Iberia

Like it.

Compared to base pandemic, Iberia contains more and better events, better roles, a way to quarantine diseases, new and interesting movement mechanic and two optional variants.

All this makes it better/ more complete than base pandemic. But it's also easier to win, so it wears off quickly.

Politician is a bit overpowerd and Scientist could use a slight boost (like drawing 3 cards/keeping 2 at the end of her turn without spending an action).

5P

Tough to win, but fun to try.

Better than regular Pandemic. Not a big fan of co-ops.

This is pretty fun for a family game, but like others have said, plagued by the alpha player problem.

I really enjoyed my first co-op experience with the Pandemic system. It was a two player gaming session and we won both times (though barely in the harder, second game). The game flows well and the deck manipulation that intensifies the diseases is a genius mechanic. The roles are all a little different and require some adjustment of strategies. I'm glad I started with this historical variation as that definitely helped me with my engagement.

Iberia is a decent cooperative game that comes with some mechanics that encourage long term planning, giving it a slight edge over the original. It can be quite tense, and victories do not come easily. Very pretty board, but it can be tricky finding city locations if you are not familiar with Spanish geography.

Like the original Pandemic, if played with the official rules, the game is way too easy to quarterback and turns into a multi-hand solitaire game. I would suggest playing with your hand hidden to force players to communicate.