It is the dawn of the industrial age in the Netherlands. For centuries, the country has relied on a series of dikes and wind pumps to protect it from the constant threat of flooding from the North Sea, but this system is no longer enough.
In Pandemic: Rising Tide, your goal is to avert tragedy by building four strategically placed modern water structures that will help you prevent the country from being reclaimed by the ocean. Storms are brewing and the seas are rough. It will take all your cunning 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 cubes of water are added to the board. With water levels constantly rising, failure to maintain the containment system could quickly result in water spilling across all levels.
To successfully build the four water structures needed to win a game of Pandemic: Rising Tide, you must first learn to predict and manipulate water flow. Failing to maintain safe water levels across the country can bring you dangerously close to failing your mission. Fortunately, water can be captured by a strategically placed levee or slowed by pumping water out of a region. Identifying and responding to risk areas correctly can bring you closer to victory.
Number of players: 2 - 5
Age: 8+
Approximate duration: 5 minutes
