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Dominant Species
- Players
- 2–6
- Listed play time
- 120–240 min
- Age
- 14+
- Published
- 2010
- Category
- tile-based game
What this is
With an ice age approaching, which animals will best propagate, migrate, and adapt. Through wily action pawn placement, players will strive to become dominant on as many different terrain tiles as possible in order to claim powerful card effects. When the game ends, players will conduct a final scoring of each tile—after which the player controlling the animal with the highest VP total wins the game.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–6
- Listed play time
- 120–240 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2010
- Category
- tile-based game
- Designer
- Chad Jensen
- Publishers
- Asterion Press, Korea Boardgames, Asmodee, GMT Games
- Mechanisms
- area majority
- Box size
- 22.9 × 31 × 7.9 cm
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- Asterion PressOfficial site
- Korea BoardgamesOfficial site
- AsmodeeOfficial site
- GMT GamesOfficial site
How players rate Dominant Species
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 2p7.167 ratings
- 3p7.367 ratings
- 4p8.067 ratings
- 5p7.567 ratings
- 6p6.867 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability8.2/10
- Ease of teach4.1/10
- Gateway friendliness3.9/10
- Component quality7.7/10
- Table presence7.7/10
- Travel friendliness4.6/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionHigh7.4SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessSharp7.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill3.8Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong7.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityVery heavy4.5LightHeavy
- Decision complexityBrain-burner4.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.5No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.4Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookDominant Species: FINAL RulebookEN · 20 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
22.9 × 31 × 7.9 cm
- Shelf volume
- 5.6 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.9 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured
