Tangerine Games

In Nestlings, players take on the role of different birds competing for priority in four very different biomes - Savannah, Alps, Freshwater and Desert. Each round, players roll their biome dice and then place the dice into the biomes one by one, alternating clockwise. Once players have placed all their dice, or chosen to skip for the round, each biome is resolved. The player who is the first to place dice in a given biome is given priority and reaps the rewards - being the first to select a desired resource and discarding a resource to thwart their opponents' plans. However, if another player places more of their biome dice in the same biome, that player gets priority. Once the priority order for the biome is established, players each claim resources to feed their Nestlings and add the corresponding segment to their Resource Ring on their player board. After all biomes have been resolved - including the wild grassland biome in the center of the board - players score points based on how many Nestlings they were able to feed and how many segments are in their Resource Ring, regardless of which round they were awarded. As the game progresses, the tension increases as players must make important decisions along the way; decisions that can secure victory or herald loss. Do they feed their Nestlings for more immediate points, or do they take another resource to complete part of their Resource Ring, earning a bonus and triggering a powerful chain reaction? Do they use in-game currency to activate another Nest Goal at the end of the game or do they save it for victory points? Do they place a second die to gain priority or do they take the risk and head to another biome to grab other much-needed scraps? At the end of round four, the game ends and players reveal their endgame Nest Goals and count their final victory points. Version: Deluxe, without dice trays

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