# Wondrous Creatures

Wondrous Creatures is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 40–80 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8.3 out of 10 by 53 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $55.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 40–80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement, Hand Management, Set Collection, Hexagon Grid, Tags
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 53 reviews
- **Owned by:** 154 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 408
- **Unique players:** 509

**Designers:** Yeom.C.W

**Artists:** Sophia Kang

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 55 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/wondrous-creatures |
| Cardhaus Games | 58.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/wondrous-creatures/ |
| eFantasy | 69.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/368737-board-game-wondrous-creatures |
| Ludifolie | 53.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21225-wondrous-creatures.html |
| La Gameria | 68.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/criaturas-maravillosas-17896.html |
| TLAMA games | 1699 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/podivuhodna-stvoreni/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 1740 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14526/podivuhodna-stvoreni |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 71.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/17152-criaturas-maravillosas-8416492240312.html |
| Alphaspel | 829 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/244655-wondrous-creatures-en |
| Get Your Fun | 74.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036578-wondrous-creatures-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Spielezar | 72.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/wundersame-wesen-de |
| Fantasiapelit | 79.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_235779 |

## Expansions

- [Wondrous Creatures: Gargantuan Beasts](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wondrous-creatures-gargantuan-beasts)
- [Wondrous Creatures: Crew Set](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wondrous-creatures-crew-set)
- [Wondrous Creatures: Winterfall](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wondrous-creatures-winterfall)
- [Wondrous Creatures: Paradisnake Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wondrous-creatures-paradisnake-promo-card)

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## Rules questions

### Where can I place a Crew member? Can a placement span two hexes and are there restrictions?

You place a Crew on an eligible habitat hex following the placement rules; some placements may span two hexes (paying mountain costs where required), and you cannot place on lakes or on occupied hexes (pages 9–10).

### How many Creature cards can I play on my turn and when do I pay their costs?

You may play up to two Creature cards on your turn and you pay their costs when you play them, then place them into your Reserve, add any Energies they provide, and resolve their immediate abilities as applicable (page 12).

### How does the Reserve work — which cards stack and which are spread out?

Instant cards are placed stacked in your Reserve while other card types are placed spread out in the Reserve layout; Eggs are tracked separately with their own hatching/flip and storage rules (page 14).

### How does the Butterfly Net action work — can I take Eggs and trigger adjacent habitat effects?

Using a Butterfly Net lets you obtain adjacent Eggs or activate adjacent Special Effect icons as described, subject to the Net’s limits and timing (see the Net and Discovery rules on pages 11 and 19).

### What happens during Recharge — do I have to discard and do my Reserve cards activate?

During Recharge you retrieve all Crew, advance the Time Track and resolve its icons, trim your hand down to a maximum of five cards, and then activate the effects on your Reserve cards as specified (page 17).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wondrous-creatures)
- [Wondrous Creatures in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/wondrous-creatures)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400366)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._