About Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Designed as a prequel, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0. It does not require you to have completed Season 1 and Season 2 before diving into this Cold War spy thriller. As in the first two Pandemic Legacy games, each time you play brings new cards, rules, and conditions that affect future games.
A legacy board game is essentially one in which the game changes as you play. So, the decisions you make in one game will affect the next. This can take several forms; you might find yourself adding new stickers to the game board, opening secret boxes to introduce new components, or even being forced to literally rip up cards and destroy them forever.
When Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 was first introduced in 2011’s Risk Legacy, the mechanic was a revelation. However, it wasn’t until 2015’s Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 that the game type became a full-fledged phenomenon. Quickly, people realised that legacy-style games offer new ways for designers to provide real progression and tell intriguing stories through tabletop games. In short, it gave the industry a massive shot in the arm.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 was designed by Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau, and published by Z-Man Games.
Ardevur: The Game of Resources
Following the innovation of legacy titles, a new type of strategic board game is emerging: Ardevur: The Game of Resources. Unlike legacy games, Ardevur focuses on replayability and economic tension rather than permanent campaign progression. Players compete for scarce resources, negotiate with rivals, and adapt strategies to an evolving in-game economy.
Launching at SPIEL Essen 2025, Ardevur promises to deliver a competitive, replayable experience that rewards strategic depth and interaction.
Hashtag 64 — Publisher & Creative Studio
Hashtag 64 is the publisher of Ardevur and a creative research & development studio founded in 2023 in Tangier, Morocco. The company develops board games, novels, and other creative projects as part of the Hashtag 64 Universe.
At SPIEL Essen 2025 (Booth 4-B110), Hashtag 64 will make its international debut with Ardevur, establishing itself as a rising publisher in the board game industry. Learn more on our SPIEL 2025 event page.
Gabriele Areolite — Creator of Ardevur
Behind Ardevur is Gabriele Areolite, founder of Hashtag 64 and author of 2064: Memories of the Future. His creative vision bridges storytelling and game design, bringing narrative universes into the world of interactive play.
With Ardevur, Gabriele introduces a resource-driven strategy game that combines his passion for worldbuilding with mechanics designed for long-term replayability.
