by david707
Can the game be played after December?There's lots of threads on this subject:
eg https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1447441/can-you-play-af...
Briefly, there are no official rules for continuing legacy play after December, but this doesn't mean your stuck with a useless piece of trash.
FAQ Notes
Some questions are currently marked as [UNCERTAIN], which indicates there was some disagreement in the rules thread and it wasn't resolved. I've put what I believe to be the correct answer for now and geekmailed the designers these questions to try and get a final answer. They'll be updated if so.
If you'd like to add questions, comment or make a correction, please reply to this thread with spoiler tags or geekmail me.
Base Rules
Clarifications on Playing without legacy rules:
Funding is meant to be 5 (i.e. including 5 funded event cards) when playing games to get used to pandemic before starting the legacy experience. You win the game by curing all 4 diseases.
Can we change the number of players between games?
Yes, however I do personally recommend keeping roughly the same playgroup, and try to make sure no single person misses more than a few games.
If you lose twice in a month, do you move onto the next month?
Yes.
How does character loss and Civilians work?
If your character becomes lost, destroy that character. Discard your player cards and become a Civilian, if you had actions left, you may take those actions. At the start of the next game, you can choose a character (from those left) as normal.
Is it legal to quit a game without finishing it because it's a lost cause, in particular, this would prevent additional panic stickers from being placed in case of outbreaks. Or, are we forced to sit there and see it through to the end?
You are supposed to play until you actually lose.
If the game ends in the middle of a chain reaction outbreak, does each city in the chain get an outbreak sticker? Or does the game end "immediately", so later cities in the chain are left un-stickered?
See page 13 of the rules under increased panic level. If the game ends during chain outbreaks you choose which cities increase in panic and you stop at 8 total oubreaks for the game.
Does Resilient Population affect all future games?
No, the card is only out of the game for the current game, it is not destroyed.
If I’m given cards outside my turn, will I have to discard down to my hand limit?
Yes.
Research Stations
Where do you put the permanent research station stickers?
Officially, just above the dotted box used for rioting (see Atlanta). Unofficially, anywhere close to the city that makes it clear it is that city is fine.
Do the destroyed due to rioting stickers go on top of the permanent research station stickers?
Yes.
If there's a starting research station sticker on the board do I still have to put a Research Station piece there?
Yes.
Game End Upgrades
Is the number of end of game upgrades we get 2 per player or 2 for the whole group?
You get a total of 2 upgrades.
If I lose the first game of the month, do I get 2 upgrades at the end of the 2nd game in that month?
Yes.
Character Upgrades
Can I upgrade Characters not used in the game just played?
No, see page 14.
How does Dispatcher work with pilot?
If the Dispatcher has Pilot upgrade, he can reveal a city card to fly any player to that city as an action (with that player’s permission).
Does Local Connection character upgrade require an action to use?
Yes, it still counts as using the treat disease action, just lets you use it in a different place.
If the medic has the local connections character upgrade, can he clear all disease cubes of a single color in an adjacent city for a single treat disease action?
Yes.
We gave the Medic the Local connection upgrade, does this mean once a disease is eradicated he automatically removes cubes in all cities next to him?
No, to use Local Connection, you must use the treat disease action.
Positive Mutations
If I eradicate a disease, can I use both game end upgrades to put 2 beneficial mutations on it (example 1 then 2)?
Yes.
Do you stick beneficial mutations on top of each other?
No, stick the next one just below the previous one, so both are visible and in effect.
What city cards can I put unfunded events on, does it matter if the card was in a players hand, discarded or not drawn yet?
Any city card is a legal choice, it doesn’t matter where that city card was at the end of the game.
Does Scientist “stack” with the beneficial mutation, do I only need 3 cards to cure that disease with Scientist now?
Yes.
If we have the 2nd beneficial mutation, exactly when can we discover the cure?
You can do it out of turn, but you can’t so it halfway through an epidemic. It’s also worth noting when drawing player cards, you’ll have to discard down to hand size before curing.
Does the 4th positive mutation mean the medic automatically removes all black cubes by being in a city before the disease is cured? Once the cure is found, does everyone else automatically remove black cubes just by being in a city?
