
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,819
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age
- 1–4 players
- 90–150 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2024

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Endless Winter: Cave Paintings is an expansion for Endless Winter: Paleoamericans released in 2022 for 1–4 players, 50–90 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jonny Pac and Stan Kordonskiy and its main mechanics are Line Drawing and Once-Per-Game Abilities.
Cave Paintings is an expansion for Endless Winter: Paleoamericans. Each player gets a dry-erase player board which they can connect dots and draw lines onto to unlock powerful one-time bonus actions, ongoing Eclipse phase benefits, and end-game scoring possibilities. - 4x Dry-Erase Player Boards, with legs - 4x Dry-Erase Markers with Eraser Caps - 1x 5th Action Column Tile - 1x Megalith tile - 1x Terrain hex tile - 1x Glacier Token - 1x Sacred Stone - 1x Rest Token - 5x Culture Cards - 15x Tribe Cards (Painter) - 5x Animal Cards (Hagerman Horse) - 1x Rulebook -description from the publisher
Endless Winter: Cave Paintings supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Endless Winter: Cave Paintings is 50–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Endless Winter: Cave Paintings for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Endless Winter: Cave Paintings has a complexity rating of 3.4 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Endless Winter: Cave Paintings belongs to these categories: Prehistoric and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Line Drawing and Once-Per-Game Abilities. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Endless Winter: Cave Paintings are: Jonny Pac and Stan Kordonskiy. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Endless Winter: Cave Paintings as an expansion for Endless Winter: Paleoamericans. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Endless Winter: Paleoamericans to use it. Check that your edition of Endless Winter: Paleoamericans is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.