Game: Evolution

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T19:23:24+00:00

the ultimaty trophy for the player reaching the final stage first: Member of Mankind !

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T19:19:50+00:00

close-up of one of THE dna-cards everybody is heading for: Up one step on the evolution ladder !

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T19:15:45+00:00

blue players cardboard chits representing his evolutionary stages

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T19:11:37+00:00

the three different card decks driving the game

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T19:07:40+00:00

close-up of some of the predators, alternately dangerous to the different evolutionary stages

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T19:02:51+00:00

the 4 movable continent, loaded with reptiles and ready to drift apart, revealing the central continent...

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T18:58:53+00:00

a look onto the game board with central continent

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Speedwaysupporter — 2007-12-16T18:55:45+00:00

box lid of the final edition of EVOLUTION

Thread: Component inventory?

tool — 2004-09-29T23:04:11+00:00

Anyone got an inventory handy, or can create one? I know there are 4 land tiles, each player has 5 counters (plus a 6th blank), and there are 12 reptiles, but beyond that it's not clear.

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2001-08-21T04:29:32+00:00

Thread: User Review

BoardGameGeek — 2001-02-05T02:08:53+00:00

While a definite Misfit game, Pangaea is actualyl kind of cool in a really bent sort of way.

The object is to be the first player to evolve along the 6 stages of evolution into man. You start as a lungfish. Over the course of a turn, you roll a die to determine if you get to mutate, and then move to run away from predators.

Mutation is easier if you are in a warm climate. And if you are lucky enough to get a mutation card, you will either evolve, or pick up some mutation which can affect your movement or mutation abilities.

At the end of your turn, you flip up a card which lets you move and introduce certain type of new predators, evolve predators, and move continents.

Yes, the continents drift around the board, offering you chances to break a land bridge to strand your opponents on a plate along with a few hungry dinosaurs. Or drift yourself southward to bask and mutate in the sun.

The only other twist is that predators can only eat certain player evolutionary stages. So trying not to mutate can be a very good idea at certain stages of the game. Being eaten costs you an evolutionary stage-so picking on the leader can help keep the game even.

All in all, there is a lot of luck in the game, mostly due to the mutation rolls and cards. But the game is short, brutal, and is possibly the most solid evolutionary game I have seen.

The game appears to have been put together in the UK (Cornwall), as an educational game. Components are fairly typical of a small press game, with counters for the creatures, and monochrome cards. The board has decent color, with all of the tables around the border.

And no one I know has been able to find a copy or contact the publisher.