Cryptic Nature cover
2024BGG rank #8,178

Cryptic Nature

by Georgij Shugol, Alexander Krys, Oleg Meleshin · iDventure

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Players1–4
Time90m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age14+

About the game

What is Cryptic Nature?

In this game you will deal with cryptozoology, search for strange creatures and prove their existence. In this world, they really exist, they just perfectly hide from human eyes. Your task is not only to find these unique species of animals, but also to provide them with a safe habitat - for some creatures, various cities are ready to provide such places, for the rest you are building a unique reserve. Cryptic Nature is a Euro connoisseur game for 2-4 players with a game duration of 60-90 minutes. It combines Point to Point Movement and Dice Rolling elements. The winner is the player who can track down and capture the most cryptids and present them to the public in the reserve. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Action RetrievalContractsDice RollingGrid CoveragePick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementSet CollectionTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

DiceEnvironmentalMythologyTravel

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