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Plague & Pestilence

Plague & Pestilence

Chessex · 1993
2–615–45 min1.4/5 complexity6.2 BGG#8.177 BGG939KidsParty
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A light card game involving the build-up and destruction of medieval towns. In the "Prosperity" phase, players attempt to build up their populations via stealing from other players or via improvements.

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official art · Chessex

A light card game involving the build-up and destruction of medieval towns. In the "Prosperity" phase, players attempt to build up their populations via stealing from other players or via improvements. Then the Death Ship arrives bearing the plague! In the "Plague" phase, players attempt to kill other players by playing war, pestilence, or other deadly attacks. The cards contain illustrations reminiscent of medieval woodcuts featuring the Grim Reaper.

game anatomy
Complexity1.4 / 5
BGG rating6.2 / 10
Vibe
KidsParty
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15–45 min
Players
2–6
BGG rank
#8.177
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Plague & Pestilence is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~15–45 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Plague & Pestilence — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Plague & Pestilence support?
Plague & Pestilence is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Plague & Pestilence take?
A game of Plague & Pestilence takes about 15–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6How complex is Plague & Pestilence?
Plague & Pestilence has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.4 out of 5.
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