This foundation loosely mimics a scientific oceanic ecosystem, similar to what you’ve come to expect from games in the Evolution series. In addition, through the duration of the Legends of the Deep Kickstarter, Multiplayer and the Deckbuilder addon is free on every platform!

If the target has multiple copies of the same defensive trait, Advanced Eyes only ignores 1 of those copies. It’s the first game in the series where the challenge is as much about surviving the machinations of the game itself as it is about outcompeting your opponents.Even though it affects attacks, Neurotoxin doesn’t have a black text box, and it isn’t a defensive trait. The Deep represents the wonder of scientific discovery, with traits ranging from actual marine biology to the fantastic. I could forgive this if the card quality was any good, but it is honestly some of the worst I’ve seen.

However you wouldn’t need to have my particular sensibilities to realise that the cards in Oceans are not up to the job. The Cambrian Explosion is a period in Earth’s history when a proliferation of new species came into existence. Through clever card play you create new species, give your species colourful traits to help them vie for food, and influence the availability of food resources.The feted Deep deck couldn’t work within the structure of earlier games in the series but here it shines thanks to these innocuous rule tweaks. Of course being the godlike beings that you are, one species is never enough and over the course of the game you will breathe life into many new creatures, watch them live, thrive, consume, and die. If the Cambrian Explosion has started, place 2 population from each of your species into your score pile.