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Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age
2022
Rules assistance for Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 30–60 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age
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Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age is a board game released in 2022 for 2–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Sean Goodison and Mike Haught and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Worker Placement.
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About the game
It's a race against time as the Ice Age approaches. You will need strength and food to survive and lots of it. The mammoth offers your tribes food beyond your wildest dreams, but they are powerful beasts. In Tusk!, you and your fellow players will need to team up to hunt successfully — but there can be only one master of the hunt, and to ensure that's you and your tribe, you need to manipulate alliances, horde supplies, and make use of the land's many resources to become the most powerful tribe. The game ends when snow covers the entire playing area, and the tribe with the most food wins!
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- Gale Force Nine, LLC
Questions and answers
Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age 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 Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age 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 Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age for ages 10 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.
Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age belongs to these categories: Prehistoric and Civilization. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Worker Placement. 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 Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age are: Sean Goodison and Mike Haught. 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 Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age 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.