No and No, this upgrade only makes the “Treat disease” action more efficient for non-medic characters before the cure is found.
January
[o]Do objectives stay between games?
Objectives stay unless Legacy deck card says otherwise.
January End:
[o]What happens if we win the game before the 2nd epidemic, since all diseases are cured and the card refers to uncured diseases?
[UNCERTAIN] Likely it’s the color with the most cubes.[/o][/o]
February
[o]COdA-403b
Can I use funded and/or unfunded events to remove COdA-403b cubes?
Yes, as this isn’t treating, remove is different than treat.
Quarantine
Where are the Quarantine tokens?
Behind one of the dossier doors you should have opened there should be a yellow rectangle saying to open package 1. Open package 1 now.
If you place a Quarantine Token on a city that has three cubes, then draw the city, does the quarantine token stop an outbreak from occurring?
Yes, remove the token instead.
Relationships
When do I place Relationship stickers?
The first time you play a character, you “create” it and name it. After you unlock relationships, when you create a character, you can give it a relationship with a named character, that is a character you have played before.
Do relationships work both ways?
Yes.
Can I use the rivals relationship to get back a funded event?
Yes.
Win Bonus
If I lose the first game in February, can I use my January win bonus in the second February game?
Yes.
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March
[o]Objectives
I’m confused about objectives?
There should now be one mandatory objective and 2 other objectives, to win you need to complete the mandatory one and one of the other two. You don’t need to choose which you are going for at the start of the game.
If I eradicated a disease in a previous game, do I need to eradicate a disease in the current game to complete the eradication objective?
Yes, this objective is only completed in your current game when you eradicate a disease in your current game.
Military Bases
Where are the Military bases? What I’m I supposed to use?
Behind one of the Top Secret Dossier windows you opened there should be a yellow rectangle that tells you open box 2. Open box 2 now.
Can I have multiple structures in the same city?
Yes.
Are Military bases destroyed due to rioting? Is it illegal to build a military base in a Rioting city?
No and No, unlike research stations, Military bases aren’t linked to rioting.
Can the dispatcher, on his turn, shuttle a military personnel through military bases?
[UNCERTAIN] Likely not, as the Dispatcher couldn’t move his own pawn that way.
Upgrades
Door 21 has more character upgrades to choose from, on the bottom it says "as a game end upgrade, add an upgrade sticker to a character card." Is this repeating the character upgrade rule we're already aware of? It’s not telling us to add this straight away?
Correct, when you unlock more upgrades they get added to your pool of choices.
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April
[o] All Questions here are for after the legacy card drawn part way through April![o]
Faded Figures
Where are the faded figures?
Behind one of the dossier doors you opened there should be a yellow rectangle instructing you to open box 3. Open box 3 now.
When Coda changes, do I replace existing cubes?
Cubes currently on the board aren’t replaced until that city card comes up in the infection step.
Where do I place the circular faded stickers?
On top of the city’s circle.
Which city gets the city zero sticker?
The first city to have a faded figure placed on it.
If a faded city outbreaks to a non-coda/non faded city the new city becomes faded and you place a zombie. Do you convert any non-coda cubes on that city into faded figures?
No, from now on, when this city comes out from the infection deck, you place faded figure.
If a city (example Atlanta) is of a color I’ve eradicated (blue), and then it becomes faded due to a faded outbreak, what happens when I draw that card (Atlanta) in the infection step?
You place a faded figure on the city (Atlanta).
Can I use cards that remove cubes on faded figures?
No.
If a faded city outbreaks into a non-CODA city with 3 disease cubes - am I correct that the city turns faded (apply sticker), and then it will have 1 faded figure on it but it will retain the 3 original disease cubes ?
Yes.
If a faded city outbreaks as the 8th outbreak, will adjacent cities become faded?
[UNCERTAIN] Likely yes.
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May
[o]Accelerated Incubation
Does the “Add a Faded figure when drawing a Player card matching the COdA color.” rule apply during game setup, when drawing opening hands?
