Does Forecast not include visibility to upcoming Epidemics?

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Halfwitwanderer
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Does Forecast not include visibility to upcoming Epidemics?

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So, while playing with a friend, I noticed that when playing Forecast, I was able to rearrange the next 6 upcoming cards of the Infection deck, but the game did not mention any Epidemics coming up. I arranged cards in this order:

1 - Khartoum
2 - Essen
3 - Algiers
4 - Mumbai
5 - Tehran
6 - Beijing

But on the turn after Khartoum and Essen is infected, an Epidemic comes up, as can be seen in the game logs.

https://boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=319588073

Is this a bug? Or correct functionality? I'd think in the physical board game, the 6 Infection cards would include any upcoming Epidemic cards, no?
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cigma
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Re: Does Forecast not include visibility to upcoming Epidemics?

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The Forecast shows you the next 6 cards of the infection deck, whereas the epidemic cards are part of the player deck. So this is no bug.
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skyhawk2
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Re: Does Forecast not include visibility to upcoming Epidemics?

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This is why you should almost always play the forecast card very soon after an epidemic.
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