Earth, the plant-stacking tableau-builder that swept the 2023 UK Games Expo awards, has a new expansion that finally lets wildlife loose in your ecosystem. Earth: Animal Kingdom adds 36 animals to the game, and they are not just set dressing.
Stop juggling Meetup, WhatsApp, and spreadsheets. One platform for your gaming group's events, RSVPs, and member management.
See how it worksEach animal brings a personal ability that fires as you build your 4-by-4 grid of cards, plus a shared global ability, for 36 new powers in total pulling players in different directions. Publisher Inside Up Games says the set ramps up the asymmetry between players without touching the core rules, and you move little animal-shaped "animeeples" around your tableau to trigger everything. It slots straight into the base game.
If Earth passed you by, it is Maxime Tardif's 2023 hit for 1 to 5 players, a 45 to 90 minute engine-builder where everyone plants, composts, waters and grows with very little downtime. It funded on Kickstarter within a couple of hours, sold out a 25,000-copy first printing, and won the "Best Boardgame (Euro-Style)" award at UK Games Expo in both the judges' and people's choice categories, plus a Solo Award at the 2023 International Gamers Awards.
Run game nights? Backseat Gamer handles RSVPs, waitlists, date polling, and game voting so you can focus on playing.
Start organising for freeAnimal Kingdom is out now at $36.99 (around £29) and shipping to backers and shops. It is the kind of expansion that gives a much-loved game a fresh reason to hit the table, so if your copy has been gathering dust, rally the group for a session.
Sources: Inside Up Games | Wikipedia
