# BIOS: Origins

BIOS: Origins is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 300 minutes. Ludoya players call it best with 5. The cheapest copy in stock is $93.07 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 300 minutes
- **Complexity:** 4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Civilization, Animals, Expansion for Base-game, Prehistoric, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** Area Movement, Point to Point Movement, Auction / Bidding, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 8

**Designers:** Phil Eklund

**Artists:** Phil Eklund, Tobias Naesborg

**Publishers:** Sierra Madre Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| World of Board Games | 649 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/bios-origins |
| Alphaspel | 799 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/99133-bios-origins-2nd-ed |

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bios-origins)
- [BIOS: Origins in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/bios-origins)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/134068)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._