. If I'm not mistaken, Karachi should only receive 1 cubie, in the first outbreak. If I interpret the Hungarian rulebook correctly. It basically says if a city has already received a cube (i.e. if it was already impacted by the chain), it should not receive a second cube during the same chain of outbreaks. I wonder what the original rule should be, or if my interpretation is the correct one. We have played some games since, this always comes up. We always follow my interpretation, so we only place one cube, even if both outbreaks should impact a given (Karachi in your example) city. I hope I'm clear about what the object of my confusion is :/

[@WatchItPlayed]

Henrik Rónai Yep, I’m clear on your question. The way we show it in the video is correct. This is confirmed by the English rules (they show a full example that includes this type of situation, maybe the Hungarian translation doesn’t show it, or translates it incorrectly?), but perhaps more importantly, we checked the video with the designer and publisher before publishing it. You can play according to what we’re showing with confidence. Have fun!

[@acojsx]

thanks! ur videos are beautifully explained and great camera work!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly!

[@Orlex]

Question! When mixing action cards, I noticed a lot of them are same colours in a row. Should we 're mix them than? Just played our first game,but did mistake by spending too many turns just trying to take out infections when already had cure instead of concentrating to make other cures. Was only 2-3 turns away for winning .

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Mantas, I'm not sure quite what you mean by action cards. Do you mean the infection cards? Either way, yeah, the decks should be thoroughly shuffled. And hey, being 2- turns away from winning on your first game - that's pretty good! Keep it up!

[@Orlex]

Watch It Played hello! Mean them cards at the bottom of board,not infection cards :)! Thanks for quick response and keep doing great videos :)! Also,if I already have 7 cards and I need to take 2 more,can I discard new cards or I need discard two of my seven before opening two more? Thanks

[@WatchItPlayed]

You can discard the new cards as well. Or a combination of new and old.