2024 · Travel
Darwin's Journey: Komodo Dragon
A compact mini-expansion adds a new museum mechanic by replacing the existing bonus coins with twenty bonus tiles. Players earn tiles by delivering specimens and place the corresponding tile into another bonus display. Researching the Komodo Dragon advances its marker across the islands, opening access to those bonus displays based on delivered specimens. The module integrates with the base game’s delivery and research actions to provide alternate rewards and a shifting map-based incentive for specimen play.
- Players
- 2–4 best 4
- Playing time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3 / 5
About the game
- Art
- Publisher
Expansion for
See them in Ludoya
On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 7
- Plays logged
- 10
- Players
- 2h 29m
- Average play
- 35
- In collections
- 3
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
8.0/10
from 2 Ludoya reviews
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
When I deliver a specimen, do I still get the coins printed for the empty museum spaces?
No. Gain the bonuses on the Museum Bonus tiles instead; you still advance your Evolution markers, and the newly placed specimen gives no bonus. (p. 2)
What happens to the Museum Bonus tile from the space where I placed my specimen?
Move it to the end of the bottom row on the silver plate. If that row already has four tiles, start a new row. (p. 2)
Does the Komodo Dragon move whenever I deliver a specimen?
It moves when you perform the Deliver Specimen action on the main board. It does not move when a special tile or another bonus lets you deliver a specimen. (pp. 2–3)
Do I discover the Komodo Dragon just by passing its location?
No. Your Explorer or Ship must move at least one space and stop on the Komodo Dragon’s location; passing it earns nothing. (p. 4)
What do I get when I discover the Komodo Dragon, and what happens to the tiles afterward?
Immediately gain all bonuses shown on the silver plate’s Museum Bonus tiles. Then remove the top-left tile and shift the others while preserving their order. (p. 3)
Does discovering the Komodo Dragon end my turn?
No. Continue your turn and research the specimen at the location where your Explorer or Ship stopped. (p. 4)
Free, on web, Android and iOS
Play Darwin's Journey: Komodo Dragon with Ludoya
- Keep it in your collectionTrack your copy and its expansions, lend it to friends, or put it on your wishlist and get told when the price drops.Add it to your collection
- Log every playScores, winners, timers and photos, then your stats: win rate, favourite player count, best score.Log a play
- Settle rules questionsAsk anything about the rules and get an answer from the rulebook, with the page to check it on.Ask the rules assistant
- Find people to play it withClubs, game nights and events near you that bring this game to the table.See events
Game facts (players, playing time, age, credits) from BoardGameGeek.