Great article! I've never played Pandemic but definitely going to give it a go. I think board games are a great way to socialize and the ideas and strategies that these new games come up with are brilliant. I actually released a similar article on steemit yesterday about the resurgence of board games, but focusing a bit more on board games cafe's also. I'd love you to have a look and hear your thoughts: https://steemit.com/games/@flyinjam/board-games-are-back