Date Night Game: Pandemic

By Paula Rollo on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

With two small children at home, the majority of mine and my husband’s dates end up being at-home date nights. We’ve discovered lots of ways to have fun at home, one of our favorites being game night! We have found several 2-player games that we enjoy and so I decided to share one of them with you.

The game I want to introduce to you today is called Pandemic. We’ve owned this game for almost two years and we still love it.  It’s a 2-4 player game that can be found in most Target stores and on Amazon priced between $30-$40.

2player game night

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One of the best things about Pandemic is the fact that it’s a cooperative game. This means that, instead of competing against each other, you will actually be teamed up together to beat the game. At first, I was skeptical about how a game like that could still be fun after a few times playing it but I’ve been pleasantly surprised! The game is a little bit different every time we play, and it is always a challenge! 

Game Play: At the start of the game each player is assigned a unique role (examples: research specialist, medic, scientist etc). The roles all have different strengths and characteristics that can help the team when used correctly. Players then travel around the world (the board) interacting with each other and trying to cure the 4+ diseases that have broken out worldwide.  You do this all while trying to avoid disease outbreaks and hoping to completely eradicate the viruses. 

pandemic game

I have been thoroughly impressed by the re-playability of this game. It is always a challenge and requires a lot of strategic thinking and teamwork. The difficulty level is easily adjusted so the game can get harder as you become more experienced with it. 

Pandemic is a perfect date-night game that will have you and your spouse working together to save humanity! 

Happy dating from Paula Rollo @ Beauty Through Imperfection 

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Paula Rollo: Paula & her hubby have been happily married for 4 years. They decided to tie the knot after knowing each other for just 35 days! They now have 2 rambunctious kiddos known as Little Man (2) and The Princess (7 mos). The family resides in Texas in a small but lively apartment. Paula and her hubby love to play board games, take long walks with the kids and they both LOVE the Texas heat! Paula also has a passion for writing. Her compositions have been featured many places around the web, including her own blog Beauty Through Imperfection where she writes about motherhood and strives to be an encourager through her writing.

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  • -Joleen

    My husband LOVES game nights so this is such an excellent idea! Especially because I’m not so competitive and he is so when we play against each other it’s not always a fun outcome–for me. :)

    Thanks for the idea!

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      Now, you have a game you can play together and have a great outcome! :)

  • http://www.modernmarried.com/ Maggie Reyes

    The hubby LOVED this idea! Just ordered the game! Thank you Paula :-)

    • http://www.happywivesclub.com/ Fawn @ Happy Wives Club

      Nice! Tell us what you guys think about the game. And I LOVE seeing your comments in the Date Night section. Maybe that means you plan on contributing to this section (**wink wink**)