<p>There is some difference in difficulty based on which color becomes faded; but shouldn't change things very much compared to other random chance elements in the game.</p>

<p>As a whole, Blue being faded makes for the most difficult games.</p>

<p>The biggest difference between the colors is that they each have a different number of connections to other colors. This increases the number of faded counters that will end up on other colors on average.</p>

<p>Based on this statistic, blue is a difficult color to get, because it has 13 total connections to other colors, compared to 9 for Black, 8 for Yellow, and 6 for Red.</p>

<p>There are some other factors such as the number of internal connections; but ultimately which random cards you draw and when both from the player card deck and the infection deck will have a bigger luck-based impact on how difficult it is compared to which of the 4 colors ends up faded.</p>

<p>For more details and analysis, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2061649/what-color-worst-full-game-spoilers" rel="nofollow noreferrer">see here</a> (where I got my numbers from).</p>

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2019-09-20T17:11:49.860Z
2019-09-20T17:11:49.860Z
GendoIkari
<p>I have just started playing the game and realized that it would be a very different game depending on which virus gets the sticker in the first game.  I am wondering if my think is correct and which color would be the easiest verse the hardest?</p>

<p>February spoilers:</p>

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  <p> I am talking about the virus which becomes incurable in February of the game </p>
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2020-02-08T12:51:53.673Z
We won the first 4 games in a row, struggling in the first 2, getting sort of easy wins on#3 and #4, and then got decimated in#5. So luck plays a role and how well you predict the best combination of roles for the game.
Gnudiff
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We ended up with a board that wasn't fun the play in December since with the setup we had we had a very low chance of winning because of the objectives and decided not to play the last round.  We enjoyed the experience but the game definitely kicked our ass.
Styxsksu
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How much does the difficulty change based on game 1
Styxsksu
# How much does the difficulty change based on game 1

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-20)

I have just started playing the game and realized that it would be a very different game depending on which virus gets the sticker in the first game. I am wondering if my think is correct and which color would be the easiest verse the hardest?

February spoilers:

> I am talking about the virus which becomes incurable in February of the game

**Tags:** pandemic-legacy-season-1

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: We won the first 4 games in a row, struggling in the first 2, getting sort of easy wins on#3 and #4, and then got decimated in#5. So luck plays a role and how well you predict the best combination of roles for the game.  
> **username_0**: We ended up with a board that wasn't fun the play in December since with the setup we had we had a very low chance of winning because of the objectives and decided not to play the last round.  We enjoyed the experience but the game definitely kicked our ass.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

There is some difference in difficulty based on which color becomes faded; but shouldn't change things very much compared to other random chance elements in the game.

As a whole, Blue being faded makes for the most difficult games.

The biggest difference between the colors is that they each have a different number of connections to other colors. This increases the number of faded counters that will end up on other colors on average.

Based on this statistic, blue is a difficult color to get, because it has 13 total connections to other colors, compared to 9 for Black, 8 for Yellow, and 6 for Red.

There are some other factors such as the number of internal connections; but ultimately which random cards you draw and when both from the player card deck and the infection deck will have a bigger luck-based impact on how difficult it is compared to which of the 4 colors ends up faded.

For more details and analysis, [see here](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2061649/what-color-worst-full-game-spoilers) (where I got my numbers from).


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