Codex Naturalis
Card Game · Environmental

Codex Naturalis

In Codex Naturalis, you must continue the work of the illuminating monk Tybor Kwelein, assembling the pages of a manuscript that lists the living species in primary forests. Can you put the pages together in the best ord

1–4 players30 minages 7light difficulty
About the game

What is Codex Naturalis

In Codex Naturalis, you must continue the work of the illuminating monk Tybor Kwelein, assembling the pages of a manuscript that lists the living species in primary forests. Can you put the pages together in the best order possible? And are you prepared to sacrifice a species to develop your manuscript?

In the game, each player starts with a single card on the table, a card that shows some combination of the four possible resources in the middle of the card, in the corners of the card, or both. Players also have two resource cards and one gold card in hand, while two of each type of card are visible on the table.

On a turn, you place a card from your hand overlapping the corners of one or more cards you already have in play. Your starting card has four overlappable corners, while resource and gold cards have only three.

Resource cards have no cost to be played, and they often depict resource symbols in their corners.

Specs

Game details

Players
1–4
Age
+7
Duration
30 min
Difficulty
Light
Type
Board game
Year
2021
Mechanics
Hand Management · Layering · Pattern Building
Categories
Card Game · Environmental
Designer
Thomas Dupont
Publisher
Maldito Games
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What the community says about Codex Naturalis

LaVelitaDeLiz
LaVelitaDeLiz9/10
It's a nice game with all you need to make you think for a while. Easy to carry, easy to explain. It eats quite a lot of table for its size.
JulioCC
JulioCC9/10
Salta a la vista que #CodexNaturalis es un juego precioso, el colorido de las cartas, las ilustraciones y los detalles dorados hacen que este juego destaque por si solo. En cuanto a las mecánicas, durante la primera partida estábamos algo perdidos, pero una vez que entiendes la estrategia de juego se te abre un mar de posibilidades y de tácticas para obtener puntos de diferentes maneras. Los mazos de cartas de recursos y cartas doradas son muy similares, solo cambian los detalles dorados de la trasera, sin embargo, hacer otro diseño de cartas habría sido un error total, ya que rompería con la
Hamutomeron
Hamutomeron8/10
Visualmente precioso y con un modo solitario genial.
Meeplay_2268
Meeplay_22687/10
CODEX NATURALIS es un juego que nunca había llamado nuestra atención (o que no conseguía seducirnos) hasta que un amigo nos dijo que debíamos probarlo sí o sí. Y lo probamos… y vaya si funciona. Desde entonces llevamos esta cajita con nosotros cuando salimos de casa, pero también es para jugarlo en casa… un todoterreno. CODEX NATURALIS es un abstracto de colocación de cartas y cumplimiento de objetivos que funciona de maravilla porque, dentro de su simplicidad, esconde un juego que exigirá de nosotros que exprimamos esas escasas cartas de las que disponemos en cada turno. Un buen abstracto, as
Zelesthial
Zelesthial6.5/10
A very simple and beautiful filler game. I love the details in gold that this game has on the cards.
pscar
pscar7/10
Aún no lo jugué de a dos. El modo solitario está bastante bien, las reglas de este modo no están en el libro de reglamento.
CalabozoCriollo
CalabozoCriollo7/10
a good card placement game, very abstract but enough fun
V
Vtroopengorokh8/10
Отличный абстрактный филерок.
FAQ

Everything about Codex Naturalis

How many players is Codex Naturalis for?

Codex Naturalis plays with 1–4 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 30 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 7.

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