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- Replay Value (1-10): 6
- Fun Factor (1-10): 7
- Worth Buying (1-10): 6
Players group up into teams, and get on this "evolution" track.
At the beginning of their turn, they check what sort of space they
are on, draw a challenge card, and if they succeed in that challenge,
they get to roll the die and advance. The challenges are themed
towards the stage of evolution: the "primate" stage has miming,
the "early human" stage has image recognition, etc.
Ah yes, another game thinking that they can cause a sensation by emulating
Cranium. (Hint to game companies: Cranium did well because of their
amazing marketing campaign, not because of any special achievement in
game design.) This one isn't particularly bad; it's certainly an
improvement over Cranium, and there aren't that many games that pass that
bar (though you'd think it wouldn't be that hard). The theme works well
with the challenges. The only problem I have is the standard six-sided die
-- when you need six times the worst-possible to roll to match the
best-possible roll, the game can often be determined by who has better
luck on the die -- and that's not something a party game should have.
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