Habitats

Build a wildlife park tile by tile and give every animal the right habitat next door.

Designer: Corné van Moorsel
Published by: Cwali
Editions by: Hobby Japan, Nasza Księgarnia, Board Game Rookie, Allplay, IGAMES, BoardGameTables.com

A wildlife park with no cages or fences, where the animals only need the right neighborhood. In Habitats, you build your own park from tiles on a square grid, starting from an entrance tile. Every animal has habitat requirements: a zebra wants a big stretch of grass with water nearby, a bat wants rocks, bush and water, a crocodile mostly water. There are 68 different animals among them elephants, otters, turtles and meerkats. A ceramic figure (or wooden marker) shows you in the market where you take tiles. It is a spatial puzzle with a gentle pace, for one to five, in about fifty minutes.

68 animals with landscape needsPark grows from an entrance tileMarketplace with a figure on the track

Who it's for

You like animals, tile-laying and puzzly optimization, solo or with up to five players, best with three.

Not for you if…

You want conflict and direct interaction, or you find placing tiles to rules a chore.

Vibe's take

A calm spatial puzzle where you are constantly checking what each new animal needs and who it can live beside. Satisfying when a park clicks together, with just enough competition for the best tiles.