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A sampling of the basic aspect cards that drive the action of Totemic, a fast-paced game for 1-2 player. Thematically, these cards represent characteristics that the animals will need to outwit and outmaneuver their rivals for their rank atop the totem.
Totemic cover
The Wolf leverages dominance for additional strength in challenges. The Rabbit is alert and able to quickly escape a challenge it might otherwise lose--assuming it can accurately predict what cards their opponent may have chosen.
Each of these cards are numbered 1-8 with two copies each. These cards depict common traits shared by the animals in the game. The lower the strength, the more positive the ability.
Two of the ten animals in Totemic: The bear has the highest power/life, in the game, which it leverages in escalated challenges. The mouse has the lowest power in the game, but uses its wit to submit for only 1 power instead of 5 like all other animals.

Totemic (2020)

Players
1–2
Best: 2, 2+
Playing time
15–30 min
Age
14+
6.47
Average rating
174
Ratings
1.70/5
Weight
#12107
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Тотем
Designer:Christopher Hamm
Artist:Chris Byer, Yotoy
Publisher:Matagot +2 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 6, Interaction 5, Complexity 3.4, Theme 5
Strategy5.0
Luck6.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity3.4
Theme5.0

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Overview

You were there when the world was new. The very first of your kind. The totem. Your place in Nature is everything. It is not enough to survive. You must thrive.

In Totemic, animal spirits vie for their place in the natural world. Using cunning, strength, and aspects specific to their kind, each animal will approach this contest differently. Only the animal that best uses these aspects will win in the end.

—description from the publisher

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