# Evolution: The Origin of Species

Evolution: The Origin of Species is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30–60 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.6 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2010
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Take That, Dice Rolling, Melding and Splaying
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.6 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 8 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 14
- **Unique players:** 14

**Designers:** Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin

**Artists:** Dmitry Knorre

**Publishers:** ТРЕТЯ ПЛАНЕТА, Rightgames RBG SIA

## Expansions

- [Evolution: The Origin of Species – Time to Fly](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-time-to-fly)
- [Evolution: Continents](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-continents)
- [Evolution: Plantarum](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-plantarum)
- [Ewolucja: Pochodzenie gatunków – Rozszerzenie](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ewolucja-pochodzenie-gatunkow-rozszerzenie)
- [Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-herbs-and-mushrooms)
- [Evolution: Variation Mini-Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-variation-mini-expansion)
- [Эволюция: Иммунитет. Мини-дополнение (Evolution: The Origin of Species – Immunity Mini Expansion)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-the-origin-of-species-immunity-mini-expansion)
- [Эволюция: Жизненный цикл. Мини-дополнение (Evolution: The Origin of Species – Life Cycle Mini Expansion)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-the-origin-of-species-life-cycle-mini-expansion)
- [Эволюция: Трава и грибы – Промо-набор "Ванильный трюфель" (Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms – Vanilla Truffle Promo Set)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-herbs-and-mushrooms-vanilla-truffle-promo-set)
- [Evolution: Expansion – Time To Fly and Continents](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-expansion-time-to-fly-and-continents)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/evolution-the-origin-of-species)
- [Evolution: The Origin of Species in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/evolution-the-origin-of-species)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71021)

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