Virulence: An Infectious Card Game
- Players: 2–5 players
- Play time: 10–20 min
- BGG rating: 6.6
About Virulence: An Infectious Card Game
Virulence: An Infectious Card Game is an addictively quick and simple card game focused on viruses infecting a host cell - and how they assemble and replicate inside that host cell. Virulence has players take on the role of viruses competing to infect a host cell in order to replicate their own viral components, thus scoring points. Each round, players secretly choose one Virus card from their hand, place it face down on the table, then simultaneously flip these Virus cards to reveal each player's (and thus each virus') virulence. In order from the highest to the lowest virulence, players then take turns selecting from the available Viral Component cards, each awarding points in a variety of ways, or allowing that player to build their hand of Virus Cards allowing them to win critical components later. Virulence is addictively simple and competitive because it combines blind bidding/bluffing, with engine building, a bit of luck and, most importantly, it can played be taught in 30 seconds, and played 10 minutes.
- Released
- 2016
- Designers
- John Coveyou, Paul Salomon
- Age
- 8+
- Best with
- 4 or 5 players (BGG community)
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How many players can play Virulence: An Infectious Card Game?
Virulence: An Infectious Card Game plays with 2–5 players.
What is the best player count for Virulence: An Infectious Card Game?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Virulence: An Infectious Card Game is best with 4 or 5 players (11 votes).
How long does Virulence: An Infectious Card Game take to play?
A game of Virulence: An Infectious Card Game takes 10–20 min.
What age is Virulence: An Infectious Card Game for?
The recommended minimum age for Virulence: An Infectious Card Game is 8+.
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