Ndemic Creations Plague Inc., Pink, Standalone

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When a country is dead, each player gets one DNA Points for each token they placed on the dead country. Then every player who infected the dead country gets 1 Event card. After that, tokens on the dead country are removed and returned to its owner(s), and finally, the killer keeps the dead country card for the end game bonuses. Each player is a different disease (represented by a set of colored Plague Tokens) and must compete to score as many DNA Points as possible. DNA Points are scored by: Duffy, Clare. "Video game company urges players to avoid Plague Inc. game for information on coronavirus". CNN . Retrieved 17 July 2020.

You are all deadly diseases! Infect Cities to spread across the world, score DNA Points and evolve new symptoms to customize your pathogen as you battle against other players to wipe out humanity and become the ultimate plague!In 2017, the developer released a physical board game based on Plague Inc. titled Plague Inc.: The Board Game. [4] In December 2018, the studio released Rebel Inc., a follow-up game with a political theme. [5] In addition to DNA Points scored during the game, players also score the DNA Points from their Evolved Trait Cards and from End Game Bonuses. (Move DNA Point Markers when DNA Points are awarded). Players may only place tokens in cities if they can resist the climate. For example, players can only place in Hot/Cold cities if their disease has evolved for Heat/Cold resistance. Nelson, Jared (11 February 2019). " 'Plague Inc.' Follow-Up 'Rebel Inc.' Now Available on Android". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019 . Retrieved 18 May 2019. a b Khaw, Cassandra (5 June 2012). " 'Plague Inc' Review – Rid the World of Those Pesky Humans". TouchArcade . Retrieved 23 June 2018.

The basic premise of the game has not changed. However, Armageddon brings extra end game bonus opportunities, helping reward more players with large player counts. Where it does improve gameplay is in the addition of new gene effects. Once, during the game, players can upgrade their pathogen by acquiring a new permanent ability. These gene effects may be minor [recessive genes] or significant [dominant genes]. Player may only infect country if the player is resistant to that country climate. (e.g. hot countries requires Heat Resistance Trait, neutral climate countries doesn't require any resistance trait, etc.) Lethality, place a token in every climate suitable, connected country that the PlagueBot doesn't already infect. Then PlagueBot kill one largest, fully infected, and PlagueBot controlled country.

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Event cards let players do special actions and then discard the card. The text on each Event card describes the action as well as when it may be used. Players just can’t use an Event card on the turn they acquire it and can never hold more than 3 in hand. The Event cards add a bunch of fun twists. Game End a b " "PLAGUE INC THE BOARD GAME TO BE EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY ASMODEE USA" - Games Press". www.gamespress.com . Retrieved 14 July 2021. In this phase, player may choose between placing a Trait card on the Evolution slide (evolving), or discard one card from the Evolution slide (devolving), or choose to do nothing and skip the phase. Finally, once the final Country card has been placed or discarded, the game enters sudden death. The game ends when one player’s plague is eradicated, or when a player is unable to make any moves. The player with the most points wins. You can use these extreme temperature countries to box opponents in or reduce the amount of connectivity they have by discarding country cards that bear the boat or plane icon. Ensuring that you maintain plenty of climate suitable connectivity.

So aside from the relatively minor additions, Armageddon offers little more than a few extra pathogens. Some might say that the original base game is good enough to suffice. Anything more is just “gilding the lily”. Any gamer who has just the base game will probably be more than happy with what they have. The Armageddon expansion does add a few new suggestions and rule tweaks that are optional.

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On 6 December 2018, Ndemic Creations released Rebel Inc., a follow-up game with a political theme based around the "complexities and consequences of foreign intervention and counter insurgency." [17] In it, players must stabilize a post-war country while stopping insurgents from taking power. [18] Though the game was originally only available on iOS, a port for Android devices was released on 11 February the following year. [19] a b "Happy 9th Birthday Plague Inc.! - Ndemic Creations". www.ndemiccreations.com . Retrieved 14 July 2021. Each players gets DNA Points for each countries they conquered + bonus DNA points from special abilities.

On 28 February 2019, the studio announced that they would add an in-game scenario about vaccine hesitancy to the game, after a Change.org petition to do so gained over 10,000 signatures. [20] Plague Inc. Creator Rejects Accusation Of Being Pandemic 2.5 Clone". Modojo.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016 . Retrieved 22 October 2014. Player may infect countries by placing as many Play Tokens as possible. The number of tokens placed in this phase are limited to the infectivity of the disease. Player may also choose to do nothing and skip the phase. The Steam ( Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux) and console version is entitled Plague Inc: Evolved and includes adjustments and additions to the gameplay. Plague Inc is likely a little strategically shallow for those who have already played medium-weight strategy titles or have no investment in the video game. That doesn’t discredit its achievement in accurately bringing its inspiration to the tabletop – much like the video game, this is a fun way to spend an hour or two indulging in an entertaining theme, eye-catching design and simple gameplay. Only now you can enjoy it all with friends. The importance of that shouldn’t go understated.The two extra diseases, fungi and bioterrorism do add an interesting spin. Whilst they might be more deadly, this can actually hamper a disease’s ability to spread. The lethality removes a country completely so there is less opportunity to remain a problem. In medical terms we would say that diseases that are more infective but with no symptoms are often the more difficult ones to curtail. If there are more than one player with the most Play Tokens placed on a country, then those players conquers the country and received DNA Points from that country.