We all are well aware just how catastrophic this Covid-19 has been on the world……in the US the totals so far…..Cases–11+ million…..Deaths–
This is the weekend and for those that are still in isolation…..maybe playing board games…..
This game is from 2017 and is very telling…..
A game?
2020, for reasons we don’t have to specify, has seen a big resurgence in pandemic-themed entertainment. Films like Outbreak and Contagion have found new life, as has anything else that depicted a viral pandemic in a fictional context. This includes board games. Specifically, we’re talking about this Pandemic board game from Z-Man Games. It’s only a few years old, but it’s newly relevant, thanks to, uh, current events.
Everyone in the world’s now learning the hard way how important it is for governments to be prepared for the possibility of a global pandemic. But players of Pandemicalready knew this. That’s because the game is all about letting players cooperate as members of a team, devoted to fighting worldwide outbreaks. Here’s the official synopsis of what the game is all about:
“Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together playing to their characters’ strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. For example the operation specialist can build research stations which are needed to find cures for the diseases. The Scientist needs only 4 cards of a particular disease to cure it instead of the normal 5. But the diseases are outbreaking fast and time is running out: The team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while also towards cures. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.”
https://futurism.com/pandemic-board-game
Even a dunce could have found a way to defeat this disease but not our fearless leader….he was too busy being a douche to protect the people and find a cure….
Be well….Be Safe….
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In Saner Thought 
Strange to think of playing a game about a pandemic while tens of thousands have died of one. I suppose it is like playing video games about wars. (As in Call Of Duty) A little ghoulish for my taste.
Best wishes, Pete.
This one could have told leaders what to expect and how their solutions would have worked or not. chuq
I love playing Pandemic. I play it with my daughter and son-in-lw.
So far you are the first commenter to admit playing the game. chuq