Play Matt: Pandemic Fall of Rome Review

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Thanks Matt, great read.

It's piqued my interest for reasons which you touch upon.

The "quarterbacking", "whack-a-mole" co-op in our house is still Forbidden Desert, and every now and then I entertain the idea of getting another one, or even a replacement. This one has come closest, perhaps, but your last paragraph reminds me that I don't really need to (sometimes I need reminding of this).

Matt Thrower wrote: Care and attention have never been my strong pints.

Mattttttttttttttt.... pints to you for this, I guess

Pandemic was the game that got my wife and I into gaming, and I still quite enjoy it. But fall of rome is easily my favorite version of it. Every change is smart and adds fun, interesting stuff to the game. The dice make the entire thing less solvable. It's a great iteration.

You’d think this subject would cry out for a Legacy treatment.

Hm. I was really intrigued by this when I saw it come out, because I tend to love all things Roman history and the changes that everyone is talking about did sound like they'd make it more than just Pandemic. Then I played a game.

It's still Pandemic. There's a lot of chrome added and the historical aspects are certainly more interesting than generic modern disease problem, but it's still Pandemic, which means it still feels like a game I've played dozens of times and stopped playing because I was bored. Maybe I should give it another try, but I was distinctly underwhelmed.

Jackwraith wrote: It's still Pandemic. There's a lot of chrome added and the historical aspects are certainly more interesting than generic modern disease problem, but it's still Pandemic, which means it still feels like a game I've played dozens of times and stopped playing because I was bored.

Very good point. I've only flirted with other versions of Pandemic - 2-3 plays - so I didn't find this too much of the same medicine. But I can totally appreciate how you would if you had: the core systems are the same.