Pest (EN)

Our once great Empire was struck by a devastating plague… will you answer the call to save it?

Once standing tall and great, we now need to rediscover and rebuild our fallen cities. There are still survivors among the ruins – we must take them in our care and cure them. In order to stay ahead of the plague, we must implement new inventions and technologies. Our influence will expand as we rebuild, but the plague will still lurk in the shadows, ready to strike when we least expect it. Once it does, it will be difficult to adapt, but we will survive. In addition to the procurement of important resources, our imperative will be to get the plague under control.

In Pest, players slip into the roles of leaders of the ruling houses of a once great empire that was struck by a cataclysmic plague. The plague has left much of the empire in ruins, so now it is up to the players to restore it to its former glory.

Pest is played in 6 rounds. Each round before players take their turn, a plague card will be revealed which shows how the plague will spread in that round. On their turn, players will be able to select among many actions on their player board using a unique action selection system. Thus, players will be able to move their containment team on the board, quarantine and cure infected people, rebuild, assign workers, harvest for resources, and more.

As their house influence grows, players will be able to play more actions, generate more resources, and house more people. This will bring forth new technological advancements which are much needed to get the plague under control.

The game ends after the 6 round is over and players count their final amount of Renown (victory points). The player with the most Renown is the winner and declared the savior of the empire!

Features:

• UNIQUE ACTION SELECTION SYSTEM: Select a different combo of two actions each turn and maximize your turn efficiency! Fight against the cataclysmic plague and rebuild the once-fallen empire in this strategic euro board game.
• TAKE CARE OF SICK PEOPLE: Shelter the sick people throughout the Empire in your quarantine zone and cure them. These healthy people are then happy to work for you!
• TECHNOLOGIES & AGENDAS: Build an efficient engine with your technology cards and get ahead of your opponents! Complete agendas in order to earn the respect of the Empire.
• BE THE MOST REKNOWNED: You will earn Renown by constructing buildings, having Healthy People among your population, completing Agendas and Imperatives, researching Technologies, completing the Capital City Requests and having Influence.
• HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS: Plastic plague doctor miniatures, lots of wooden player buildings, high quality cardboard and cards.

Contents:

• 1 Rulebook
• 1 Map Board
• 1 Era Board
• 1 Influence Board
• 1 Capital City Board
• 5 Player Boards
• 5 Help Boards
• 5 Plague Doctor Miniatures
• 20 Assistant Meeples
• 50 Building Meeples
• 100 Population Meeples
• 15 Decree Cards
• 10 Aid Cards
• 18 Pest Cards
• 30 Technology Cards
• 5 Starting Location Cards
• 5 Capital City Cards
• 5 Capital City Buildings
• 14 Capital City Reward Tokens
• 5 Containment Camp Tokens
• 15 Imperatives Markers
• 5 Influence Markers
• 5 Turn Order Markers
• 25 Resource Track Markers
• 48 Location Tokens
• 70 Building Resource Tokens
• 8 Sick People Multiplier Tokens
• 28 Destroyed Location Tokens
• 42 Research Tokens
• 48 Renown & Negative Renown Tokens
• 1 Score Pad

1 to 5 players
60 to 150 minutes
Age: 13+