Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Wild Life is a quick and fun competitive game for 2 to 7 players about making card sets of different animals that generate points at the end of each cycle or round. The main precepts of the game are: simple, fun, high interaction between players, and environmental awareness.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Turn Order: Progressive
Determine or change the order in which players take their turns.
Read the full game description
Wild Life is a quick and fun competitive game for 2 to 7 players about making card sets of different animals that generate points at the end of each cycle or round. The main precepts of the game are: simple, fun, high interaction between players, and environmental awareness. At the beginning of your turn you will have 6 cards in hand and you will necessarily have to play 3. The game has 4 types of animal cards: small, large, flying, and aquatic. Each one scores a different amount of points as long as they survive until the end of the cycle. In addition, you can use enhancer ecosystem cards that will multiply the points you'll get. You can mess with other players and this is where it gets interesting, for this you have 3 alternatives: The predator which eliminates an animal from an opponent. The hunter who eliminates all animals of one type from a player. The catastrophe (fire or water pollution) that affects all players, including you. As you play and have fun you will develop environmental awareness. All illustrations are handmade by Leo Cordoba who is also one of the designers of the game. —description from the designer [The base game also includes the "Attain Life" 6 & 7 player expansion. The expansion was originally meant to be part of the "Stories" expansion collection but was added to the base game after the boxes had been printed.] AWARDS & HONORS: 2019: Zapada Ludica (Puebla City), 1st place board game design contest. 2019: Official Game for Roll-A-Game Expo (Mexico), Top 5 finalist. 2019: Roll-A-Game Expo (Mexico), 2nd place board game design contest. 2020: Mega XP (Mexico), 1st place board game design contest.