Review of Pamdemic

Was it fun?

• The game was not very fun in my opinion. I like games where you compete against each other instead.

What were the player interactions?

• This game was very interactive for each player had to be apart of each others turns (acting as a whole).

How long did it take to learn?

• The game at first took awhile to learn because the instructions were rather long and by the time you went onto page two you already forgot what was mentioned in page 1. When we ginally decided to just start playing then it wasn’t so bad. The instructions a very wordy and make the game seem a lot more complicated then it actually is. All you have to do work as a team to try to end all the diseases.

Would you play it again?

• It defiently wouldn’t be at the top of my list, but I may play it again just to see if I can beat it.

Anaylze the game using the 3 act structure?

• We started out by trying to figure out how to play the game by reading the instructions (was not working out very well). Then we finally started to figure out how the game works and that we had to play as a team in order to have a chance at winning. As the game was coming to a close, we realized that we had no chnace at winning due to the lack of cards that we had left.

What are the collaborative and or competitive aspects of the game?

• This game requires a ton of collaberation. Each player must converse about each of their moves to make sure that everyone is on the same page. There is no such thing as defend for yourself or single play in this game.

What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout?

• The game’s metaphor would probably have something to with how things don’t always go as planned even if you try to come up with a solution to the problem. The different charcter cards stood out to me because for example, I was the medic ans I can cure all diseases for that city in one action.