No, it only applies during the game, when drawing cards in your turn.
If I draw a card of a non-coda color city that became faded due to an outbreak, does it get a figure?
No.
Does the “if this would place a fourth figure, it is ignored and not placed-no outbreak occurs and no quarantine marker is removed” rule mean drawing coda color player cards never removes Quarantine Markers?
No it only applies to if the 4th figure would be place. If a 1st,2nd or 3rd figure would be placed, remove a quarantine marker instead.
If a player draws 2 cards, and 1 is an epidemic and the other is a coda color city card, what happens first?
[UNCERTAIN] Likely the epidemic due to the wording on page 11.
What if that city does not yet have a faded city sticker, does it get one from drawing that city card from the player deck? or do you only place faded city stickers as a result of drawing cards from the infection deck?
It will now get a faded figure and you would need to add a faded city sticker.
Do Quarantine markers stop figures being placed due to accelerated incubation?
[UNCERTAIN] Likely yes, remove the quarantine marker instead.
Objectives
What if there are not 7 faded cities yet?
That objective is not currently possible to complete yet, to win you’ll have to do other objectives.[/o]
June
[o]Equipment
Does the “Field Hospital” last for the turn or for the game?
The field hospital lasts only for the turn it is played and then goes away. The part about not being permanent is to cover the case where someone plays it on the very last turn of the game and then wins in the middle of that turn when the field hospital is in play.
If I have Military Equipment in hand, can I use the Military Shuttle flight action?
No, your character card needs the military icon to do this.
Can the soldier pick up and use the same equipment card multiple times in a turn?
Yes.
End of game
[o]What are the stickers under door 8 for?
As a game end upgrade, you can make 3 roadblocks permanent using these stickers.[/o][/o]
July
[o]Search
I’m confused about search, what’s a search card?
Likely you have not reached stop on the legacy deck yet, a key component to understanding search is the search card in the legacy deck.
Where are the search party tokens?
You should have opened door D which instructs you to open box 5. Open box 5 now.
If you discard the city card of the research station you are in via the search action, do you progress 3 or 4 spaces, the card would satisfy both points on the progress tracker (same color, city card of research station)?
3 spaces, it doesn’t say 3 additional spaces.
For searching, what color are faded cities?
Faded cities still maintain their color for purposes of searches. For example, if blue is the COdA color and you search a Faded city that is red, you advance the search track by playing *red* cards from your hand because they match the color of the city.
What if there are no research stations in faded cities?
You will need to build one (or use Field Hospital ) if you wish to attempt the search.
For the July win bonus, should the base and sticker go on the same city?
Yes.
End of July:
[o]If the dispatcher has Paramilitary Escort upgrade, does it apply to moving other characters?
[UNCERTAIN] likely yes.[/o][/o]
August
[o] Search
For the Immunologist search, what if there are no faded cities rioting?
Rob Daviau said “If you have any Faded cities that are unstable, use one of those. Otherwise, use any Faded city. We should've accounted for no cities rioting but didn't think one could pull that off. Still, we should've.”
Is the medical symbol on the search card meant to match the medical symbol on character cards?
Yes.[/o]
October
[o]"Box 6 or 7"
There’s a card that says to scratch it off if you’ve not opened box 6 or 7, if I’ve opened 6 but not 7, should I scratch it off?
Yes, scratch it off and follow it’s instructions.
The rest of this month is hidden by spoiler tags again for the benefit of players this applies to, do not read the content below unless that card didn't apply to you or you've finished resolving it.
Box 7 spoilers:
[o]Vaccinated Cities
Does drawing an infection card add cubes/figures to a vaccinated city?
If the city was faded, then no. If the city isn’t faded, cubes of that cities color are added as per normal.
What happens when a faded city outbreaks into a non-coda color, non-faded, vaccinated city?
[UNCERTAIN] Nothing will be placed on that vaccinated city.
If a Faded city outbreaks, but all adjacent cities are vaccinated, do we raise the Outbreak Track marker?
No.[/o][/o]
November
[o]No Questions yet.
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December
[o]No Questions yet.
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