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Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic

Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic

Knightshade Games · 2015
130 min14+ yrs2Couples
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You are a lead Doctor with the CDC, specializing in Pathogens and Contagious Disease, top in your field. You and your team of highly trained Specialists are tasked to determine the source of a new deadly, highly contagious disease.

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You are a lead Doctor with the CDC, specializing in Pathogens and Contagious Disease, top in your field. You and your team of highly trained Specialists are tasked to determine the source of a new deadly, highly contagious disease. They have discovered the original carrier who has transmitted the disease to countless others and brought him to you. You have only three days to keep Patient Zero alive and discover a successful treatment before it becomes a worldwide pandemic and all is lost.

The gameplay is simple: There are 4 Disease types infecting Patient Zero.

Virus
Bacteria
Fungus
Parasite

Patient Zero consists of 6 cards: Head, Torso, 2 Arms, & 2 Legs. There is one single deck containing "Positive, Negative, and Neutral Effect" cards in 4 colors representing the 4 types of Diseases.

Once you flip cards to determine starting Disease Types... The turn order is broken up into 3 Phases:

  1. INFECTION
  2. RESEARCH
  3. TREATMENT

Gameplay is broken up into 3 "Days" being the number of times you cycle through the deck. If Patient Zero survives the end of Day 3, you then add your points based on how well your treatment was. If your score is over 100, you lose, treatment was a failure. If under 100, you win! Your treatment was successful and you can start manufacturing a cure! You saved the world!

game anatomy
Vibe
Couples
Play time
30 min
Players
1
Recommended age
14+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic support?
Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic take?
A game of Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic for?
Patient Zero: A Solo Epidemic is recommended from age 14.
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