Here’s my review of Dinosaur World! I hope you enjoy! Timestamps below: 1:03 Overhead View, how much table space? 1:35 Box and Insert 2:05 Component Quality 2:18 Rulebook 2:39 Errors in player references 3:03 Phases and Solo Setup 3:35 A.I. Phase 4:38 Public Actions Phase 6:30 Private Actions Phase 9:34 Jeeple Tour Phase 13:02 Income and Clean-up Phase 16:19 Endgame 16:47 Kickstarter vs. Retail Versions (MUST KNOW INFO!) 18:14 How the solo A.I. mechanics work 19:04 Escaped Dinosaurs 20:54 How to capture escaped dinosaurs 21:46 Boredom Tokens 23:57 A.I. cards keep gameplay feeling fresh (objectives) 26:46 Refreshing Tiles 28:09 Expansions and variety 31:04 My overall experience and final thoughts Once again, thanks for coming out and spending some time with me! It’s always a pleasure and I enjoy creating these videos and having conversations with you all. I hope you all stay safe and have a great game night! Sincerely, Solo Board Gaming Knight P.S. Fun fact, I composed and created the outro song. Pretty cool!
I was not aware this game had a solo version 😃. I own Dinosaur Island and love playing it solo, so thank you for showing this off from the same perspective. Another awesome intro 👌.
Thanks! I want to give you a huge heads-up! This game does have a solo version but only the Kickstarter edition. If you buy it at retail, you have to buy an expansion that includes the solo version. As always, thanks for stopping by! It’s always appreciated. Take care.
I can understand why the escaped dino mechanic wasnt included in multiplayer. Some players will go for dinos early and some will not either by strategy or luck of the draw. This will become unbalanced for players who go for dinos early as they have less meeples to work with if they want to capture the escaped dinos. This is the mechanic that makes the game soooo thematic for me. I can just imagine park rangers riding along tourists to capture these escapees. Question: do you roll a danger die if you activate a paddock that was left empty by a dinosaur?
Yes. You still treat the paddock as if it is occupied by a dinosaur. Strange, I know. You’re right about the balance, I never thought about that. Overall, great mechanic and it brings the game to life when playing solo. I was playing Jurassic World Evolution a few months ago and every time a dinosaur escaped, it threw a wrench in my plans and caused chaos. Dinosaur World gave me that same feeling with the escaped dinosaur mechanic. Really fun game! Also, the expansions really add a bunch of variety to the game. Personally, I love the Ice Age pack out of the three with Hybrid being a close second. Thanks for your comment! Take care.
Well…thanks for this review. As a huge dinosaur fan, I always wondered if I was missing out by not playing this. Doesn’t look like my style of game and the immersion into the actual dinosaurs seems lacking. Could be a good management simulator or environment builder though but man, does it look like there’s a whole lot of busy piece moving. Now I’ll feel zero temptation the next time I see that box on a store shelf. 👍
I get you. It’s definitely not for everyone. The game looks more complicated than it actually is. Once the game gets going, the phases are really quick and to the point. There’s just a lot to learn. Sometimes it felt like the game focused more on the park than on the dinosaurs but when the dinosaurs are present, chaos ensues! Thanks for stopping by!
It actually does but it’s only available in the Kickstarter edition. That’s why I mentioned that in the video. You can, however, purchase the expansion that includes the solo mode via Pandasaurus Games website. The solo mode actually works really well and even adds a few mechanics that I wish would’ve been in the competitive mode.
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Here’s my review of Dinosaur World! I hope you enjoy! Timestamps below:
1:03 Overhead View, how much table space?
1:35 Box and Insert
2:05 Component Quality
2:18 Rulebook
2:39 Errors in player references
3:03 Phases and Solo Setup
3:35 A.I. Phase
4:38 Public Actions Phase
6:30 Private Actions Phase
9:34 Jeeple Tour Phase
13:02 Income and Clean-up Phase
16:19 Endgame
16:47 Kickstarter vs. Retail Versions (MUST KNOW INFO!)
18:14 How the solo A.I. mechanics work
19:04 Escaped Dinosaurs
20:54 How to capture escaped dinosaurs
21:46 Boredom Tokens
23:57 A.I. cards keep gameplay feeling fresh (objectives)
26:46 Refreshing Tiles
28:09 Expansions and variety
31:04 My overall experience and final thoughts
Once again, thanks for coming out and spending some time with me! It’s always a pleasure and I enjoy creating these videos and having conversations with you all. I hope you all stay safe and have a great game night!
Sincerely,
Solo Board Gaming Knight
P.S. Fun fact, I composed and created the outro song. Pretty cool!
I was not aware this game had a solo version 😃. I own Dinosaur Island and love playing it solo, so thank you for showing this off from the same perspective. Another awesome intro 👌.
Thanks! I want to give you a huge heads-up! This game does have a solo version but only the Kickstarter edition. If you buy it at retail, you have to buy an expansion that includes the solo version.
As always, thanks for stopping by! It’s always appreciated. Take care.
I can understand why the escaped dino mechanic wasnt included in multiplayer. Some players will go for dinos early and some will not either by strategy or luck of the draw. This will become unbalanced for players who go for dinos early as they have less meeples to work with if they want to capture the escaped dinos. This is the mechanic that makes the game soooo thematic for me. I can just imagine park rangers riding along tourists to capture these escapees.
Question: do you roll a danger die if you activate a paddock that was left empty by a dinosaur?
Yes. You still treat the paddock as if it is occupied by a dinosaur. Strange, I know. You’re right about the balance, I never thought about that.
Overall, great mechanic and it brings the game to life when playing solo. I was playing Jurassic World Evolution a few months ago and every time a dinosaur escaped, it threw a wrench in my plans and caused chaos. Dinosaur World gave me that same feeling with the escaped dinosaur mechanic. Really fun game!
Also, the expansions really add a bunch of variety to the game. Personally, I love the Ice Age pack out of the three with Hybrid being a close second. Thanks for your comment! Take care.
Well…thanks for this review. As a huge dinosaur fan, I always wondered if I was missing out by not playing this.
Doesn’t look like my style of game and the immersion into the actual dinosaurs seems lacking. Could be a good management simulator or environment builder though but man, does it look like there’s a whole lot of busy piece moving.
Now I’ll feel zero temptation the next time I see that box on a store shelf.
👍
I get you. It’s definitely not for everyone. The game looks more complicated than it actually is. Once the game gets going, the phases are really quick and to the point. There’s just a lot to learn.
Sometimes it felt like the game focused more on the park than on the dinosaurs but when the dinosaurs are present, chaos ensues! Thanks for stopping by!
12:30 TMB mat spotted!! :)
One of my favorite game of all-time! Can’t wait for Unbreakable!
A “solo review” for a game that doesn’t have a solo mode🙃
It actually does but it’s only available in the Kickstarter edition. That’s why I mentioned that in the video. You can, however, purchase the expansion that includes the solo mode via Pandasaurus Games website. The solo mode actually works really well and even adds a few mechanics that I wish would’ve been in the competitive mode.