Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Fight across linked human and underworld grids as asymmetric Doctor and Plague forces race to connect a path or raise four settlements.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Network and Route Building
Create connected routes that improve reach, delivery, control, or scoring.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Multiple Maps
Actions occur across more than one linked board or geographic scale.
Relative Movement
Movement depends on orientation or position relative to another object.
Square Grid
Use an orthogonal grid where position and adjacent spaces shape movement or placement.
Read the full game description
Pathogen is a two-player abstract strategy game played across two mutually dependent worlds. One player commands the Doctor and Angel; the other controls the Plague and Demon. A separate movement panel determines how those characters travel through the white and black spaces of a modular map, leaving influence behind as they go. Victory comes either from connecting opposite edges with an unbroken route or from building a settlement in each quadrant, so every move advances one network while contesting the opponent’s geometry.
