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Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game

Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game

Die-Hard Games LLC · 2015
1–645–290 min14+ yrs2.9/5 complexity7.2 BGG#4.434 BGG1,3 K
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Game Description: Apex is a deck-building game, played solo or with up to 5 friends. You play as a prehistoric predator competing for territory and resources against other predators.

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Game Description:

Apex is a deck-building game, played solo or with up to 5 friends. You play as a prehistoric predator competing for territory and resources against other predators. Each playable species has a unique deck to master. Each deck has different strengths, weaknesses, and strategies— creating a varied and constantly evolving experience.

Your species must overcome a very brutal environment including harsh climate changes, disease, attacks from predators, grievous wounds, infections, and deadly prey. The game incorporates many dinosaurs that behave in their own distinct way. The goal of the game is to endure the environment, build up the population and evolve your species, and become the apex predator.

Base Game includes:

• 17" Dinosaur size box • 525 cards + 20 Card Dividers • 24" x 16" Hunting Grounds game board • Six 16" x 9" Nesting Grounds mats • 80mm T.rex miniature Player Marker • 40pg Rulebook • 5 Foam Blocks to protect cards and fill empty spaces

Includes 7 Playable Apex Decks:

• Acrocanthosaurus • Carnotaurus • Giganotosaurus • Spinosaurus • Tyrannosaurus • Utahraptor • Velociraptor

The 525 cards includes 7 playable Apex Decks, 22 diverse animals to hunt, 11 dangerous carnivores, 8 opposing Boss cards with Minions (acts as artificial players for solo play), 11 environmental effects, 5 genetic evolution types, and 3 grievous wound types.

Previous Version Published (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH BASE GAME): • Exotic Predators Limited Edition (see separate entry for details)

Note to fans:

The dinosaurs and events in Apex are not 100% based on fact. Apex is a mix of old and new dinosaur culture and some things were just changed to enjoy the game more. Please forgive us for any inaccuracies you find in Apex and it is not designed to educate.

Beta Tester list:

Anthony Sato, Erich Hartsock, Keith Neemann, Ramon Wallace, Sean Donaldson, Dennis Lenusters, Jeremy Mohler, Mike Paschal, Jonathan Venezian, Stephen Hill, Chris Gunning, Cody Bridges, Kevin, Christopher Crowell, Thomas Prentice, Baldur, Matthew, Nathaniel Graham, Chris Pienta, Christopher Lambson, Joseph Avery, David Schreiber, Tyler Howsare, Matthew Sauerbrunn, Denis Durand, Daniel Goldman, Aaron, Teresa Phillips, Collin Shorette, NVS Gameplays, Gergorian, Scott Lenet, Adherbal Junior, Corey Punko, Scott Sexton, Cyn, Matt Schock, Kyle Collins, Jack, Tom Hoefle, Jason Lesovoy, Kristian, Ekky-Bear, Ryan Mrochuk, Deon Beswick, Tim Long, Chen Weiyu, Brandon Lane, Nicholas Miesmer, Nicholas Rusak, Jacob Carter, Gabriel Marquez, James Dundas, S Williams, Tremane Barclay, George Bracy, Nathaniel Walter, Jason Wright, Chris Murphy, and all other testers!

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game anatomy
Complexity2.9 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
45–290 min
Players
1–6
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#4.434
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Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game is a animals game, for 1–6 players, taking ~45–290 minutes, featuring deck, bag, and pool building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game support?
Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game is played by 1–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game take?
A game of Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game takes about 45–290 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game for?
Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game?
Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.9 out of 5.
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