by molnarm
It did surprise us, and it's my favourite twist in the game - and also the main reason why I don't recommend playing Season 2 without having played Season 1.In hindsight, even the introduction in the rulebook hints at it:
(...) The last fragments of our people have desperately kept the world from collapsing completely. For three generations we have lived on the seas, on floating stations they called “havens.” Far from the plague, we are able to provide supplies to the mainland
– antibiotics, food, medicine, and tools
– to keep them (and us) from succumbing completely.
– antibiotics, food, medicine, and tools
– to keep them (and us) from succumbing completely.