Pandemic is also available as an app. I have it on my iPhone.
Hah! Yeah, no. Beyond checking air quality and weather, I do very little on my phone that is not actually using it as a telephone.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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megan walker - Aug 22, 2020 5:36:46 pm PDT #25796 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
chrismg - Aug 22, 2020 8:46:42 pm PDT #25797 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
PANDEMIC
Just in case: I endorse the plan that winds up the Scientist in Cairo.
megan walker - Aug 22, 2020 9:25:05 pm PDT #25798 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
PANDEMIC
Just in case: I endorse the plan that winds up the Scientist in Cairo.
I think I distracted the Medic with my gaming questions, but, assuming he agrees...
Triple move to Cairo
Share knowledge with the Researcher about Ho Chi Minh City
Gudanov - Aug 23, 2020 7:47:25 am PDT #25799 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
The Scientist stows away on a freighter headed to Lagos, then rents a Land Rover Defender and drives to Khartoum, then takes a river boat up the Nile to Cairo. Once three she meets up with the Researcher in a seedy Cairo bar to discuss Ho Chi Minh City, leaving the Scientist thinking she's just one clue away from figuring out the red death.
Then she draws Santiago (Yellow) and Tehran (Black). Meanwhile, the blue plague spreads in New York, and zombies multiply in Baghdad, putting it on the brink.
The Situation:
Gudanov - Aug 23, 2020 7:52:00 am PDT #25800 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
I think that all of the cities on the brink are in the infection discard pile so none of them are more dangerous than any of the others. That makes me think I should clear out Baghdad and Tehran to take away the risk of a double outbreak.
megan walker - Aug 23, 2020 8:14:45 am PDT #25801 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
PANDEMIC
I think that all of the cities on the brink are in the infection discard pile so none of them are more dangerous than any of the others. That makes me think I should clear out Baghdad and Tehran to take away the risk of a double outbreak.
Agreed.
billytea - Aug 23, 2020 2:07:17 pm PDT #25802 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
PANDEMIC
I think that sounds like a sensible plan. One thing to share: On my turn, unless things have gone to hell somewhere and needs all hands, I intend to finish my turn in Baghdad. That's in the hopes that I'll draw a Red card, in which case on the Scientist's next turn, they could cure both Yellow and Red.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2020 5:00:33 am PDT #25803 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
Unless the Dispatcher has a better plan, I'll just go the middle east and kill zombies.
chrismg - Aug 24, 2020 7:50:44 am PDT #25804 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
PANDEMIC
Sounds good to me.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2020 8:28:58 am PDT #25805 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
The Medic takes a station to station flight to Baghdad and then organizes dozens of anti-zombie squads to clear out the city. Then he hitches a ride in the back of a Toyota Hilux and does the same thing in Tehran.
After that he draws Hong Kong (Red) and Osaka (Red). Meanwhile yellow plague re-emerges in Mexico City and the blue plague spreads even more in Atlanta.
The situation: