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2007 · 2-5 players · 180min · weight 3.81 · 534 ratings
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ID
29256
Name
Origins: How We Became Human
Year
2007
Rank
5719
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
180
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
3.8065
Num weights
93
Bayes avg
5.73071
Average
6.75172
Users rated
534
Num owned
800
Wanting
110
Wishing
367
Num comments
279
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingPoint to Point MovementSimulation
Categories (2)
CivilizationPrehistoric
Description (427 chars)
The game traces the development of early human species from 120,000 years ago through to the near-modern era. Players take the role of Peking Man, Archaic Homo Sapiens, Cro-Magnon, Neanderthal, or Homo Floresiensis, and each attempts to develop instincts and higher cortical brain functioning, such as language traits. The populations expand and collide, and eventually consciousness, society, and culture are sought after.
LLM v2 (wide)
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LLM v3 (deep)
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