Dinosaur World Review

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We review Dinosaur World, a worker placement and tile laying game published by Pandasaurus Games. In Dinosaur World, players are running their own dinosaur theme park, hoping to make the most money.

Three facts:

So, regardless of point #3, dinosaur board games should be a slam dunk, right? Apparently, Pandasaurus Games, publisher of Dinosaur World, believes so as this is their fifth dinosaur-themed game. Dinosaur Island, the most similar to Dinosaur World of the bunch, funded on Kickstarter in 2017 and was a success. I was also one of its backers.

How does the recently released Dinosaur World stack up to its cousin? Is it worth getting if you already own Dinosaur Island? Hopefully, my review will help you decide.

Dinosaur World is a worker placement, tile placement dinosaur theme park building game four two to four players. Games can take between 60 to 120 minutes, with higher player counts taking longer until all involved have had experience with the game.

The game lasts five rounds, with each round consisting of five phases:

Once all five rounds are completed, final scores are tallied based on points earned during the game plus extra points for money on hand at the end, minus points for the “much more frequently than you would like” deaths at your park. The player with the most points is the winner and grand champion of dinosaur theme parks!

Dinosaur World centers more on the planning and building of a dinosaur theme park. For me, this was a great theme to focus on and added to my enjoyment of the game. But it was not my favorite mechanism (I’ll get back to this…)

My favorite mechanism was the worker placement. There are 5 types of workers—Seasonal Hire, Administrator, Park Ranger, Scientist and Security Worker, the