Madagascar

[Poly]

Can it be defeated in this game?

[JonasIV]

Hope that Madagascar dosn't close down the port.

[KennyHammerspike]

Yes, it is easy to get Madagascar. Greenland is the new Madagascar though.

[NW Warrior]

Just start in Saudi Arabia , when you do this Madagascar falls very easy , cause theres a lot ship traffic between this two countries

[Wendek]

New Zealand is much, much more annoying than Madagascar in this game imo... remote island and more importantly, very resistant to the infection even with everything developped (can't use climate resistance since it's balanced, unlike Greenland and Madagascar, at least those fall fast once you reach them)
More than once I had infected almost everyone but NZers died like flies and then suddenly the country was "healthy" again.

[Avalanche]

I always start in China, since this country and india contain nearly 50% of the world population.

[Articulate Llama]

People need to treat the plagues like they would irl, do not allow symptoms to happen until most of the world or your target area is infected.

You can infect the entire world before it is even discovered. Save up points then when it is everywhere ramp up the lethality all in one go.

By the time they catch it its too late and it kills so fast they cant get a cure found in time.

Low profile is the way to go if you want high infection/distribution. Also fungus plagues makes those hard to get island not a problem. Wait for them to be the last hold outs and then use your spore cloud on them.

[Hydroponics Deck]

Originally posted by KennyHammerspike:

Yes, it is easy to get Madagascar. Greenland is the new Madagascar though.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Greenland man, swear to god, this country has on its own ruined many a playthrough for me.

[Wendek]

You can infect the entire world before it is even discovered. Save up points then when it is everywhere ramp up the lethality all in one go.

This does not work in scenarios, because your score takes the time taken to finish into account (well it works if you just want to finish and don't care about getting a decent score). It's a great strategy to unlock all the plagues (and for new players), but it stops there, it's not the "end" strategy that works all the time. Especially on Brutal for plagues like Virus where devolving can start to cost a ton of points really soon.

[Flocton]

Greenland is the NEW BEEP MADAGSCAR

[Buster]

Brazil actually I think is the best start point, you have access to many shipping routes, and you can get bonuses fron native biome for your disease. I have had hair close games on brutal with the ano virus using brazil as a launch pad.

[That Giant]

cant invade Greenland? start from it.

[Kotli]

Madagascar is ok in this I always get them its Greenland the Carabean or New Zealand that shut me out..

[pleasedelete]

The islands regardless of which one will always give you the most trouble.

[Xyber]

Originally posted by KennyHammerspike:

Yes, it is easy to get Madagascar. Greenland is the new Madagascar though.

Yes it is....I wonder if the Dev team is FROM Greenland with how hard it is to nail on a consistant basis.

[Bad Whippet]

LOL! Madagascar - I remember it well! The only way I ever defeated Madagascar I'm afraid was to use a cheat engine! But dammit I did it!

Yes, this game is much better at transmitting diseases. Birds, insects and such are not miraculously stopped by closed land borders as in Pandemic, and diseases can even hop short straits of water. Madagascar is no longer over-reactive and slamming its borders shut due to a mere stubbed toe!

A lot of people have problems with Greenland and Iceland, but that's more about strategy (ensure your disease transmits swiftly without too much harm, and evolve cold survival early). The BIG benefit of this game is that you can start in any country you like, so if you do keep finding Greenland a problem, then start there instead.