Key Features

• Set in 1739, where players take on the roles of aspiring naturalists and adventurers helping the Comte de Buffon create the first encyclopedia of natural history
• Combines dice-based worker placement with research, expeditions, animal studies, and publication to create a strategic and engaging gameplay experience
• Draw and roll dice at the beginning of each round, then place them on your player board to determine which actions you can perform based on their colour and value
• Prepare expeditions, raise funds at the Bank, recruit a research team at the University, and complete other actions as you work towards building your collection of knowledge
• Choose Animal cards to study and organise expeditions to observe fascinating creatures in their natural habitats before publishing your findings
• Earn Victory points through publications, with additional scoring based on animal collections and research accumulated throughout the game
• Offers multiple paths to victory, allowing players to develop different strategies while competing to become the biggest contributor to Buffon’s Encyclopedia
• Provides ways to manage the randomness of dice rolls by spending tokens to alter a die’s value or colour
• Allows players to use dice from other players’ boards at no cost, while giving the targeted player a bonus in return
• Designed by Olivier Melison and Eric Dubus, the creators of Dominations: Road to Civilization and Museum
• Features beautifully illustrated animal cards and a richly integrated natural-history theme that connects closely with the game’s mechanics