Circle of Life
- Players: 2 players
- Play time: 20–40 min
- BGG rating: 6.7
About Circle of Life
Circle of Life, Winner of the Mind Sports Olympiad's Game of the Year award, and winner of the Best Combinatorial Game Award, is a strategy game where players evolve species to eat each other in a growing ecosystem. Despite 1-minute rules, the game recreates key aspects of real ecosystems: It starts with simple species, which evolve to become more diverse and complex. Species get more complex as you go up the food chain. Simple species reproduce, die, and evolve at higher rates than more complex ones. When a species' population is high, another species often evolves to eat it. When a critter at the top of the food chain dies, it feeds back into the bottom, to complete the Circle of Life. For more insight into the game, visit this link.
- Released
- 2015
- Designer
- Nick Bentley
- Age
- 10+
- Best with
- 2 players (BGG community)
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How many players can play Circle of Life?
Circle of Life plays with 2 players.
What is the best player count for Circle of Life?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Circle of Life is best with 2 players (4 votes).
How long does Circle of Life take to play?
A game of Circle of Life takes 20–40 min.
What age is Circle of Life for?
The recommended minimum age for Circle of Life is 10+.
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