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I'll take the Researcher so I can help get folks to five cards.
So we've got a Medic, an Operations Expert, a Quarantine Specialist, and a Researcher. Doing some randomness, the order is Medic, Quarantine Specialist, Operations Expert, and Researcher.
PANDEMIC
The world has a bad case of blue fever.
FYI, it's hard to see, but Atlanta has two blue cubes.
The situation:
PANDEMIC
That's pretty good, all the worst spots are in walking distance. Who wants to collect Blue? I have Atlanta for the lucky recipient.
PANDEMIC
What a great draw all around.
Who wants to collect Blue? I have Atlanta for the lucky recipient.
I'm thinking I should since I have the blue furthest away. Montreal should be easy for me to pick up on my turn since the Medic can't get both New York and London anyway. I could treat Chicago on the way.
PANDEMIC
Yeah, I'm thinking I clear New York and end on Montreal.
PANDEMIC
Sounds good, I'll pass Atlanta to the Ops Expert before starting on my travels.
PANDEMIC
OK, then, I will:
Double move to New York
Distribute A THOROUGHLY TESTED treatment
Move to the site of the Other French Revolution
PANDEMIC
The Medic rents a Nissan Altima and drives to Washington D.C. before grabbing a train to New York. The Medic then distributes a proven antiviral drug that has shown efficacy against the blue fever and transforms New York from a disease-ridden dystopia to an unaffordable-housing dystopia. Then she takes a short-haul flight on an American Airlines Airbus 319-100 to Montreal and hangs out at a bar next to the airport.
The Medic then draws New York (Blue) and Santiago (Yellow)
Meanwhile the Red Death appears in Manila and Zombies are spotted in Baghdad.
The situation
Oh, a little change in the map, you'll see shields around the cities protected from infection by the Quarantine Specialist.
PANDEMIC
I was thinking to move in the direction of London, but something I can't quite make out: does Atlanta have two cubes on it? If so, maybe I should stay in the Atlanta-Chicago vicinity.
Are we still going ahead with the Atlanta handover to the Ops Expert? The Medic got another Blue card, but it's still easier to pass off those cards.
Another option proposed by my loyal sidekick: we could pass Atlanta to the Researcher. Then it's easily available to either player. Less action-efficient, but it's an option.
PANDEMIC
Are we still going ahead with the Atlanta handover to the Ops Expert? The Medic got another Blue card, but it's still easier to pass off those cards.
I say stick with the plan. I'd rather have more flexibility with where the Medic goes since the Ops Expert can essentially create their own portal when they need to.
I was thinking to move in the direction of London, but something I can't quite make out: does Atlanta have two cubes on it? If so, maybe I should stay in the Atlanta-Chicago vicinity.
If I am still heading to Montreal via Chicago, I can zap Chicago once on the way. With only 2 on both, we have plenty of time to clean them up. Plus, if you head to London (or actually maybe Madrid would be better now that I think of it), you will protect all the cities around you over there. One reason I love the QS is that she often protects you from the eventual epidemic through happenstance.