Board game · 2023

In the Footsteps of Darwin

Players: 2 to 5
Duration: 20 min
Age: 8 and up
Complexity: Beginner

Matthieu Verdier · Grégory Grard · Sorry We Are French

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01 Intro 00:00 02 Présentation du Jeu 00:13 03 Matériel et Mise en Place 00:27 04 But du Jeu 03:10 05 Déroulement 03:54 06 Phase 1 Prise de Tuile 04:11 07 Phase 2 Avancée du Beagle 06:43 08 Tours Suivants 07:31 09 Obtenir des Points 08:29 10 Recouvrir une Tuile 09:50 11 Réaliser un Alignement 11:08 12 Bonus de Guide 11:40 13 Fin de Partie 13:26 14 Décompte Final 13:56 15 Conclusion 15:33
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01 Générique 00:00 02 Introduction 00:28 03 Mise en place 01:53 04 Règlements 03:18 05 Phase 1: Étudier un animal ou s'inspirer d'un personnage 04:12 06 Phase 2: Voyage du Beagle 04:46 07 Effet des tuiles animale et personnage 05:37 08 Actions spéciales 10:24 09 Fin de la partie 11:06 10 -Décompte final des points 11:20 11 Opinion personnelle 12:57 12 Concours du Lundi Mai/Juin 2023 - Gagner une copie de RA 22:47
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In brief

Twenty years after his expedition around the world, Charles Darwin is writing On the Origin of Species. He wants to gather new information about animal life, particularly about continents he hardly explored. Who other than young naturalists, eager for discovery, could help the renowned scholar finish writing his most famous work?

In In the Footsteps of Darwin, players are junior naturalists who have just arrived aboard the Beagle to help Charles Darwin finish his book On the Origin of Species. During this journey, you will study animals, carry out cartographic surveys, publish your findings, and develop theories. Starting with the naturalist controlling the Darwin token, naturalists take turns in clockwise order, performing these two steps in order:

Study an animal or take inspiration from a character: Choose one of the three tiles facing the Beagle and place it onto your naturalist's notebook. It may be either an animal to study or a character from the Beagle's previous journey who will inspire you. Gain the bonuses depicted or any additional scoring bonuses triggered by the tile's placement.

Voyage of the Beagle: After placing a tile on your notebook, move the Beagle as many spaces forward as the distance between the Beagle and the tile you just selected (1-3 spaces), then draw a new tile to replace the empty space on the journey board.

Your goal is to score more points than your opponents to determine who contributed the most to On the Origin of Species.

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