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Darwinning!

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. D...

Players

2-6

Time

45-75

Age

9+

Weight

2.33

Rating

5.98

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Replay value

Darwinning! has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, striking a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Darwinning! has a strong replayability score of 7.8 out of 10.

Luck profile

Darwinning! has a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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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.

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Designers

4
Timo Multamäki Tiinaliisa Multamäki Väinö Multamäki Nikolas Lundström Patrakka

Artists

3
Akha Hulzebos Lars Munck Jamie Noble-Frier

Publishers

1
Dragon Dawn Productions

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