URGE is a crisis response game for multidisciplinary public health teams. Each discipline receives specific clues about an ongoing threat. Some clues make no sense, while others are vital. Only by putting different perspectives together can the team move forward.

The Netherlands School for Public and Occupational Health (NSPOH) commissioned Pandemos to design this game for exclusive use on the Dutch market.

The game plays in three rounds. Each group of five players uses every available information source to create scenarios and to advise on disaster management.

Information can be found in sources of varying reliability. In each round, a team can ask five international experts for detailed information. 

Before you realize it, it is time to advise the government. And then, all you can do is watch how your actions impact society……