Board Game Geek Rating: 6.35. Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 7.60. Suitable for 1 to 3 players and published in 2018. This is the Kickstarter Edition of the Neanderthal Board Game by Sierra Madre Games. It includes the core game and all met stretch goals. Note: paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included unless stated otherwise. Set in 43,000 BC Ice Age Europe, the dawn of modern man. In this game, you can be one of three human species: Archaic, Neanderthal, or Cro - Magnon. Send your males to hunt Pleistocene megafauna while avoiding predators. Let your women teach children vocabulary for better cognitive skills and tribal culture in the next generation. Specialize your elders in fire, war, big game, inventions, or animal domestications. Choose from three mating strategies: promiscuous, harems, or pair bonding. Victory depends on your strategy and may involve your hunters, elders, women, vocabulary, trophies, inventions, or domesticated animals. When players develop to a certain point, the companion game Greenland starts, allowing seamless gameplay transition. At TheGameSteward, we're happy to back campaigns to offer you games like the Neanderthal Kickstarter Game. A good portion of your spending on Neanderthal will go towards backing new Kickstarter games. If you have purchase questions or need game advice, contact The Game Steward.
How to use: First, choose your human species (Archaic, Neanderthal, or Cro - Magnon). Then start assigning your males to hunt, women to teach, and elders to specialize in different areas. Select a mating strategy and work towards victory based on that. When your progress reaches the right point, start playing the companion game Greenland. Note: This is the Kickstarter Edition, and paid add - ons from the campaign are not included unless stated. Keep the game in a dry place to avoid damage. If the pieces get dirty, you can gently wipe them with a soft cloth.
