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Folded Space Game Inserts - Pandemic

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A storage insert for the cooperative hit Pandemic (2–4 players, about 45–60 minutes, ages 8+, medium-light complexity), compatible with the On the Brink, In the Lab and State of Emergency expansions.

About the Game

Keep your fight against global outbreaks organised with the Folded Space insert for Pandemic. This is a storage insert, not a game; Pandemic itself is a cooperative title for 2–4 players, plays in about 45–60 minutes, suits ages 8+, and sits at a medium-light complexity, with action points, hand management and set collection driving each tense turn. The insert is compatible with Pandemic and the On the Brink, In the Lab and State of Emergency expansions, providing both efficient storage and improved gameplay. The trays can be utilised during the game, and they greatly aid set-up and clear-away times. The insert is arranged in up to two layers, with the five petri dishes arranged on the right-hand side of the box. Folded Space produces inserts for many popular titles, and this design keeps the base game and its expansions together in one box, ready for your next session.

History

Folded Space produces a range of box inserts for popular board games, designed to keep components sorted and speed up set-up and pack-down. This design is made specifically for Pandemic, the cooperative game of containing global disease outbreaks, and accommodates its On the Brink, In the Lab and State of Emergency expansions within the original box.

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Folded Space Game Inserts - Pandemic

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Rules of Folded Space Game Inserts - Pandemic

  • Note: This is a Folded Space storage insert for Pandemic, not a standalone game — it organises the base game plus the On the Brink, In the Lab and State of Emergency expansions in one box.
  • Insert setup: Assemble the trays and arrange them in up to two layers, with the five petri dishes along the right-hand side; the trays can sit on the table during play to speed up set-up and clear-away.
  • Game setup: Lay out the board, place the research station in Atlanta, deal each player a role and starting cards, seed the infection deck, then add the Epidemic cards into the player deck.
  • Turn flow: On your turn take up to four actions (move, treat disease, share knowledge, build a research station or cure), then draw two player cards and infect cities from the infection deck.
  • Objective: Work cooperatively to discover cures for all four diseases by collecting sets of city cards and cashing them in at a research station.
  • How it ends: You all win together by curing all four diseases; you lose if too many outbreaks occur, the player deck runs out, or you run out of disease cubes of a needed colour.

Strategy

  • Contain before you cure: Treating cities with three cubes helps prevent outbreak chains, so don't ignore hotspots while chasing cures.
  • Use your role every turn: Each character ability (like the Medic or Scientist) is powerful — plan your four actions around it rather than playing generically.
  • Share knowledge efficiently: Moving to meet in the right city to pass cards is often cheaper than everyone travelling separately.
  • Build research stations early: A couple of well-placed stations cut travel time and unlock faster cures and card sharing.
  • Watch the hand limit: Hoarding cards forces painful discards; commit to a colour and pass unwanted cards to the teammate collecting it.
  • Plan around Epidemics: After an Epidemic, recently infected cities are drawn again — treat them promptly to stay ahead of outbreaks.
  • Talk as a team: Pandemic is cooperative, so agree each turn's plan openly; there is no single guaranteed winning strategy, so adapt to the board state.

Reviews

4.6 / 5
10 ratings on Amazon

Nice and neat

SJ

Material is kinda flimsy. Even after assembly. Should use glue to it sturdier when you assemble it yourself. It does fit inside the base box which is a win. Minimized carrying around 4 boxes to just 2.

Reviewed in the United States on 22 January 2024

Too many variables

Eric B.

I love the Folded Space inserts in general. However, this one didn't fit. Apparently, the round cube-holders that I have are much bigger than the ones he built the insert around. Mine are 3.5 inches across. Check yours before you order this.

Reviewed in the United States on 18 November 2021