Pandemic
Do hands have to be hidden?
The designer said both ways are within the rules.
- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2015-02-28
- Pandemic rulebook · Rulebook · PLAYER CARDS
It is your choice. The rulebook has Introductory games face up and Standard or Heroic games private (you may still talk about your cards), and says experienced groups may play with open hands. The designer confirmed either is fine.