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FOR MORE: Buy Evolution Climate on AmazonĪnother title just making the list of the best board games of 2016 is a fantastic racing game. Heavy Fur and Migratory can protect your species from the cold while being Nocturnal or Burrowing will provide protection from the cruel desert sun. Traits like a Hard Shell and Horns can protect your species from Carnivores while a Long Neck will help them get food that others cannot reach.

In Evolution: Climate, players adapt their species in a dynamic ecosystem where food is scarce, predators lurk, and the climate can swing between scorching hot and icy cold. Please link back to this article as the source.Īt the tail end of our list of the best board games of 2016 is the somehwat relevant Evolution: Climate. Attention Publishers: If your game appears on this list, you may use the award seal to the left in connection with your marketing and publishing of that game however you see fit.

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