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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.
bemyers13
This attempt to turn Pandemic into a 'system' makes me want to bash my head against my desk. Guys...guys...If you're out of ideas to expand Pandemic then just let it go. Attaching 'Pandemic' to this game is just sad and desperate. You're better than that. Is the game any good? I don't care...I can't get past seeing a favored son stoop to being the guy that jumps up and down behind the live television reporter on assignment.
blueatheart
Two plays in: Surprised at how much I enjoy this game, the small tweaks on the Pandemic formula works fantastically here. The water flow mechanics and sea level rise combine to make the game continuously tense and interesting. I wouldn't recommend playing with just the base 4-color game, it really opens up and feels like it's meant to be played with the population/objectives "variant" (and 5 objectives feels like it should be the standard). Mayyybe play the base way once if all players in your group are new. Second game, we had a situation where everything looked great, we were on a great path to get our four objectives, getting half the population put in place in the red/red/yellow/green 9 population objective, barely any water on the board...and a single storm raised the water level to 3, half the dikes broke in the northsea, and all but two water cubes were suddenly on the board and we're fighting for survival. Taught us to plan ahead for the storms better.
Andy Parsons
Pandemic with flood water replacing diseases, building four major hydraulic installations replacing the cures and storm cards replacing pandemic ones. The game does add pumps to suck up flood water and dikes that protect from flooding while they last. Like the original Pandemic, Rising Tide's (multi-player, pretty variable) puzzle nature is too much to the fore for my taste. Production quality and artwork are both pretty good.