| 
Evo
- The last gasp of the Dinosaur
3 - 5players
Ages 12 & up
Playing
time: 1-2 hours
Publisher: Euro Games / Descartes Editeur
Authors: Philippe Keyaerts
Awards
Winner
Game of the Year Games Magazine 2002
First Place at the 1999 International Concourse of Game
Designers
Finalist
Best Strategy Game Gamers Choice Awards

The
Theme 217,453,883 years, seven months and 26 days before our
time, the first dinosaurs left their home in the sea and climbed
onto the land. The ever-changing climate was their first adversary,
forcing them to remain constantly on the move. But weather was
not their only problem. In order to survive and flourish, they
had to evolve, and to do it quickly! In EVO, you control the survival
and evolution of a species of dinosaurs called Dinos. You guide
their migrations to temperate climates, you acquire the perfect
genes to develop your Dinos and mutate them, and you push out
other creatures that have yet to learn the meaning of the term
dominant species. At the end of the game, you and your Dinos will
not be the winners unless you've evolved more quickly and successfully
than everyone else.
The
Rules Each turn is divided into 6 phases, in which Dinos move,
fight, reproduce and evolve to ensure that their species has the
characteristics to survive the various perils of prehistoric life.
Players earn and spend mutation points to adapt their species
for survival. But don't spend all of them - the remainder are
counted to determine the winner.
Game
Characteristics Careful bidding, a sharply honed survival
instinct and inspired foresight are the keys to winning EVO. With
very few random elements, EVO combines diverse game mechanics
to keep both a tactical edge and an unusual sense of whimsy. Varied
enough to play over an over again, EVO is a game that the entire
family will enjoy!

Contents:
1 large game board (made from 2 reversible half boards - to create
different areas of play for 3, 4 or 5 players), 50 dino tokens,
1 information board, 1 bidding board, 1 wooden meteor marker,
1 wooden climate marker, 5 initiative markers, 5 mutation markers,
5 portrait cards, 62 gene counters, 26 event cards, 2 player aid
cards, 1 cloth bag, 1 die, 1 rule book, all in a box approximately
31 x 31 x 7cm |