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stefanj · 03-23-2005, 04:05 PM

It's a schematic boardgame. Lots of tables and counter tracks.

The players each take on the role of a cave man. The goal is to have the most surviving children. (There are two winners, male and female.) Each turn you can hunt, gather, do crafts, or guard children. (You can do crafts while guarding children, but not as effectively.)

Each of the four terrain areas the tribe can occupy has a different hunting and gathering chart. Hunting can get you a lot of food, or result in an injury. Craft items (spearheads, baskets) help in food gathering and storage.

At the end of each round you decide who you want to make ook-ook with. Ook-ook sometimes results in a baby, who arrives two seasons later. Pregnant and nursing women can't hunt.

That's about it. It's a lot of fun in the right situations.

03-23-2005, 04:05 PM	#2
stefanj Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Beaverton, OR	Re: Tribes It's a schematic boardgame. Lots of tables and counter tracks. The players each take on the role of a cave man. The goal is to have the most surviving children. (There are two winners, male and female.) Each turn you can hunt, gather, do crafts, or guard children. (You can do crafts while guarding children, but not as effectively.) Each of the four terrain areas the tribe can occupy has a different hunting and gathering chart. Hunting can get you a lot of food, or result in an injury. Craft items (spearheads, baskets) help in food gathering and storage. At the end of each round you decide who you want to make ook-ook with. Ook-ook sometimes results in a baby, who arrives two seasons later. Pregnant and nursing women can't hunt. That's about it. It's a lot of fun in the right situations.