# Primordial Soup

Primordial Soup is a board game for 3–4 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.2 out of 10 by 7 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1997
- **Categories:** Prehistoric
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Bias
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.2 out of 10, from 7 reviews
- **Owned by:** 17 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 26
- **Unique players:** 23

**Designers:** Doris Matthäus, Frank Nestel

**Artists:** Doris Matthäus

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spielezar | 59.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/ursuppe |

## Expansions

- [Primordial Soup: Freshly Spiced](https://www.ludoya.com/games/primordial-soup-freshly-spiced)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/primordial-soup)
- [Primordial Soup in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/primordial-soup)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124)

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