A novel trick-taking game for 2-6 players
Darwinning! challenges serious gamers, but also charms children and plays especially well as a family game. In Darwinning!, species are evolved by building your tableau. See if you can evolve your species through the four eras the best.
Darwinning! has been played with children from 8 year old and up. One needs to be able to recognize numbers up to 15 and remember a few symbols, or alternatively the 15 card effects. The game components do not have written text.
Players can build their animal’s tableau with unique traits, grow their population, move up on on the food chain or adapt to different environments by winning tricks. The game is played over three eras (rounds). After the third era, the most successful species wins.
larryjrice
FIRST IMPRESSION: I'm not sure if the creatures who are low on the food chain can stand up to those who are far out in front on the food chain. Could be wrong and I do want to try as one low on the food chain but it does seem potentially more challenging. You may get more special powers out of the gate, but I'm not sure it balances out. I enjoy the aspect of trying to trick out your species and how all that plays out. Wish a player aid of the symbols on the cards could have been provided as well - we were constantly checking the rulebook to see what symbols were what powers. The catch where you don't want to have the high card for the final turn of each round also throws in a bit of a wrench at times.
SandraB80
Carsten RANK: OVERALL 11,125 6.4 2–6 Players Community: 3–4 — Best: none 45–75 Min Age: 9+ Weight: 2.33 / 5
Sjeng
My review: https://boardgamegeek.com/video/191085/darwinning/boardgame-heaven-how-play-review-darwinning