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Rules assistance for Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 30–90 min
- 18+
Rules assistant for Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms is an expansion for Evolution: Random Mutations released in 2019 for 2–4 players, 30–90 minutes per game, and ages 18 and up. It was designed by Fedor "Wuurzag" Myachin and Vasiliy Kruzenshtern.
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About the game
Herbs and mushrooms strike back! In Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms, the fourth expansion to Evolution: The Origin of Species, they are not the helpless food for voracious gluttons anymore. Their rich chemical composition enables them to alter the behavior of players and animals and even win the game! —description from the publisher
Publishers
- Rightgames RBG SIA
Questions and answers
Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms supports 2–4 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 Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms is 30–90 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 Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms for ages 18 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.
Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms belongs to these categories: Card Game and Humor. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms are: Fedor "Wuurzag" Myachin and Vasiliy Kruzenshtern. 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 Evolution: Herbs and Mushrooms as an expansion for Evolution: Random Mutations. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Evolution: Random Mutations to use it. Check that your edition of Evolution: Random Mutations is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.