Paleo

What this is

Their Stone Age tribe must work together to eat, survive, and develop new tech. Success depends on coordinating limited information and actions toward a shared objective. It is designed for 1–4 players.

At a glance

Players: 1–4
Minimum age: 10 and up
First published: 2020
Category: cooperative board game
Designer: Peter Rustemeyer
Publisher: Hans im Glück
Mechanisms: feeding mechanic
Box size: 29.6 × 29.6 × 7 cm
Photographs: 1

Publisher

Hans im GlückOfficial site

7.6out of 10254 ratings

How players rate Paleo

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 3.

1p6.864 ratings
2p7.364 ratings
3p7.863 ratings
4p7.363 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 replayability6.6/10
Ease of teach5.9/10
Gateway friendliness6.2/10
Component quality7.1/10
Table presence5.9/10
Travel friendliness7.2/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionHigh7.0SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessFriendly2.1FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckBalanced5.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationPresent5.4Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityModerate2.9LightHeavy
Decision complexityModerate2.8SimpleDemanding
Language dependencyMinimal2.4No textText-heavy
Table spaceCafé two-top4.4Lap trayTwo tables

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Rules & files

Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets

No rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.

Box & shelf

29.6 × 29.6 × 7 cm

Shelf volume: 6.1 L
Shelf width used: 7 cm
Per Kallax cube: 4

Source: measured