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Moa

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2018 · 2-5 players · 60min · weight 2.62 · 222 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
214123
Name
Moa
Year
2018
Rank
11439
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
60
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
2.6154
Num weights
13
Bayes avg
5.56825
Average
6.34932
Users rated
222
Num owned
586
Wanting
20
Wishing
159
Num comments
98
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (2)
Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management
Categories (2)
AnimalsEconomic
Description (743 chars)

Moa takes its inspiration from the events surrounding the settlement of New Zealand, recasting them with anthropomorphized birds and mammals. The inhabitants of the Pacific island are represented by giant birds, such as the moa and kakapo, while the settlers from the west are played by dogs, rats, possums and weasels. Players take on the role of the defenders of the land, competing with their fellow players for control of the regions while staving off the advances of the mammals. However, the cunning bird may consider selling their land to the mammals rather than fighting to defend it. Moa is an original design inspired by Martin Wallace's stay in the Land of the Long White Cloud. A 2-player variant is included in the rule book.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.