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C
2016 · 2-5 players · 45min · weight 1.30 · 1,335 ratings
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Rating
5.74
Users rated
1,335
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2,859
Wishing
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At a glance
What playing it feels like, broken down.
Core loop
Active player flips new expedition tile; each player in turn decides to bail and collect so-far revealed animals or stay for more.
What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
1
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
1
Discovery
2
Expression
0
Submission
1
How it works (4 mechanics)
- [3]push_your_luck_escalation— “each player must decide whether to leave and collect all animals seen so far, or remain to hopefully collect more”
- [3]partial_observability— “active player deciding where to go and exploring a new tile”
- [2]set_collection_diversifying— “collecting as many as you can of one kind is valuable, but having one of each kind can be beneficial too”
- [2]set_collection_concentrating— “different sets of exotic animals; collecting as many as you can of one kind is valuable”
Under-the-radar score: -0.27
Sources (1)
Inputs to rules-card synthesis. Click any pill with ↗ to open the original source.
LLM memory0.10
BGG tags
Mechanisms (3)
Categories (1)
Exploration