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GMT Games Dominant Species

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  • For 2-6 players
  • Takes 2-4 hours to play
  • Great strategy game
  • 3rd edition of the game

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One of the best purchases I have made on Amazon to dateOne of the best purchases I have made on Amazon to date. If you like a really in depth strategy with high replay ability and have the time to play it (2-4 hours) then I highly recommend this game. It is a mix of worker placement with 2 different types of area control. took it to my weekly board game group on Saturday and everybody loved it. No action is overpowered and each animal you pick plays differently than the last one. The learning curve isn't to steep. After the first turn which took about 30-45 minutes everybody started understanding how each of the different actions work. In the rulebook it also gives you the option to play a "quick game" by removing some of the dominion cards which can help shorten the play time if your just trying to get a quick game in. One of the best board games I own. 5Featured 'Area control' gameBest for 4 players game. One of the top-ranked Area Control game, so by the nature of the genre, you will love this product if you like a strategic and interactive game which makes players very competitive during the playing. 5GMT Games Dominant SpeciesBasic simple design, a lot of meaningful decisions, 2 player takes about two & half hours play time, seems to have potential & was very fun game..!! 5One of my favorite tactical games to playOne of my favorite tactical games to play. The game 'engine' is superb and although it takes a little bit to understand the rules, they are extremely clear and consistent. No "except in this case" or weird caveats that you have to regularly look up.It takes a good couple hours to play, but it's an excellent, thematic experience. 5NOT for casual gamers.I want to preface this by saying that I have quite a large collection of board games when compared to the general population, and that I host a board game night every week at my house. That weekly gathering happens to be where I first brought out this game, and personally loved it, but the general consensus was very mixed. (Just for reference, games my game group LOVE and play often are: Cosmic Encounter, King of Tokyo, Eclipse, and Sentinels of the Multiverse. Games that totally flopped were: Mission: Red Planet, and The Resistance. There are many more games that fall somewhere in between. This, unfortunately, was one of them.)Well, I explained it to them in 10-15 minutes, and then the six of us played it. After our 4 hour game, I had one guy very loudly proclaim that it was one of the most boring of games, apparently the theme/mechanics didn't do it for him. However, and much more concerning to me, I had another friend approach me that night after everyone else had left and ask that I inform him privately ahead of time if I ever decided to bring Dominant Species out again. He explained that he felt overwhelmed by all the available choices and couldn't wrap his mind around how to outmaneuver his competitors. So by the end of the game he just placed Action Pawns (APs) semi-randomly hoping for the best (and, honestly, his final score reflected this fact). The other three in our group loved it with almost the same intensity I did and have asked for me to bring it out again many times (several times, I have).I guess I relay this story to warn you to be careful when deciding whether or not to buy this game. It may sound exciting (it is), you may have a seasoned and willing group to try it with you (I did), but this is not a game everyone is going to enjoy. It's fairly quick to teach if your buddies are familiar with this type of game (place an AP in an open action spot, get stuff or stuff happens), but the sheer number of choices and stats to keep track of/manipulate to your advantage can be a real deterrent to some. The rules are easy to medium to learn. The depth is very, very deep.For instance, here are a few things you need to keep track of in an average turn to play this game decently well: land values, land placement, abundance of certain elements, lack of certain elements, available adaptable elements and their significance, other players adaptations, locations of other players, glaciers, what elements and lands are bordering glaciers, number of opponents species on various lands, dominance cones on various lands, where opponents placed their AP, where they want to place an AP, where you want to place an AP, what spaces are still open to be placed in, AP order, the current available dominance cards, which dominance cards are still left to be played, how far until the Ice Age dominance card, where opponents are on the Victory Point (VP) track, how many APs both you and they have left to place each round, how many species you have left, what special abilities each player has, when and where to make a grab for the Bonus VPs, how to set yourself in a good position for the end game (which is worth a LOT of points), etc. etc. etc. Any one of these things could help you, hinder you, or be completely unnecessary for you to know at any given point in time.Lest some of you are wrongly deterred, I want to end this with a rain of praises for this game:This is the deepest and most mentally satisfying game I own. I love the tension, the struggle, the feeling that in any turn you could be wiped out or soar ahead. I love the well laid plans and their (usual) crumbling into dust, but sometimes, sometimes they work and you smile at your cleverness (or give the nod to your opponents cleverness). The theme is (in my opinion) brilliant. The game well designed. I'm in love with it. Yes, there are a lot of balls in the air at any given point in time, but when you can catch them just right (or drop less than everyone else), this game can be magical.If you are a person who loves thick, deep, rewarding board games, look no further. 