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Dinoverse: Review

Dinoverse: Review Information: Mechanics:  Point Salad, Line Manipulation, Modular Setup Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  30 - 45   Minutes  Game Designer:   Steve Ng Wen Xi Publisher : Capital Gains Studio Year Published:  2022 Disclaimer:  A preview/review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Capital Gains has launched their latest kickstarter which does not focus on financial aspects, but instead on dinosaurs. Dinoverse is a point salad game with a shared pool of cards that is manipulated throughout the game.  Game Anatomy: Dinosaur Cards: Dinosaurs come in two types; carnivores and herbivores. Each dinosaur has abilities that will activate when they enter the play area (herd) or when they are targeted in the middle of the herd. There is also a scoring ability that will be activated for the two cards in front of each player at the end of the game. There are 5 carnivores and 6 herbivores although each game will only use only a cou