Darwin's Travels
Darwin's Travels
Contribute to the theory of evolution
In the Darwin utazásai board game, follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands to contribute to the formulation of his groundbreaking theory of evolution. In the role of young biologists exploring the local fascinating wildlife, you collect plant and animal specimens, advance scientific knowledge and document your findings in museums. The game features worker placement enhanced by a character development system that lets you develop individual scientists in various areas. The player who scores the most victory points and becomes the most acclaimed scientist of their time wins. Darwin utazásai is designed for 1–4 players aged 14+. Set aside 60–120 minutes for a single game.
14+
recommended age
1–4 players
number of players
60–120 min
game durationKey features of the Darwin utazásai board game
- Strategy game following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands
- Players take on the role of young biologists contributing to the theory of evolution
- Exploration of nature, collection of plant and animal specimens and documentation of findings in museums
- The player who contributes the most to the theory of evolution wins
- Worker placement system enhanced by character development
- Darwin utazásai is designed for 1–4 players aged 14+
- Single game takes 60–120 minutes
Upgrade your scientists and advance their skills
The core of Darwin utazásai lies in sending your unique scientists to various locations on the board to conduct research and acquire valuable specimens. During the game, you specialise and upgrade your scientists using seals, which enable them to perform increasingly powerful actions. Accumulating enough seals also earns them silver and gold medals with powerful bonuses. The key to success is therefore not only the right timing of actions, but also choosing the right scientist for each task.
Chain actions and get the most out of your research
Your expeditions take you across land and sea, exploring places like the islands of the Galapagos archipelago to discover new species and collect their specimens. You can then deliver these to museums, correspond with other scientists and complete various short-term and long-term goals. In addition, some actions in Darwin utazásai trigger further actions, so chaining them cleverly can bring extra benefits.
Five rounds of research and discovery
Darwin utazásai takes place over five rounds, during which players take turns placing their scientists on available spaces and performing corresponding actions. Throughout your research, you earn victory points, advance on the theory of evolution track and strive to make the absolute best use of your options. At the end of the game, the total number of victory points determines the winner.
Package contents
1 main board, 16 crew cards, 56 regular seals (14 in four colours), 12 wild seals (purple), 16 temporary knowledge tokens, 16 specimen tokens, 16 museum tiles, 30 research tokens, 40 coins (28 with a value of 1, 12 with a value of 5), 12 special action tiles, 12 Beagle goal tokens, 20 goal tokens (10 silver, 10 gold), 8 starting goal tokens (4 silver, 4 gold), 8 letters, 2 neutral lenses, 1 Beagle ship figure, 1 turn order token for two players, 2 player aids, rules
Components for each player (4x):player board, 5 scientist figures, 3 explorer figures, 1 ship figure, 4 wooden cubes, 5 tent figures, 6 player lenses, 12 stamps
Components for solo play:
4 Alfred boards (reverse of player boards), 8 Alfred action cards, 8 Alfred bonus cards (2 for each board)
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| Code: | HRAls822HU |
| Warranty: | 24 months |
| Manufacturer information |
GémKer-Gémklub Kft., 1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 45., https://www.gemklub.hu/, +36 20 366 70 80, [email protected] |