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Sapiens

The time has come for the tribe to head for new horizons. As clan chief, guide your prehistoric people through the valley. Hunt and gather food, discover safe caves for... (read more)

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Reviews

mixed, 53% of all reviews are favorable

Playtime

45 minutes

Published

2015

Age

10+

Publisher

Iello

Players

2 to 4 players

Designer

Cyrille Leroy

Playstyle

Involved

Game's Categories

Strategy Game, Prehistoric, Tile Placement, and Take That

Sapiens

Description

The time has come for the tribe to head for new horizons. As clan chief, guide your prehistoric people through the valley. Hunt and gather food, discover safe caves for the upcoming winter, and interact with the other nomad groups. Gather your tribe and discover the valley!

Connect tiles to create a path for your tribe through the valley. Along the way, your tribe will gather food and search for suitable shelter in caves. At the end of the game, players compare the weaker of their two domains: the player with the most points in the weaker domain wins!

Contents:

1 Scoretrack board

32 Mountain tokens

8 Valley board halves

4 Food Points wooden tokens

4 Shelter Points wooden tokens

63 Tribe tiles

16 Brute tokens

1 First player token

16 Bear tokens

16 Mammoth Steak tokens

1 rulebook

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Game's Categories

Genre

Strategy Game

Theme

Prehistoric

Mechanics

Publishers

Designer

Cyrille Leroy

Developers

Clément Milker
Sébastien Kihm

Artists

Clément Milker
Marc-Antoine Allard

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