Watch “Dinosaur World VS Dinosaur Island Rawr N Write,” a board game review for Dinosaur World from Board Game Sanctuary on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Board Game Sanctuary on YouTube:
Love the Steven Spielberg Jurassic Park films or even the newer Jurassic World films with Chris Pratt, well Dinosaur World and Dinosaur Island Rawr and Write are two board games that have you running and operating your very own dinosaur sized theme park.
Note: A review copy of both games were provided by the publisher.
Thoughout both games players will be drafting dice, using basic and advanced DNA to craft and create their favourite dinosaurs. They will be building a range of different attractions Rollercoaster Tycoon style and they will be enhancing their park security so that when they take their visitors on a tour of their park, they hopefully won't get eaten!
In this video we will be looking at how to play both games as well as comparing their mechanics, theme and merits to see which of these dinosaur sized games is the best one!
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Reminiscent of games like Suburbia, Carcassone and Takenoko, Dinosaur World uses a series of hex tiles to help players layout their dream park.
Similarly, games like Cartographers, Rawr and Write is all about snake drafting dice and using them as workers to create a labyrinth of pathways and enclosures for their guests to visit.
The Board Game Sanctuary is a family friendly board game channel that aims to introduce the board gaming hobby to new and seasoned players in a light, fun and humourous way.
Mainly reviews and unboxings. Dinosaur World is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 16 recorded sessions, 19 unboxings, and 8 other videos.
2 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About Dinosaur World, from BoardGameGeek:
The triumph of science that led to dinosaurs returning to the world once more has become public knowledge. New parks spring up regularly, often beginning operations even before everything has been finalized. There is no shortage of patrons eager to be entertained by these returned species in new and exciting ways. However, as with any form of entertainment, elements of triumph are often accompanied by elements of tragedy. This means it is of the utmost importance that you take every precaution by ensuring each visitor signs the safety waiver before enjoying the wonders of Dinosaur World!
Each round in Dinosaur World, you draft a new résumé card to acquire new workers; spend workers to take public actions building your park and acquiring DNA; spend further workers to take private actions improving that park; then drive your jeep around experiencing the wonder and excitement of what you have built! Throughout the game you acquire victory points through a variety of means - and possibly a few visitor deaths as a natural consequence of overly enthusiastic dinosaur encounters. At the end of the game, you lose points if you accumulated too many deaths, then the player with the most points wins!