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The final box front for the Evolution: CLIMATE stand-alone game (2-5-2016).

Here is the final art for the "Wildfire" Climate Event cards.

Here is the final art for the "Volcanic Eruption" Climate Event cards.

Here is the final art for the "Desertification" Climate Event cards.

Here is the final art for the "Meteor" Climate Event cards.

Here is the final art for the "Glacial Thaw" Climate Event cards.

A giant meteor coming to a planet near you! Final art for the Climate event card (2-20-2016).

The Evolution: Climate box cover art on 1-28-2016.

The Climate box cover art on 12-13-2015.

Final art for the Wildfire event card (1-19-2016).

Evolution: Climate (2016)

Players

2–6

Best: 4

Playing time

60–60 min

Age

12+

7.44

Average rating

8,645

Ratings

2.74/5

Weight

#549

BGG rank

Top 1,000

Alternate names:Evolution: Climat +2 more

Designer:Dominic Crapuchettes, Sergey Machin, Dmitry Knorre

Artist:Catherine Hamilton, Ben Goldman

Publisher:(Web published) +4 more

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy5.0

Luck5.0

Interaction7.0

Complexity5.5

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GamePrehistoricEnvironmentalAnimalsEducationalPrint & PlayAction PointsSecret Unit DeploymentHand ManagementSimulationTake ThatTurn Order: ProgressiveEvents

Overview

Evolution: Climate is a standalone game that introduces climate into the Evolution game system.

In Evolution: Climate, players adapt their species in a dynamic ecosystem where food is scarce, predators lurk, and the climate can swing between scorching hot and icy cold. Traits like a Hard Shell and Horns can protect your species from Carnivores while a Long Neck will help them get food that others cannot reach. Heavy Fur and Migratory can protect your species from the cold while being Nocturnal or Burrowing will provide protection from the cruel desert sun. With over 200,000 ways to evolve your species, every game evolves into a different adventure.

The Climate standalone game dramatically changes game play with several simple additions to the Evolution base set:

Players draw 4 cards +1 per species per round (instead of 3 cards + 1 per species). Each species may have up to 4 traits (instead of 3). The climate moves along a Climate Track based upon the food cards played each round. There are additional trait cards that provide protection from the heat and cold.

Evolution: Climate changes Evolution from a two-dimensional game (dealing with the threat of Starvation and Carnivores) into a three-dimensional game (dealing with the threat of Starvation, Carnivores, and Climate effects) while increasing the vividness of the theme. It adds additional layers into what was already a dynamically strategic game.