2017 · Humor
Viral
Players take the role of competing viruses spreading through a human body, placing and moving tokens to gain control of organs and score Viral Points. Gameplay uses simultaneous card play to deploy, mutate, and relocate virus tokens, with some cards enabling attacks on other players or triggering organ crises. An active immune system periodically responds to crises and affects control on the board. The game supports 2–5 players and ends when the event deck is exhausted; the highest Viral Points total determines the winner.
- Players
- 1–5 best 4
- Playing time
- 60–90 min
- Age
- 12+
- Complexity
- 2.6 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 27
- Plays logged
- 46
- Players
- 1h 52m
- Average play
- 20
- In collections
- 3
- On wishlists
7.8/10
from 8 Ludoya reviews
Garfield9.0 #47 AreaControl in the organs of a human body with very funny illustrated cards. [c] Theme: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Beautiful theme! --> Gameplay: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]A lot of decisions --> Interaction: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Smash other viruses --> Artwork: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]I love it --> Luck: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Maybe the event cards? --> Strategy: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very strategic --> Components: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Nothing special --> Play duration: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Easy to teach: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Medium --> Setup time: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A lot of things to place --> No downtime: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Still ok --> Replay value: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Different events, mutation cards --> [/c]
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