5One of my favorite games that ffew will actually play with me...Heavy with the "take that" have been called quite a few names I am sure Amazon would censor if I posted them here excellent for Alpha gamers who enjoy a bit of steep competition and aggression in their games!With that said, I find it hard to find many willing to play with me after a game or two... I call that a WIN for me, but... 5There are a variety of elements that make this game great for advanced playersFor anyone that is looking for a serious challenge, Dominant Species is the game for you. This game has a medium complexity rule system that allows for the tides to turn in mere seconds. I have played a variety of sized games and I can say this game truly shines with a full 6 person group. There are a variety of elements that make this game great for both advanced players. Because of the elements, this game will be different every time you play it. My boyfriend and I are in love with this game and highly suggest it to anyone considering.The cons of this game is there is A LOT happening. If you easily get overwhelmed by a lot of choices then you may want to reconsider. Because of how quickly the game can change directions new players may feel very confused and unsure of what direction they need to go in in order to win.This game is also LONG. For new players, it takes at least 15-30 minutes to explain the rules for players to truly grasp the core of the game. If you are playing with a new group, expect this game to take 3-4 hours to play. However, if you can keep turns quick, you can finish this game in 1 to 2 hours.However, if you like complex games with a variety of elements as well as something to challenge an medium-advanced group of gamers, then go for this game. It's a surprising amount of fun. 5Lizards and Spiders ruling the world is very fun!You don't see a lot of great play videos of this gem of a game. I was originally drawn to this one just based on the box art and the idea of being the "Dominant Species" among all the animals you can play. It was a fun theme and idea that maybe mammals didn't evolve the best here on Earth and instead Lizards or Arachnids took over and rule the world today.Initial learning curve I think is rather high with this one, but within 1 game I had taught 4 new players the entire game to where one of them already knew the strategy to take over the lead and win. Meanwhile 3 or so games in and I found myself no longer having to reference the Rule book at all.I started off playing this as just a 2 player game, my wife and I loved it and played what we thought was the perfect 2 player game for us. Later we added more players, all the way up to the max of 6 and WOW does the gameplay change at that point. We were both surprised at the differences, it's an entirely new game at that point.I think this game plays great at anywhere from 2-6 players. Often times these big games that can go up to more players start to lag and time between turns is too long. I've never been disappointed with any player count, you are constantly adjusting your plan for how to rule the world, and there's just not much downtime even at max player count as long as your players are considering and thinking about their moves. If this game happens to be not for them they will then find themselves just waiting to take their turn. I think the theme though draws you in pretty quickly as well with just how many moves you can make each turn.Pros:Theme, Replayability, Challenge of games, Card artwork is niceCons:Not a lot here, I personally don't like the way the board folds it never sits perfectly flat for me and thus tile placement is skewed a bit. Gameplay wise I feel like the birds don't really have much of a special ability with their Migration talent, birds always lose by a lot in our games. 5Game Plays Great with multiple people!The turn system is really interesting in this game, and is unlike any other game I've played before.I find it to be really fun that you everybody places what they're going to do before you actually do the actions.It leads to some really interesting scenarios, and surprisingly seems to help the "slower" turn takers take their turns quickly. 5Great game for 2 to 6! Always a blast to playDominant Species is probably one of my favorite board games, if not number one. Its a blast to play with two to six players. When playing with two or three players, each player can play with two animal families, such as mammals, amphibians, birds, insects, arachnids, and reptiles (as if the game was playing with six total) after you get the hang of the game. It seems very complex at first, but is as simple as place an action token on the action you want, then the next person does the same and so on until everyone has placed all their action tokens (or action pawns, action markers, etc.) and then the actions chosen are carried out from top to bottom, left to right. Of course, the strategy is complex, trying to figure out what is the best move to counter your opponents all the while expanding your species gaining points to win the game. There are also dominance cards that can be accessed by using the dominance action and scoring a tile in which you are dominant. The cards can drastically change the game and are usually fun for the person playing them.The game is long usually 2 to 3 hours, occasionally longer with more players. Well worth it though.I would highly recommend to those who like an intense strategy game or war game as Dominat species can be broken down to building armies, in vading, and controlling area, with worker placement. 5
GMT Games Dominant Species

GMT Games Dominant Species

4.6
Error You can't add more than 500 quantity.
Regular price
€137,00
Sale price
€137,00
Regular price
€226,00
Sold out
Unit price
per 
Save 39% (€89,00)