The Birth of Mankind

Background

This is a cooperative game in which you, the ape-man Ardipictus Ramidas, survive the devastation of Africa by evolving.

Four million years ago, Africa was getting drier and colder and more and more devastated, and it was a very difficult time.

Will you be able to survive in these difficult times?

Outline of the Rules

Since you all are ape-man Aldipictes Ramidas, “Umba!” I can only say a few words, such as

As the game progresses, you’ll learn the words little by little. Let’s make full use of it to communicate and cooperate to collect things (resources).

When the three cards in your hand are all the same, you can say, “Yoww!” It evolves in this way.

They evolve from the ape-man Aldipictus Lamidas to the ape-man Australopithecus Aphalensis, then to the proto-human Homo erectus, and finally, if they evolve to the newcomer Homo sapiens, they all win.

Let’s tell what you have and deduce what your friends have by making full use of unfriendly words.

And let’s evolve by exchanging well with everyone and getting things in order.

We hope you enjoy this magical sense of play.

Artwork

Miho Midorikawa was appointed as an illustrator. He is active mainly in drawing pictures for trading card games such as Magic the Gathering.

​He’s also published a book called “The Monster Design Book, Created from Animals.

​This time, I drew an illustration of apes and other animals and plants that would have been native to Africa 4 million years ago. I hope you will also enjoy the beautiful pictures.

Product Outline

Product Name	The Birth of Mankind
Mechanics	Set Collection, Communication
Number of players	2 to 5
Play time	20 min.
Target age	12 years and up
Production	Studio Mundi
Release date	April 25, 2020
Suggested retail price	2,800 yen (tax included)

Contents

Kotoba cards	19 cards
Mono card	48 cards
Summary cards	5
Evolutionary tiles	3
Manual	1
Ice break instruction manual	1 copy

Game Design: Hiroyuki Sada-Matsuyuki

Character Design: Miho Midorikawa

Graphic Design: Kamibayashi