Lead the Netherlands into the Industrial Age in the latest version of the cooperative classic! It is the dawn of the Industrial Age in the Netherlands. For centuries, the country has relied upon a series of dikes and wind-powered pumps to keep it safe from the constant threat of flooding from the North Sea. But this system is no longer enough.
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It is the dawn of the Industrial Age in the Netherlands. For centuries, the country has relied upon a series of dikes and wind-powered pumps to keep it safe from the constant threat of flooding from the North Sea, but this system is no longer enough.
In Pandemic: Rising Tide, it is your goal to avert tragedy by constructing four modern hydraulic structures in strategic locations that will help you defend the country from being reclaimed by the ocean. Storms are brewing and the seas are restless. It will take all your guile to control the flow of water long enough to usher in the future of the Netherlands. It’s time to get to work.
Containing the water that threatens to consume the countryside is your greatest challenge. Water levels in a region are represented by cubes, and as the water containment systems currently in place begin to fail, more water cubes are added to the board. With water levels constantly on the rise, failure to maintain the containment system could quickly lead to water spilling across the board.
To successfully build the four hydraulic structures needed to win a game of Pandemic: Rising Tide, you must first learn to predict and manipulate the flow of water. Failing to maintain safe water levels throughout the country can bring you perilously close to failing your mission. Fortunately, water can be corralled by a strategically placed dike or slowed by pumping water out of a region. Correctly identifying and intervening in at-risk areas can get you one step closer to victory.
| Ages | 8+ |
|---|---|
| Mechanics | Action Point Allowance System, Cooperative Play, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection, Trading, Variable Player Powers |
| Play Time | 45m |
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
| Publisher | Hobby Japan, Z-Man Games, Inc., Asmodee, Asterion Press, Edge Entertainment, Z-Man Games |
| Designer | Jeroen Doumen, Matt Leacock |
benevempress
Solo: maybe? Coop: yes From a 1PG member: "Pandemic: Rising Tide does things so differently, that it becomes its own game and way more interesting. The topic is also fascinating to me and fully realized in the game. The components further strengthen the implementation of the topic, and there is a good deal of replay-ability with not only the characters but also the goals available."
bnordeng
Yet another quality game in the Pandemic line. This one can create a different and more severe feeling of panic near the end of the game where the build up of the water becomes more and more significant to a point where it feels like it can't be stopped. I think that works for a game about flooding... I've never been in a real flood, but the game sure seems to feel like what it would if you're overwhelmed by water... in an abstract, board game kind of way.
BigD527
I wanted to like this one more than I ultimately did. It was Pandemic with a few twists, but they mostly mucked things up, rather than improving on the system.