Drawing cards

After executing four actions, draw two cards simultaneously from the Player Deck. If, at the drawing moment, there are fewer than two cards left in the Player Deck, the game concludes, resulting in a loss for the team. There is no reshuffling of discarded cards to create a new deck.
== Epidemic Cards ==
Upon drawing, if Epidemic cards are included, perform the following steps sequentially:
*Increase: Advance the infection rate marker by one space on the Infection Rate Track.
*Infect: Draw the bottom card from the Infection Deck. Unless the disease color is eradicated, place three disease cubes of that color on the named city. If the city already has cubes of this color, only add enough cubes to reach three, causing an outbreak in the city. Discard this card to the Infection Discard Pile. If the required cubes cannot be placed due to a shortage, the game ends, resulting in a loss.
*Intensify: Reshuffle only the cards in the Infection Discard Pile and position them atop the Infection Deck. During these steps, draw from the bottom of the Infection Deck, reshuffling only the Infection Discard Pile.
In rare instances of drawing two Epidemic cards simultaneously, perform the three steps twice. Remove Epidemic cards from the game without drawing replacements.
== Hand Limit ==
If your hand exceeds seven cards (after resolving any drawn Epidemic cards), discard or play Event cards until you have seven cards in hand. See Event Cards on page 7 for details.
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