A turn comprises two simple steps: First, one player chooses a feature (species or watering hole) and a terrain requirement from a limited selection. Then, each player must place one of their tokens showing that feature onto one of their park spaces obeying that terrain requirement. What seems no trouble at first grows more and more challenging and exciting as the available spaces become fewer and fewer. But it’s not only the choices of your fellow players that can disrupt your plans. There are also unpredictable weather tokens that you must take into account.

After five rounds, the game ends. Then you score your most valuable family of each species and the terrains you completely populated.

Caldera Park is an interactive puzzle-game that achieves a perfect balance between strategic planning and luck. This, and its accessible ruleset, make it a great next step for anyone who enjoyed Savannah Park.

COMPONENTS:

1 Game Action board (28.4x28.4cm)

4 Player boards (double-sided; 28.4x28.4cm)

7 Action tokens (circular; 1x each bald eagle, “elk” but pictured is a moose, gray wolf, bison, mountain goat, grizzly bear, watering hole)

40 Weather tokens (hexagonal with gray backs; 10 of the same tiles per each player - Sun, “Hurricane” which should be a tornado, Hailstorm, Downpour, Snowstorm, Heatwave, Fog, 1 Thunderstorm, 2 Thunderstorms, 3 Thunderstorms)

140 Animal tokens (hexagonal with green backs; 35 of the same tiles per player)

1 First Player marker (Marmot with stand)

1 Score pad (83x149mm)

4 Folding boxes (1 per player, to hold their player tiles)

Rulebook (12 p.).

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