Darwins Choice in 3 minutes

[@3MBG]

Darwins choice, a fun crazy game about crazy animals. Apologies to any monarchists watching the video, and apologies to Sir David Attenborough most of all.

[@wfp9378]

I don't know ...that was what he would have sounded like if he were a kiwi

[@steeveleonard7584]

That Attenborough impression really made me laugh!

[@ebendevilliers1002]

Literally found out about this game today. Perfect timing!

[@troylow6229]

Love the voice commentary at the start HAHAHA

[@3MBG]

Ha, i'd totally forgotten i did that. Especially the burn n the Monarchy.

[@CarlosRodriguez-ez3ls]

Great review Jarrod! I'm not sure I would want to play this game over Evolution, but it does seem interesting. Thanks!

[@TooFarGone-g5c]

Looks fun!

[@KZsZs]

If you look for a bit more strategic play, I would recommend Evolution - Climate over Darwin's Choice. And yes, I would also recommend Dominant Species to everyone, who finds the idea of a highly abstracted evolution-themed wargame appealing.

[@spderweb]

This one feels like a great introduction to evolution for kids before jumping to the Evolution-Climate game. ANd definitely long before getting to Dominant Species.

[@abdulrahmanreijerink]

A good fun game. It's got some pared down rules for kids as well. I've been playing it with my five and seven year old and we're starting to build up to the full scale rules after only a handful of play throughs. My five year old is making most of her own decisions but still needs some help. The production of this game is absolutely beautiful and the development team are very focused on ethical manufacturing in terms of labour and environmental standards.

[@rags417]

SOOOOO much like Quirks from the 1980s, right down to heads, bodies and tails. In Quirks though there was always just one biome changing every 3-4 turns, but there was always one dominant and one upcoming Carnivore, Herbivore and Plant, with bonus points if you could eat the one above you and minus points if you were edible to the one below you. One thing that they should have kept from Quirks was the naming system - cards in Quirks each had short lexemes that combined together to create the animal name, so no Harp Seal/Buffalo/Porcupine, in Quirks that might have simply been a SEABUFFAPOR. This game does look more involved and complex, will definitely follow up

[@3MBG]

Wow, looked up quirks and it 100% is. That's amazing.

[@TylerTried]

That's adorable xD

[@GamingIndoors]

Will this game get a Darwin award?

[@wfp9378]

A game about evolution that doesn't play itself and make itself into something better? :-p

[@MattCrawley_Music]

I'm surprised you didnt mention the game Evolution at the end, which looks very similar but more beautiful and streamlined than this.

[@3MBG]

Yeah, seems to be a common consensus this. Simply put, I havent played evolution and know little about it as a game.

[@arenson9]

Snakes! This game has snakes in it. :)

[@3MBG]

We did a Snakes and Ladders review for april fools, so we have graphics for both "snakes" and "ladders" as a mechanism. I had to use it :)

[@adavis5926]

Oh oh, watch out for the St. Paddy's card.

[@mbrochh82]

I'm shocked you didn't mention Evolution: Climate, which seems to be extremely similar.

[@3MBG]

Have not played that one. But others have made the comment.

[@mbrochh82]

@@3MBG That was the game that got me into the hobby and got my gaming group together. We all have very fond memories of that game simply for that reason, but it's also a really cool game. :)

[@eugenb.8448]

This so reminds me of Quirks from the 80s.

[@3MBG]

Unfamiliar with that one

[@eugenb.8448]

@@3MBG It was by Eon Games. And it just shows my age (pushing 60) that I find a lot of stuff has echoes of older games. But this is a very strong echo worth looking up on BGG just for entertainment and historical purposes.

[@rags417]

I have a copy of Quirks -great game with a few house rules edit

[@eugenb.8448]

@@rags417 A redo of Quirks would be great but I don’t see it happening.

[@jonathanfoster3797]

WHOA! What happened to boardgameprices?

[@RatchetSly]

I think they got bought out by or merged with the new sponsor? Something like that.

[@dlarsen27]

They were acquired by BoardGameAtlas

[@jonathanfoster3797]

Well, that would explain it. Thanks.

[@3MBG]

Yeah, my deal with BG prices ended on 1 Nov, and BG Atlas picked them up just before that. So we negotiated to continue the relationship, just change focus.

[@adavis5926]

The game looks like a very "intelligent design." Sorry, bad pun. In fact, I can imagine a solo version for Creationists.

[@WeAreSoPredictable]

So, a game about making things like _crocoducks_ with the name *Darwin* attached. Creationists are going to lose their minds when they see this! :(

[@benlauson555]

No I don't think they will. Just like it wouldn't do anything for you if you came across a creation game. Don't worry most people really aren't that simple. Not to mention you the player are 'designing' these creatures haha!

[@3MBG]

Ni Ko, You would, in fact, be wrong. But thanks to my profanity filters, those comments won't be showing up.

[@benlauson555]

@@3MBG how

[@3MBG]

I have key words that block comments and have them held for moderation. Swearing, slurs, racist terms, that sort of thing. I rarely approve them unless they are things like "F***ing great video mate" I have abusive comments from creationists in there at the moment. But because of the swearing and general abusive tone, they wont be published.

[@benlauson555]

@@3MBG holy moly! I stand corrected.... Doggone 🤯

[@hairydongle8054]

Well it certainly sounds fun...although probably not if you are into the creationist nonsense! Nice D A impression.