World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Pandemic Game Review

There is a new co-op Pandemic game on the block, and this one is wearing World of Warcraft armor!I am a huge fan of the World of Warcraft MMO, and have been playing since vanilla. My Dwarf Paladin spent a considerable amount of time flying around Northrend grinding out as many achievements as I could during the Lich King expansion. To get more news about Buy WoW WLK EU Gold, you can visit lootwowgold official website.

I have also played about 10 games of the original Pandemic board game and it is a fun, cooperative game, in which 2-4 players work together to quell a Pandemic that is spreading around the world. I have the original Pandemic board game in my permanent game collection, as it is one of my daughter’s favorite games.

In late 2021, ZMAN Games and Blizzard put a new face on the Pandemic system. This time around, the Lich King is spreading the Scourge around the continent of Northrend, and a group of well known World of Warcraft adventurers must band together to stop him.

Does this mix of Pandemic and Warcraft work well together? Is it like peanut butter and chocolate in a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? Let’s have a look. The “World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King: A Pandemic System Board Game” box is 10 inches x 12 inches x 2 inches, and it is jam-packed full of goodies. Here is what you will get inside:

The game board folds out to be about 19 inches x 30 inches. Game play takes approximately 45-60 minutes. In the original Pandemic board game, you would assume one of seven possible roles: dispatcher, medic, scientist, researcher, operations expert, contingency planner, or quarantine specialist.

Muradin Bronzebeard, Jaina Proudmoore, Sylvanus Windrunner, Varian Wrynn, Tirion Fordring, or Lady Liadrin. Each hero has varying amounts of health points at the bottom of their cards.

In the original Pandemic board game, the heroes were represented by plastic peg tokens, and each hero had one cool power. In this Warcraft version of Pandemic, the heroes are represented by extremely detailed miniatures and each hero has two cool powers.

In the original Pandemic board game, the villains were wooden virus cubes that spread around the globe. In the Warcraft version of Pandemic, the villains are Scourge miniatures (undead ghouls and more) that spread around the map. In addition, there are Abominations that wander the roads looking for trouble – like Stitches in Duskwood. And you will ultimately have to take down the Lich King himself in order to win.Here is a very simple overview of gameplay. For experienced players of Pandemic, you will find this Lich King version feels fairly similar to the original base game.

Scourge miniatures will be placed around the map of Northrend. As will 1 Abomination, and Lich King himself. You will not be able to attack the Lich King directly until the End Game. There will also be 3 Quest Sheets (dungeons) placed on the board.

Players will take turns attacking the Scourge on the map, or working their way to the dungeons and trying to complete those instances. You will need to complete all 3 Quest Sheets before you can enter Ice Crown Citadel and battle the Lich King.