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Designer | Phil Eklund |
Publisher | Sierra Madre Games |
Players | 1-3 |
Playtime | 60-120 mins |
Suggested Age | 14 and up |
Honors | 2015 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee |
Additional Info |
171662/neanderthal
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It's 43,000 BC in Ice Age Europe, the dawn of modern man. In Neanderthal, you are one of three human species: Archaic, Neanderthal, or Cro-Magnon. Assign your males to hunt Pleistocene megafauna, but try to avoid being eaten by predators. Assign your women for teaching your children vocabulary, leading to cognitive fluidity in the next generation and to a tribalistic culture. Specialize your elders for fire, war, big game, inventions, or animal domestications. Choose between three mating strategies: promiscuous, harems, or pair bonding. Victory depends on which strategy you choose, and may include your hunters, elders, women, vocabulary, trophies, inventions, or domesticated animals.
At this point, the players have developed to the point where the companion game Greenland begins, so you can flow one game into another seamlessly.
Game came straight from Board Game Bliss missing components. The manufacturer https://ionsmg.com/, said they would replace the parts, but after numerous emails I have given up on them (ongoing from October 2020 to February 2021). I will not be purchasing games made by Ion Game Design anymore.
It took me several tries and a few YouTube gameplay watches to really understand all the rules of the game, but once I figured it all out I really enjoyed the game.
Few games are so wide open when it comes to letting players experiment. Rich in historical/scientific detail. Some of it is controversial, all of it is interesting. Steer clear if you can't enjoy a lot of randomness. The stories told are absolutely worth it to me.
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Great store, fast shipping! Will definitely shop here again!