Holotype: Mesozoic North America
BGG rank
BGG #5,913
BGG rating
7.4

Holotype: Mesozoic North America

2023

Rules assistance for Holotype: Mesozoic North America

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–5 players
  • 60–120 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

Rules assistant for Holotype: Mesozoic North America

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Holotype: Mesozoic North America is a board game released in 2023 for 2–5 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Brett Harrison and Lex Terenchin and its main mechanics are End Game Bonuses, Action Retrieval, and Worker Placement, Different Worker Types.

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About the game

A fast-paced light-strategy worker placement board game about paleontology for 2-5 players. Players use their Paleontologist, Grad Student and Field Assistant workers to gather fossils, do research and publish new Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles as Holotypes. Personal and semi-collaborative Global Objectives feature modern paleontology concepts such as cladistics and taxonomy. The player with the most Victory Points from publishing Holotypes, completing Personal Objectives and contributing to Global Objectives wins.

Questions and answers

Holotype: Mesozoic North America supports 2–5 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.