Darwin's Journey

Description

--- "Darwin's Journey" is a worker-placement Eurogame recreating Charles Darwin's Galapagos expedition, emphasizing scientific study and biodiversity exploration for victory points. (20 words) Key mechanics include: - *Worker progression* Workers study prerequisite disciplines to enable actions like exploration, correspondence, gathering, and dispatching repertoires to museums. - *Worker placement* Players position workers to perform actions advancing biological knowledge. - *Objective scoring* Short- and long-term objectives reward victory points for every action across five rounds. Darwin's Journey is a thematic worker-placement Eurogame immersing players in Charles Darwin's Galapagos memories, pivotal to his evolution theory. Players land on the islands' shores for extensive exploration amid stunning biodiversity, detecting hidden species and studying natural sciences under starry skies. Core to gameplay is an innovative worker progression system, where workers learn disciplines required for key actions—exploration, correspondence, specimen gathering, and dispatching repertoires to museums to expand human biology knowledge. Spanning five rounds, the game integrates short- and long-term objectives, ensuring diverse paths to victory points through strategic action selection and scientific advancement. ---