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  • Neanderthal Board Game (2nd edition) - Expanded view of playing cards, tribesmen pieces, and playing tokens
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Neanderthal Board Game [2nd edition]

$55.00 USD
$55.00 USD
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How to play

How to play?

In this board game you will play through the critical epoch during which this change occurred. After millions of years of an uninterrupted, modest nomadic existence, we suddenly developed complex language, began forming tribes and building villages. You play as one of the human species existing at that time. The game system enables you to follow your tribe's evolution as well as that of the environment in which you live.

Content

Content

  • Placards
  • Tribesmen 
  • Large tribesmen
  • Disks
  • Cards
  • Dice
  • Achievement sheet
  • Arrowhead

Extras

Extras

Downloads

Game designer: Phil Eklund

Living rules and other files, administrated by respective game designer.

Discover Magazine named Neanderthal one of its favourite scientifically accurate board games! Read more here!

Videos




Explore Humanity's Evolution in Neanderthal: A Strategic Board Game

Delve into the remarkable journey of humanity's evolution over the past 30,000 to 40,000 years in Neanderthal, a strategic board game that challenges players to uncover the mysteries behind our species' rapid development. What sparked this extraordinary transformation? Was it genetic mutation? Surprisingly, our brain structure and anatomy have remained largely stable for the last 4 million years. Or did the key lie in encounters with other hominid species?

In Neanderthal, players will navigate this intriguing landscape of prehistoric life, making strategic decisions that reflect the challenges and possibilities of early human existence. Unravel the complexities of survival, cooperation, and competition as you shape the future of humankind.

Join us in exploring the pivotal moments that define our evolutionary story!

Expected reprint date not confirmed. 

Game designer: Phil Eklund

Artist: Karim Chakroun, Phil Enklund

Complexity: 3.70

Photo credit: Marcel from Free The Meeple