<p>Go for it and have fun!</p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.zmangames.com/uploads/4/7/1/7/47170931/en-pandemic-legacy-rules_lr.pdf" rel="noreferrer">Pandemic Legacy rulebook</a> covers this contingency on page 3, telling you what sections of the rules to use to play a "vanilla" Pandemic game and advises you to play that way at least twice before starting the Legacy campaign.</p>

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2017-03-24T11:13:32.887Z
So we don't need the base version of the game, but should play a couple of rounds before entering full Legacy mode.
npst
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2017-03-24T11:40:04.450Z
@npst - Exactly, either way its a great game
Pat Ludwig
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2017-03-24T17:10:16.300Z
If you don't mind losing your first couple of games, the game is self-balancing, so it would be fine to jump straight in.  But I'd agree that playing the game vanilla a couple of times is a good idea.
xorsyst
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And honestly by half way through playing the Legacy version you are playing a different game and that is all I am willing to say without getting into spoilers
Styxsksu
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2017-03-23T18:22:44.227Z
2017-03-23T18:22:44.227Z
Pat Ludwig
<p>My group and I are planning to start playing Pandemic Legacy.</p>

<p>While we haven't played Pandemic before, we're accustomed to decision making games like Dead of Winter or Small World.<br>
As I understand it, a <em>normal</em> round of Pandemic is hard enough to win for beginners, so the question came up if starting with Pandemic Legacy would be an enjoyable experience for us at all.</p>

<p>Without to many spoilers:<br>
Would we possibly be able to grasp the concepts of Pandemic while playing the Legacy version, even enough to win a percentage of the games?</p>

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2017-03-24T21:20:52.163Z
If you've played other games, I wouldn't use the word "hard" but maybe I've been lucky.  The game is challenging but I've played far harder.
joedragons
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Is it advisable to play Legacy without having played Pandemic before?
npst
# Is it advisable to play Legacy without having played Pandemic before?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-23)

My group and I are planning to start playing Pandemic Legacy.

While we haven't played Pandemic before, we're accustomed to decision making games like Dead of Winter or Small World.  
As I understand it, a *normal* round of Pandemic is hard enough to win for beginners, so the question came up if starting with Pandemic Legacy would be an enjoyable experience for us at all.

Without to many spoilers:  
Would we possibly be able to grasp the concepts of Pandemic while playing the Legacy version, even enough to win a percentage of the games?

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

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you've played other games, I wouldn't use the word "hard" but maybe I've been lucky.  The game is challenging but I've played far harder.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-23. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

Go for it and have fun!

The [Pandemic Legacy rulebook](http://www.zmangames.com/uploads/4/7/1/7/47170931/en-pandemic-legacy-rules_lr.pdf) covers this contingency on page 3, telling you what sections of the rules to use to play a "vanilla" Pandemic game and advises you to play that way at least twice before starting the Legacy campaign.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So we don't need the base version of the game, but should play a couple of rounds before entering full Legacy mode.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 - Exactly, either way its a great game  
> **username_3**: If you don't mind losing your first couple of games, the game is self-balancing, so it would be fine to jump straight in.  But I'd agree that playing the game vanilla a couple of times is a good idea.  
> **username_4**: And honestly by half way through playing the Legacy version you are playing a different game and that is all I am willing to say without getting into spoilers  

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