Pandemic creator’s new board game, Daybreak, is about climate change
An exclusive interview with Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace
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Pandemic, is working on a new project. It’s a cooperative board game called
Daybreak, and it will model the real-world fight against climate change. Working together with a new collaborator, Italian game designer Matteo Menapace, the trick will be balancing fun with a desire to normalize the conversation around our warming planet.
The game, which is still in development, will be published by CMYK, the same company behind hits like
To fans of Leacock’s previous work,
DualShockers Favorite Games of 2020 Lou s Top 10
Gaming meant more to me than ever in 2020, and from Persona 5 Royal to Tetris, here were the games that helped get me through this year.
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game not just 2020 releases can be considered in each Top 10 List.
Like many people who read this site, I tend to be a single-player first gamer. In any other year it’s a great escape from the day-to-day downbeat of corporate life and a way to explore intricate stories created by masterful storytellers. And despite some amazing titles falling into that camp (looking at you
Pandemic and then there was THE PANDEMIC.
Pandemic is a board game where players cooperate to solve a global health crisis. THE PANDEMIC is, well, an actual global health crisis that could probably use some more cooperation among world leaders.
(Maybe the U.N. should host a game night?) COVID-19 lockdowns have created new interest in intricate games, like
Pandemic, that require creativity and concentration. The surfeit of Zoom calls and pallid digital substitutes for actual interaction has given rise to small pods of quarantine buddies who gather for an old-fashioned activity, made new again by next-gen board games and returns to classic cards and dice. People are seeking out the best games to play in quarantine. The board game renaissance hit Utah a while ago, appealing to our nerdy, clean-cut side, but the forced and self-imposed lockdowns that have emptied out bars, shut down concerts and festivals left a vacuum of answers to the eternal question, “what do you want to do t