Evolution: Random Mutations

What to Expect

In Evolution: Random Mutations, you create and evolve animal species by playing cards as new animals, adding to existing ones, or revealing traits that offer advantages or drawbacks. Food availability, refugees, and parasites affect survival each round. You adapt your strategy in a dynamic ecosystem to keep your species alive and thriving until the game ends.

Who Is This Game For?

Designed for 2 to 4 players aged 12 and up, this medium-weight game lasts about 55 minutes. It suits players interested in evolutionary strategy and moderate complexity, preferring shorter to mid-length sessions. Prior experience with hand management and dice mechanics helps but is not required.

How It Works

Players take turns playing cards to add new animals, strengthen existing ones, or activate traits. Then, in the climate phase, colored cubes represent food, refugees, and parasites. Players allocate red and green cubes to their animals to support them and black cubes to opponents or predators. Animals that remain unfed or attacked are removed during extinction. New cards are drawn, and the next round begins.

What Makes It Special

Created by Dmitry Knorre and Sergey Machin, Evolution: Random Mutations is a standalone game in the Evolution series by Rightgames RBG SIA. It uniquely combines hand management and dice rolling, reusing elements from the original games but in a new format. Although without major awards, it offers thematic depth and dynamic interaction.

Setting & Atmosphäre

The game explores evolutionary adaptation of species in a changing natural environment where food scarcity, parasites, and environmental pressures determine survival.

Tipp für Einsteiger

Focus on balanced development of your species and smart use of traits to increase survival chances.

Häufige Fragen

Fazit

Evolution: Random Mutations is recommended for enthusiasts seeking an evolutionary card game with dice elements. It offers strategic depth in shorter sessions without overwhelming players.