You don't do anything in this game but pretend to have diseases. Fellow players ignore his grumbling, but drama awaits when the guy with giantism lands upon an Information Center square. Mr. Plantar Wart fails to come across, ends up with trichinosis, and leaves the game in a huff. Despite his premature exit, Mr. Plantar Wart did make a good point. Unless utterly obsessed with contagion, you may find yourself eyeing the Scrabble box longingly.
Infection is saddled with complicated rules.
In addition, the game seems to be manufactured with low production values. The game pieces, little circles of cardboard, easily get lost on the busy board, while the Disease and Cures cards have some typos. But Infection may be a placebo. After an hour and a half with gout, hemorrhoids, and cirrhosis, not to mention that collapsed lung and scabies, real life comes as a relief. Marston Earwig Enterprises Books Measuring the Universe Kitty Ferguson.