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10 OF THE BEST LEGACY GAMES

The arrival of ‘Legacy Games’ over a decade ago was one of the most significant developments in modern tabletop gaming. Games where your choices would affect subsequent games, changing them forever in unexpected ways, have been popular ever since, but here are ten of the best... Words by Chad Wilkinson

1 PANDEMIC LEGACY: SEASON 1

The game that started it all. Kind of. Four years after the release of his moderately well received Risk: Legacy, Rob Daviau teamed up with Matt (Pandemic) Leacock to create this monumental modern classic. This new take on Pandemic’s formula utilised secret boxes, envelopes, and stickers - introduced over the course of at least twelve games - to gradually change the map, unfurl new mechanics, and advance the narrative. The end result was a cooperative game where no two copies looked alike. Furthermore, in a game where cities fell, characters perished, and shocks were plentiful, Pandemic Legacy was a board game with plot twists - a novel concept which became just as contagious as its subject matter.

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