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2016 Ranked #2,564

Evolution: The Beginning

Species-evolution card game where players adapt animals to survive scarce food and lurking predators. Traits create protection and new feeding options, so every adaptation must solve today's threat while preparing for the ecosystem's next shift.

Family Games Animals Card Game Simulation Hand Management

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.81/5

Rating

6.60

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?

In Evolution: The Beginning, you'll adapt your species to succeed in a dynamic ecosystem where food is scarce and predators roam. Traits like Flight and Horns will protect your species from Carnivores while a Long Neck will help them get food that others cannot reach.

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In Evolution: The Beginning, you'll adapt your species to succeed in a dynamic ecosystem where food is scarce and predators roam. Traits like Flight and Horns will protect your species from Carnivores while a Long Neck will help them get food that others cannot reach. With hundreds of ways to evolve your species, every game unfolds in a beautifully unique way. Evolution: The Beginning borrows ideas and concepts from other games in the Evolution branded product line, but it is a stand-alone game that is not compatible with anything else in the Evolution product line. It is the most casual and quick playing adaptation of the Evolution concept, but it is highly strategic as a two-player game.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dominic Crapuchettes

Artists

2
Ben Goldman Catherine Hamilton

Publishers

4
Gameland ???? NorthStar Game Studio Schmidt Spiele TWOPLUS Games

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