As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay while discovering their cures. You and your teammates will travel across the globe, treating infections while finding resources for cures. You must work as a team to succeed. Pandemic is a cooperative game, where all players win or lose together. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics fuel the spreading plagues. Can you find all four cures in time? The fate of humanity is in your hands! This 2013 edition of Pandemic includes two new characters (the Contingency Planner and the Quarantine Specialist) not available in earlier editions of the game. Details: For 2 to 4 players For ages 8 and up Contents: Game board 7 role cards 7 pawns 59 player cards (48 City cards, 6 Epidemic cards, 5 Event cards) 4 reference cards 48 infection cards 96 disease cubes (24 in 4 colors) 4 cure markers 1 infection rate token 1 outbreaks token 6 research stations Rulebook