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Evolution

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  1. 8.75 out of 10

    What an absolute delight of a game! Very, very beautiful art! Due to the ever changing variety of species which you'll create in each game, it seems there is no end of replayability. A tactical game, primarily; but it is the queen of tactical games! One must know when is the time to change course and go the way of the carnivore or something, or risk going the way of the dodo. Cut-throat? Well, I suppose...sorta: I'm not a fan of cutthroat games, but Evolution doesn't bother me at all. Being eaten by a carnivore doesn't really make you curse the opponent's beast, but rather ask yourself, "Now why did I waste my time opting for Foraging when I could easily have had a bright, shiny new defensive shell?" You roll with the punches and it doesn't really seem all that cutthroat...to me, anyways. A funny thing about Evolution is that it doesn't feel all that...evolution-y! It's more of a game about creating and taking part in a food chain rather than anything dealing with the theory of evolution. Once in a blue moon, you might change a trait; but that sure doesn't feel like your creature's evolved! It feels like your creature has adapted: adapted in an admittedly dramatic way. You are not developing from amoeba to dinosaur to mammal or anything like that: the vast majority of the trait cards show creatures that are fairly contemporary with each other. I don't know if this was the designer's deliberate intention, but for a game with the title "Evolution", it really seems like this could be played with good and friendly humour at your next mixed gathering of evolutionists and creationists! Apart from the title, there's no controversy in this game at all.

  2. 7.6 out of 10

    The greatest game for me ever. Have played about 50 times. Do not understand why it has so small score among other players

  3. 7.5 out of 10

    I personally love the concept of this game. I have only gotten to play it 3 times, and each time has been with new people so I've had to dedicate a lot of time to explaining things and answering questions. I would love to play this with a group of experienced players as I feel that it could get really fun. Plus, I am totally that person that names all of my species. I finally decided to try out the carnivore strategy... done correctly I see the benefit, but it is such a risk! I recently bought the Climate conversion kit... I LOVE IT so much more than just the regular game! So challenging!

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In Evolution, players adapt their species in a dynamic ecosystem where food is scarce and predators lurk. Traits like Hard Shell and Horns will protect your species from Carnivores, while a Long Neck will help them get food that others cannot reach. With over 4,000 ways to evolve your species, every game becomes a different adventure.

Evolution packs a surprising amount of variety for a game with simple rules. The variety comes from the synergies between the trait cards and from the different personalities at the table. Some players thrive on creating Carnivores to wreak havoc on their fellow players. Others prefer to stay protected and mind their own business. Evolution encourages both play styles by giving each of them multiple paths to victory. And it is the mix of play styles at the table that ultimately determines the ecosystem in which the players are adapting. So gather your friends and see who can best adapt to the changing world around them.

"The theme of evolution is not just tacked on: it drives play." – Nature (the world’s most prestigious scientific journal)
Evolution was covered in the journal Nature. The article was written by Stuart West, a Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Oxford who has used Evolution in his undergraduate class.

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1487263/evolution-and-other…
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Ages

12+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players
Play Time

60m – 60m
Designer

Dmitry Knorre, Dominic Crapuchettes, Sergey Machin
Mechanics

Action Points, Push Your Luck, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That
Theme

Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Fighting, Print & Play, Prehistoric
Publisher

(Web published), Egmont Polska, Funforge, Gameland 游戏大陆, Gém Klub Kft., North Star Games, Pendragon Game Studio, Rightgames RBG SIA, Schmidt Spiele, Arclight, Siam Board Games
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