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Game of Trains
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Natives
2017
Rules assistance for Natives
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- 2–4 players
- 20–40 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.9/5
For 2 players
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Natives is a board game released in 2017 for 2–4 players, 20–40 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Trehgrannik, Alexey Paltsev, Alexey Konnov, and Anatoliy Shklyarov and its main mechanics are Open Drafting and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
Hello from the Great Valley! We are greeting you from the proud tribe of Cosmodrome Games! In our village, in every house we are enjoying its crafty yet unforgiving nature. This game offers you a chance to become a chief of one of the four ancient tribes. And chief's goal is to bring the prosperity to his people. Expand your tribe, find food and praise the great spirits of nature! Natives is a card game, where each player take a role of tribe leader, guiding his tribe to prosperity through clever management of resources. Each turn player adds one or more cards to the parries - the "open market" and then chooses one of professions in clan to activate. Professions allow player to take different card from players and add them to tableau - chiefs help to recruit people, warriors collect spoils, shaman provide totems and so on. Each card grants a player some points, but new people in clan also helps to collect more cards, when activating their professions. So, each player must decide, when it's time to stop building tribe engine and start to gather resources and prepare for the winter. —description from the publisher
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- Cosmodrome Games
Questions and answers
Natives 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 Natives is 20–40 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 Natives 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.
Natives has a complexity rating of 1.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Natives belongs to these categories: Card Game and American West. Its main mechanics are Open Drafting and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Natives are: Trehgrannik, Alexey Paltsev, Alexey Konnov, and Anatoliy Shklyarov. 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 Natives as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.