Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-10
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
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Description
Players build herds of animals by stealing from rivals and protecting their own with farmers until someone collects all eight of a kind to reach Herdvana
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positive
Pros
- Accessible and quick to learn
- Fun artwork and flavor with named special cards
- Light, playful take-that that remains family-friendly
- Team variations and up-to-10-player support
Cons
- Limited pool of animal cards may limit variety over time
- Take-that interactions may not appeal to everyone
- Potential for repetitiveness with similar herd-building strategies
Thematic elements
- Set collection with light competitive interaction
- Farm/animal world centered on assembling herds of animals
- Humorous, light-hearted, family-friendly
Comparison games
- Exploding Kittens
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Abduction / aliens — Alien cards allow opponents to abduct farmers or otherwise disrupt an opponent's herd.
- Defense / protection — Farmers placed on a herd protect it from being stolen, blocking theft unless countered.
- end-of-game scoring — Game ends when all cards are drawn; players score points from herd sizes, animal values, and HerdVana bonuses.
- Set Collection — Players build and grow herds by collecting animal cards to form sets, with bonuses for completing a full set.
- Take-that / theft — Players can steal a herd from an opponent when they have the right cards, adding direct interaction.
- Wild cards — Chameleons act as wild cards with unique names, enabling flexible play and interactions.
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Quotes (from this video)
- we had a good time playing this one
- these are the animal cards in the deck
- the special cards have names just to make it a little more fun
- the artwork is fantastic
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