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2007 · 3-5 players · 25min · weight 1.57 · 1,139 ratings
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Rating
5.78
Users rated
1,139
Owned
1,348
Wishing
217
At a glance
What playing it feels like, broken down.
Core loop
Secretly pick a color, then bid stones or pass to take all cards of your color; last bidder wins chosen color cards; majority per animal scores.
What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
0
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
2
Discovery
0
Expression
1
Submission
1
How it works (3 mechanics)
- [3]open_auction— “players bid by placing a stone; if a player passes, picks up all stones and places token on pile”
- [2]sealed_auction— “all players secretly decide which color cards they hope to win at the end of the round”
- [2]set_collection_concentrating— “players earn points for each animal for which they have majority — concentrate on one color”
Under-the-radar score: -0.07
Sources (1)
Inputs to rules-card synthesis. Click any pill with ↗ to open the original source.
LLM memory0.10
BGG tags
Categories (4)
AnimalsBluffingCard GamePrehistoric