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2016 Ranked #18,537

???? (mayfly)

This cooperative nature game has deities feed and protect a male mayfly from larva through adulthood so it can reproduce. Starvation and rivals threaten the shared life cycle, while different endings shape what the group seeks.

Card Game Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Cooperative Game

Players

2-4

Play time

15-20 min

Age

9+

Complexity

?/5

Rating

6.19

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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 this game the players are deities of nature who should cooperatively feed and foster a male mayfly, from larva to adult, as the mayfly cannot live on its own. The deities must watch over the mayfly as it meets its partner and leave its offspring.

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In this game the players are deities of nature who should cooperatively feed and foster a male mayfly, from larva to adult, as the mayfly cannot live on its own. The deities must watch over the mayfly as it meets its partner and leave its offspring. But fighting starvation and rivals is not an easy task. The game consists of the Larval stage and the Adult Stages, both with different ordeals. There are 4 different endings. It's up to you to find the ending that fits you best!

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
15–20 min
Age
9+
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
?? ? (Kyu Takai)

Artists

1
?? ?? (Nobuhiro Kawano)

Publishers

1
?????????????(I Cannot Live By Myself)

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