Earth Express and Behind the Lens (Deposit) (Crowdfunded)

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Paying this deposit secures you access to your choice of the version of the game you would like. The remaining balance ($TBD) will be due when the game is available.

Earth Express:

Curate a biodiverse tableau in just 15 minutes.
From mosses that cling to the forest floor, to towering canopies that sustain fauna in the rainforest, our planet is full of natural wonders that have evolved over millennia. In Earth Express, you’ll cultivate your own vibrant ecosystem in minutes.

Draft cards to build a 3x3 tableau of Flora and Terrain, creating a self-sustaining habitat by triggering the coloured abilities in your tableau. Generate Sprouts, stack Growth, and curate your hand by spending Seeds to create the perfect habitat for fauna; each with a unique scoring objective.

Engaging, strategic, and easy-to-learn, Earth: Express is a standalone game for 1-8 players.

• Simultaneous Play

Players resolve their turns at the same time, watching their tableau grow over the course of 5 rounds.

• Personal & Shared Goals

Fauna objectives reward you for building habitats to accommodate animals such as hummingbirds, leopards, and echidnas.

Optional Ecosystem objectives have scaling rewards according to how well you’ve met their conditions.

• Positive Player Interaction

Certain cards grant benefits for the cards in your neighbours’ tableau, while others generate extra resources for other players when their abilities are triggered.

Behind the Lens:

In Behind the Lens, you become a nature photographer documenting our planet. With turns taken simultaneously, you’ll adjust your camera settings using a sliding tile mechanism to capture striking images of flora, fauna, and stunning landscapes.

Every photo expands your portfolio and sharpens your skills. Add tiles to your journal, increasing the victory points you earn when you capture photos with the same settings in the future. Earn additional VP by completing Assignments, public objectives that challenge you to capture photos under specific conditions.

Tactile and incredibly puzzly, Behind the Lens is a standalone game for 2-4 players.

• Multi-Use Cards

The cards you draft are used to charge your camera, gain new tiles, and take bonus actions.

• Slide Puzzle Mechanism

Your camera is represented by a grid of sliding tiles. Manipulate them using battery charges to align the settings and snap a photo.

• Personal & Shared Goals

Compete to satisfy public Assignments earning more VP the earlier you complete the objective.

At the end of the game, earn additional VP from private Awards that scale according to how well you’ve met their conditions.