2024Brett Harrison, Lex Terenchin
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- 1
- Creators
- 1
How-to-play
2 - 6 players15 - 45 min
Holotype: Mesozoic North America
2023Brett Harrison, Lex Terenchin
- Videos
- 30
- Creators
- 17
Mainly reviews. Holotype: Mesozoic North America is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 17 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
2 - 5 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
A fast-paced light-strategy worker placement board game about paleontology for 2-5 players. Players use their Paleontologist, Grad Student and Field Assistant workers to gather fossils, do research and publish new Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles as Holotypes. Personal and semi-collaborative Global Objectives feature modern paleontology concepts such as cladistics and taxonomy. The player with the most Victory Points from publishing Holotypes, completing Personal Objectives and contributing to Global Objectives wins.
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Holotype: Mesozoic North America has 30 videos from 17 creators: 17 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Holotype: Mesozoic North America - Setup and How To Play" by Brexwerx Games, which runs 14 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Holotype Review: Mesozoic Park" by The Dice Tower. 12 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Holotype Kickstarter Preview Gameplay & First Impressions" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try 8-Legged Peacock, also by Brett Harrison, or Transgalactica, Explorers of Navoria and The White Castle Duel, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Holotype: Mesozoic North America
From BoardGameGeek:
A fast-paced light-strategy worker placement board game about paleontology for 2-5 players. Players use their Paleontologist, Grad Student and Field Assistant workers to gather fossils, do research and publish new Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles as Holotypes. Personal and semi-collaborative Global Objectives feature modern paleontology concepts such as cladistics and taxonomy. The player with the most Victory Points from publishing Holotypes, completing Personal Objectives and contributing to Global Objectives wins.
Designers
Brett Harrison, Lex Terenchin
Publisher
Brexwerx Games
Categories
Prehistoric
Mechanics