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Amazon.com Search | |  | Fundex Games | Home » » » Rio Grande Games Trias | | | | | | | Description: | | The Triassic age began 250 million years ago with the greatest global catastrophe ever. 95% of all species were eliminated and those remaining moved quickly to fill the voids on the habitable lands. The remaining species seek to find places for themselves on the newly-forming islands that are forming as the pre-continent Pangea slowly breaks up into the smaller continents of the future. By reproduction and migration the species attempt to establish majorities on the new continents. Each player will create the history of one specie, working to co-exist with the other species while trying to establish secure majorities on the new continents. The game ends as the meteorite strikes, ending the age of the great dinosaurs. Players: 2-5 Ages: 12 and up Playing Time: 60 minutes | | | Features: | |
• 2 to 5 players
• 30 to 75 minutes to play
• Sci-fi theme
• Strategy game
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.0 inches | | Package Length:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Fun game with multiple strategiesOct 26, 2007
By M. Lopez
"California Groovin"
This is a fun game with constantly evolving dynamics and just enough chance to keep the more familiar player from having any severe advantage while still supporting multiple strategies Should you attempt to break off your own continent or over-take the master continent through breeding? Should you advance your own objectives or thwart those of an opponent? Should you save your drowning dinosaurs when the land shifts below them, or recoup their population counts to breed elsewhere? These are most of the issues you will continually be evaluating as the continents continue to shift, divide and join.
As previously mentioned it is difficult to keep track of the tiles without a grid but that said it does not overly inhibit the fun of the game since the distance from center only comes into play maybe every 10 turns on average and even then it is only an issue in the latter stages of the game.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Little dino'sFeb 06, 2007
By Susannah Wallace
This game's cool dinosaur shaped pieces are definately a plus. It can be played with 2 players, but is a much better game with more. After each turn, you have to move the hexagonal game pieces further apart to simulate the continents breaking apart. While a cool concept, after several turns, it gets very confusing trying to figure out how far away the pieces are from the center and how pieces should be moved. Having a large grid or solid gameboard to place underneath the pieces would be a good improvement. Plan on spending at least an hour reading/understanding the rules. I'm giving this a rating of a '3' because while I like it (despite noted flaws), most people I've played with have not enjoyed the game. I would recomend Settlers of Catan and Carcassone over this game.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Outwards, young herds!Mar 12, 2006
By Michael Valdivielso
Trias is a very interesting game. It isn't about evolution as much as about spreading out onto as many new continents with as many herds as you can. The player covering the most islands with the most animals wins. More than one player CAN win - after all it is a game of survival.
Now the real trick is to try to see what the other players might do to the landscape. That way you can decide what to do with your limited number of points per turn. Do you move some herds to new areas, reproduce new herds or try to save those who have ended up in the sea?
The more players the shorter AND faster the game. While they suggest players being of the age 12 or up I can see younger kids enjoying it once you explain the rules. They're not that hard to follow and while the first game might take 60 minutes I don't see any games after that taking more than 30.
Fun Game!Nov 29, 2011
By C. Hjort
Played this game a few times now. It is real fun and an interesting concept of a moving game board. I would recommend it.
Fun Little GameJan 07, 2011
By Baltimore
"Trias" is a fun little game. I wouldn't put it in the same category of top strategy games like Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, or Carcasonne, but it an interesting dynamic, has a good bit of strategy to it, is quick to play, and is different every time. The board changes shape as continents drift apart, and you need to move your dinosaurs to as many landmasses as possible and repoduce. The dinosaur-shaped pieces are nice, but this game feels like moving arbitrary pieces on a board rather than species adapting to a changing world: you can move land tiles at your discretion, pull out landmasses from underneath dinosaurs, and such. But the mechanics of the game are very fun, involving a lot of interaction between players as you try to wrest control of islands and drown their dinosaurs. The game is easy to learn, and even children can understand how to play, but it shouldn't be dismissed as simplistic: moving lands, breaking up continents, blocking opponents from certain squares, causing dinos to drown, reproducing, and moving your own dinosaurs all need to be balanced and used in concert to gain control of islands and earn points. The point system drags the game down a bit at the end, as you basically finish playing and then have to do some math to figure out who won, but overall I would recommend this game as a good time.
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