Top 10 Dinosaur Board Games
In 1993 when Jurassic Park debuted, the world was enthralled. It wasn’t the first time that dinosaurs had graced the silver screen, but it was a technical marvel for its time. If you have the time, I’d highly suggest watching the Jurassic Park episode of The Movies That Made Us on Netflix; it’s a great show. But we aren’t just here to talk about dinosaur movies. So bring on the dinosaur board games!
And you know what? There are actually quite a few great options for you to get your dinosaur fix in. From euro games to park builders to even skirmish games, get ready for some Triassic terror.
In this tile-laying game, players are gods creating their own ecosystems and biomes. Each turn, you’ll draft a tile to add to your ecosystem, which gives your little world new animals. Not only are you building out chains of animals, but every now and then, dinosaurs will move around your area eating the animals, allowing them to lay eggs, which is how you score points! Gods Love Dinosaurs is a fun and goofy game that should appeal to players who love tile playing and drafting games.
Published by Pandasaurus Games, Dinosaur Island has players building their own dinosaur theme park. The design team decided to channel their inner 80s vibe as Dinosaur Island has a lot of bright neon colors and gratuitous use of the color pink. But at its heart, it’s a dice rolling and set collection game. Each round you’ll be drafting dice that have DNA on them and using those to make dinosaurs for your park. It’s a fun theme park building game, but I wasn’t a very big fan of the hooligan mechanic, so it only comes in at number 9 on the list.
Raptor is a card driven board game for two players. During the game, one player takes on the role of a mama raptor
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