http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/04/playing-pandemic-the-board-game/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/04/playing-pandemic-the-board-game/comment-page-1/#comment-415 The Evolution of the Flu Virus | Surprising Science Wed, 06 May 2009 14:33:12 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=1097#comment-415 [...] will be my last flu-related post for now, unless everything unexpectedly gets out of hand. But now that we’re not panicking any [...] [...] will be my last flu-related post for now, unless everything unexpectedly gets out of hand. But now that we’re not panicking any [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/04/playing-pandemic-the-board-game/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Get Some Perspective on Swine Flu | Surprising Science Tue, 05 May 2009 14:40:52 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=1097#comment-409 [...] course you should pay attention to what is going on in your neighborhood and act accordingly. But like I said last week: Don’t [...] [...] course you should pay attention to what is going on in your neighborhood and act accordingly. But like I said last week: Don’t [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/04/playing-pandemic-the-board-game/comment-page-1/#comment-376 hypnoid Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:36:29 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=1097#comment-376 Pandemic is too easy? We once lost so quickly two players didn't get a chance to take their first turn! We win less than half the time, and usually win just before we would have lost (in one game we cured the 4th disease just as picked up the last card). Are you playing with 5 epidemic cards in the deck? Pandemic is too easy? We once lost so quickly two players didn’t get a chance to take their first turn! We win less than half the time, and usually win just before we would have lost (in one game we cured the 4th disease just as picked up the last card). Are you playing with 5 epidemic cards in the deck?

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