# Evolution: Climate

Evolution: Climate is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.3 out of 10 by 19 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $85.75 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Print & Play, Card Game, Animals, Educational, Prehistoric, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Action Points, Hand Management, Take That, Events, Turn Order: Progressive
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.3 out of 10, from 19 reviews
- **Owned by:** 36 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 89
- **Unique players:** 114

**Designers:** Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin, Dominic Crapuchettes

**Artists:** Catherine Hamilton, Ben Goldman

**Publishers:** (Web published), North Star Games, LLC

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Good Games | 105.59 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/evolution-climate |
| Hyggeonkel | 499.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/evolution-climate |
| Fantasiapelit | 73 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_171317 |
| Alphaspel | 829 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/60991-evolution-climate-stand-alone |

## Expansions

- [Evolution: Flight](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-flight)
- [Evolution: Promo Pack III](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-promo-pack-iii)
- [Evolution: Promo Pack II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-promo-pack-ii)
- [Evolution: Gigantism Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-gigantism-promo)
- [Evolution: Scenario Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-scenario-cards)
- [Evolution: Cybernetic Limbs](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-cybernetic-limbs)
- [Evolution: Climate – Extra Sensory Perception Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-climate-extra-sensory-perception)
- [Evolution: Night Prowler](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-night-prowler)
- [Evolution: Venom](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-venom)

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## Rules questions

### Can a Carnivore eat Plant Food or be fed Plant Food with traits like Long Neck or Cooperation?

No — a Carnivore may never eat Plant Food, even with traits; Carnivores feed by attacking and gain Meat Food equal to the attacked species' Body Size (see feeding rules and Carnivore trait) (pages 10, 12).

### How does Fat Tissue work — when can I store food there and when does it move to the species?

After a species has been fed up to its Population you may place additional food onto its Fat Tissue card (up to the species' Body Size), and immediately before the next round's Food Cards are revealed move that stored food to the Species Board (this transfer does not trigger Cooperation) (page 13).

### Does Burrowing protect my species from attacks and from climate population loss, and when does it apply?

Burrowing prevents attacks unless one or more of the species' Population is Hungry (protection normally requires the species be fully fed), and it also reduces Population loss from Heat or Cold by 1; with Hibernation the protection can apply when all but 2 Population are fed (pages 12, 15).

### How is Population lost from the Climate track — does it hit everyone at once and can defenses stack?

All species lose Population simultaneously according to the current Climate zone's icons and Body Size ranges, and protective traits (e.g., Burrowing, Migratory, Nocturnal) are cumulative and can reduce that loss (page 9).

### Can I place duplicate Trait Cards on a species or give a species more than four traits?

No — a species may not have duplicate Trait Cards and may have at most 4 Trait Cards (in the 2‑player game the maximum is 3 traits) (pages 7, 11).

### If my Carnivore attacks a species with Horns, who loses Population first — can both go extinct?

Horns cause the attacking Carnivore to lose 1 Population before it takes Meat Food for the attack, so it is possible for both the attacker and the prey to go extinct (page 15).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-climate)
- [Evolution: Climate in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/evolution-climate)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182134)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._