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The Alpha

The Alpha

Games by Bicycle · 2020
3–620–45 min10+ yrs1.4/5 complexity6.6 BGG#6.261 BGG1,4 KStrategy
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How do you play The Alpha?

Lead your wolf pack as you claim territory, search for food, and hunt prey. After a successful hunt, you may enter a conflict with another pack.

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The Alpha box art
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Lead your wolf pack as you claim territory, search for food, and hunt prey. After a successful hunt, you may enter a conflict with another pack. If that happens, you will have to decide whether you want to risk injury by fighting to keep the food for your own pack, or risk giving up all the food found in the region by sharing with the other pack.

In The Alpha, players control a wolf pack, leading wolves on a search for food. The Near Forest includes easier to catch, but lower value prey. The Far Forest has larger prey that are more difficult to attack, but if successful can result in great reward. You will lead your wolves through four stages of the hunt:

 STALK - Send your wolves to hunt in various regions of the forest and outnumber rival packs to become dominant in the area.
 CHASE – Roll the dice for the region to determine the success of the hunt.
 RESOLVE – Enter conflict and decide whether to fight or share food with other packs in the region.
 ADVANCE – Move your wolf on the food track to indicate the amount of food secured during the hunt.

At the end of 5 weeks (rounds), the wolf pack with the most food will be declared The Alpha.

—description from the publisher

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.4 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20–45 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#6.261

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Q3How do you play The Alpha?
The Alpha is a abstract strategy game, for 3–6 players, taking ~20–45 minutes, featuring area majority / influence. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Alpha — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Alpha support?
The Alpha is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Alpha take?
A game of The Alpha takes about 20–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Alpha for?
The Alpha is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is The Alpha?
The Alpha has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.4 out of 5.
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