DRAGONLAND

Your first Knizia game

45-60m

them as a team. But the fact that each player controls a group of characters with their own set of skills means that everyone has something important to contribute, and there are turns where your scout, hunter, warrior or craftsperson will prove invaluable to the success of the tribe. It may be all about the group, but everyone gets a chance to be the hero at some point in the game.

To help keep things fresh and unpredictable, Paleo also comes with swappable sets of cards letting you play through a host of different scenarios, all with their own challenges to overcome and secrets to uncover. Add in some impressive presentation, with stylised artwork and cool threedimensional cardboard components, and you have an accessible, intuitive and deeply sociable card game with great table presence. Who would have thought a grim struggle for survival could be so much fun?

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PLAY IT? TRY THIS IS YOU LIKE: THE GRIZZLED

2-4

YES 10+ £60

Like the poignant First World War game of trauma and camaraderie, Paleo uses a fairly simple card game as a frame to build a much richer group experience.

45-90m 1-4 10+ £35