The Great Dinosaur Rush

The Great Dinosaur Rush

  • Players: 2–5 players
  • Play time: 60 min
  • BGG rating: 7.0

About The Great Dinosaur Rush

The Great Dinosaur Rush — or the Bone Wars, as it's otherwise called — was a period of incredible advancement in paleontology (i.e., the discovery of fossils). In The Great Dinosaur Rush, players compete to grab bones from the best dig sites, and build new dinosaurs for prestigious museums, gaining notoriety in the process by stealing bones, sabotaging dig sites, and otherwise impeding your fellow paleontologists. The game is played over turns, each with two main phases: dig and build. During the dig phase, players collect different-colored bones from dig sites and perform actions. Some dirty actions give players secret notoriety tokens. Notoriety adds to players' scores at the end of the game, but having the MOST notoriety SUBTRACTS from the score! During the build phase, players create their dinosaurs from the bones they collected, maximizing them to score points in various museum categories: length, size, height, ferociousness, etc. You'll have to play dirty if you want to win — just not too dirty!

Released
2016
Designer
Scott Almes
Age
10+
Best with
4 players (BGG community)

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The Great Dinosaur Rush FAQ

How many players can play The Great Dinosaur Rush?

The Great Dinosaur Rush plays with 2–5 players.

What is the best player count for The Great Dinosaur Rush?

BoardGameGeek community voters say The Great Dinosaur Rush is best with 4 players (12 votes).

How long does The Great Dinosaur Rush take to play?

A game of The Great Dinosaur Rush takes 60 min.

What age is The Great Dinosaur Rush for?

The recommended minimum age for The Great Dinosaur Rush is 10+.

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