Dominant Species

bc mdash great ice age fast approach titanic struggle global supremacy unwittingly commence vary animal species dominant specie game abstractly recreate tiny portion ancient history ponderous encroachment ice age entail living creature try adapt slowlychanging earth player assume role major animal classesmdashmammal reptile bird amphibian arachnid insect begin game state natural balance relation wonrsquot quotsurvival fittestquotthrough wily action pawn placement player strive dominant different terrain tile possible order claim powerful card effect player want propagate individual specie order earn victory point particular animal player aid endeavor speciation migration adaptation action eventually lead end gamemdashthe final ascent ice agemdashwhere player having accumulate victory point animal crown dominant specie somebody well dominant quickly itrsquo get mighty coldgame playthe large hexagonal tile game create everexpande interpretation earth appear thousand century ago small tundra tile place atop large tilesmdashconverte tundra processmdashas ice age encroachesthe cylindrical action pawn quotapquot drive game ap allow player perform action take speciation environmental change migration glaciation place action display planning phase ap trigger particular action own player execution phasegenerally player try enhance animalrsquos survivability simultaneously try hinder opponentsrsquomdashhopefully collect valuable victory point quotvpquot way card aid effort give player useful onetime ability opportunity recur vp gainsthroughout game species cube add move remove tile play quotearthquot element disk add remove animal earth game end player conduct final scoring tilemdashafter player control animal high vp total win