Fossil
1998 · BGG
Avg rating
5.43
Bayes rating
5.48
Weight
1.75 (Light)
Players
2-6
Playtime
40 min
Ratings count
683
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Description
On the hunt for petrified treasures, players are competing paleontologists trying to make as complete a set as possible of several fossils. The board is laid out with a random bunch of fossil pieces and players have to take turns moving a stone about the field to a location where they want to pick up a fossil piece. However, every movement costs them prestige points so they have to weigh carefully if the fossil is worth the effort. Won Games Magazine Game of the Year award in 1999.
Play mode
Competitive
How it plays
Set collection & pattern building
Game type
Abstract / puzzle game Board game
What it’s about
History, politics & real-world conflict
Publishers
Designers
Klaus Palesch