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2020 Ranked #2,892

Demeter

Flip-and-write science game where researchers explore a dinosaur-filled moon and document its ecosystem. Each revealed card opens several linked choices, so every mark must advance your research plan while capturing the most valuable discoveries.

Animals Space Exploration Paper-and-Pencil Pattern Building

Players

?-?

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

2.3/5

Rating

7.29

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Demeter is a standalone flip-and-write game that features the same graphic style and is set in the same universe as the publisher's earlier game Ganymede. You are a scientist and you just boarded a ship departing from Ganymede to Demeter 1.

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Demeter is a standalone flip-and-write game that features the same graphic style and is set in the same universe as the publisher's earlier game Ganymede. You are a scientist and you just boarded a ship departing from Ganymede to Demeter 1. Demeter, a red dwarf planet, has two twin moons: Demeter 1 and Demeter 2. Each of them has an ESI (Earth Similarity Index) of 0,98 and the first reconnaissance flight revealed the presence of dinosaurs on Demeter 1. Chahrazad will lead this new expedition as it is now your turn to explore and discover the secrets of the first moon of Demeter! The goal of the game is to score the most MP (Mission Points). These points represent your ability to discover and to study the dinosaurs in their environment. Components: 100 Scoring Pads 75 Action cards (15 of each color) 6 two-sided Species tiles 6 two-sided Objective tiles 1 Objective board 1 rulebook in 2 languages (English and French) Bonus: 6 Settlers Ship cards for Ganymede

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Play and group

Players
1
Best with
1–8
Play time
15 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Matthieu Verdier

Artists

2
Oliver Mootoo David Sitbon

Publishers

3
Hachette Boardgames UK Moria Games Sorry We Are French