Evolution
Why do surviving trait cards count as points at the end of the game?
The designer gives the design reasoning, and the rulebook scores one point per trait on a surviving species.
- domcrap · Designer · 2017-02-13
- plezercruz · Community · 2017-02-12
- lastalchemist · Community · 2017-02-13
- Evolution rulebook · Rulebook · End of Game Scoring
The designer wanted a simple scoring structure that predicts how well each species would thrive in future, and to stop players doing odd things in the last round just to dodge losing points. It is a deliberate design choice.