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Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead is an expansion for Happy Little Dinosaurs released in 2023 for 2–6 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Set Collection.
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About the game
Grab your hard hat there are hazards ahead! This Happy Little Dinosaurs Expansion Pack comes with 2 new characters and 3 new game components. Hazard tokens can force your opponents to take a Hazard card and face new misfortunes, while Lucky Day cards will help you dodge disasters. You might come face-to-face with Bigfoot or get sucked into a pyramid scheme, so let's hope a shooting star is just around the corner! —description from the publisher The NEW Happy Little Dinosaurs Expansion: Hazards Ahead shakes up gameplay with Hazards (as if meteors and bad haircuts weren’t bad enough) Adding certain Disaster cards to your Disaster Area will allow you to add a Hazard token to another player’s Escape Route! When a player’s Dinosaur meeple reaches a space with a Hazard token, that player must add the top card from the Hazard deck face up to their Hazard Area. Hazard cards feature an effect that gives players disadvantages throughout the game. (Hazard cards stay in your Hazard Area unless a card effect allows you to remove them.) Chaos awaits ☄️ Pick up Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead today!
Editions
- Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards AheadenUnstable Games2023
Publishers
- Unstable Games
Questions and answers
Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead supports 2–6 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 Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead is 30–60 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 Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead for ages 8 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.
Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Animals. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Set Collection. 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 catalogue lists Happy Little Dinosaurs: Hazards Ahead as an expansion for Happy Little Dinosaurs. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Happy Little Dinosaurs to use it. Check that your edition of Happy Little Dinosaurs is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.