2017Ramy Badie
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 30
2 - 8 players30 - 60 minLight weight

2021Ramy Badie
Mainly unboxings and reviews. Happy Little Dinosaurs is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 5 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Lately, it feels like we're all just dinosaurs trying to avoid the falling meteors. In this game, you'll try to dodge all of life's little disasters. You might fall into a pit of hot lava or get ghosted by your dino date, but the dino who survives it all wins the game! In Happy Little Dinosaurs, the first person to reach 50 points, or be the last Dinosaur standing, wins the game! During each round, you'll flip a Disaster card featuring a Natural, Predatory, or Emotional disaster. Each player will play a Point card in hopes of collecting points and avoiding the disaster. You will work to avoid all of life's little disasters and laugh as they happen to your friends. If you collect 3 Disaster cards of the same type OR 3 different types of Disaster cards, you will be out of the game. Point cards feature weapons, trinkets, and good luck charms that you use to collect points and avoid disasters. Each card has a point value between 0 and 9 that you will use when scoring a round. You can use Instant cards at different points during the game to tip the odds in your favor or save your Dinosaur from certain death. Player boards include your Dinosaur's traits, an Escape Route you use to track your score, and a Disaster Area where you will collect Disaster cards. You'll move your Dinosaur meeple along the Escape Route on your player board to track your score. Will you successfully dodge the disasters or get eaten by a prehistoric whale? Only the cards can decide. - description from the publisher
Happy Little Dinosaurs has 13 videos from 10 creators: 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 5 unboxings. They date from 2022 to April 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play: Happy Little Dinosaurs" by Gamer's Genie, which runs 16 min. For a quicker teach, "Happy Little Dinosaurs Board Game How to Play" by Tabletop Gaming Guild runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rants And Reviews: Happy Little Dinosaurs" by Nerd News Social. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "UPCOMING: Happy Little Dinosaurs Gameplay & First Impressions | @unstablegamesHQ" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Unstable Unicorns, Casting Shadows, Command of Nature and Here to Slay, also by Ramy Badie.
8 of 10
2017Ramy Badie
2 - 8 players30 - 60 minLight weight
2023Ramy Badie
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
2024Ramy Badie
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Lately, it feels like we're all just dinosaurs trying to avoid the falling meteors. In this game, you'll try to dodge all of life's little disasters. You might fall into a pit of hot lava or get ghosted by your dino date, but the dino who survives it all wins the game! In Happy Little Dinosaurs, the first person to reach 50 points, or be the last Dinosaur standing, wins the game! During each round, you'll flip a Disaster card featuring a Natural, Predatory, or Emotional disaster. Each player will play a Point card in hopes of collecting points and avoiding the disaster. You will work to avoid all of life's little disasters and laugh as they happen to your friends. If you collect 3 Disaster cards of the same type OR 3 different types of Disaster cards, you will be out of the game. Point cards feature weapons, trinkets, and good luck charms that you use to collect points and avoid disasters. Each card has a point value between 0 and 9 that you will use when scoring a round. You can use Instant cards at different points during the game to tip the odds in your favor or save your Dinosaur from certain death. Player boards include your Dinosaur's traits, an Escape Route you use to track your score, and a Disaster Area where you will collect Disaster cards. You'll move your Dinosaur meeple along the Escape Route on your player board to track your score. Will you successfully dodge the disasters or get eaten by a prehistoric whale? Only the cards can decide. - description from the publisher
Designer
Ramy Badie
Publisher
Unstable Games
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