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Animals on Board

#3187BGG ↗

2016 · 2-4 players · 30min · weight 1.52 · 2,267 ratings

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Rating
6.00
Users rated
2,267
Owned
3,038
Wishing
284

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Split an animal group and take a food crate, or pay one crate per animal to claim a group for your ark.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
1
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
2
Discovery
1
Expression
1
Submission
1
How it works (4 mechanics)
  • [3]_other:i_cut_you_choose— “player has two options: split a collective of animals into two groups and take a food crate, or take one collective
  • [3]set_collection_diversifying— “all animals in pairs are discarded because a guy called Noah claims all animal pairs — score singles and odd sets
  • [2]economy_throttle— “player may never have more than five food crates at any time — pays a food crate for each animal in group
  • [2]closing_window— “game ends when an ark has at least ten animals on board
Under-the-radar score: -0.35

Sources (2)

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Categories (1)
Animals