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Can Pandemic be played with five players?

The designer answered this directly on BoardGameGeek.

  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2015-05-13
  • Mashpotassium · Community · 2015-05-13
  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2010-04-13
  • placid · Community · 2011-01-25
  • Northburns · Community · 2011-01-25
  • Flashly · Community · 2013-05-06

Yes, with On the Brink: the fifth player gets a Role card and a two-card starting hand, and the Event cards scale to two per player. The base game by itself is designed for up to four.

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