In Darwin's Footsteps

Twenty years after his expedition around the world, Charles Darwin writes On the Origin of Species. He wants to gather new information about animal life, especially on the continents he has barely explored. Who but young naturalists, eager for discovery, could help the famous scholar finish writing his most famous work?

In Darwin's Footsteps, players are young naturalists who have just arrived aboard the Beagle to help Charles Darwin finish his book On the Origin of Species. During this journey, you will study animals, make cartographic surveys, publish your findings, and develop theories. Starting with the naturalist who controls the Darwin token, the naturalists take turns clockwise, performing these two steps in order:

Study an animal or take inspiration from a character: choose one of the three tiles facing the Beagle and place it on your naturalist's notebook. It could be an animal to study or a character from the Beagle's previous voyage that inspires you. Get the bonuses depicted or any additional scoring bonuses activated by the placement of the tile.
Beagle's Journey: After placing a tile on your notebook, move the Beagle forward as many spaces as the distance between the Beagle and the tile you just selected (1-3 spaces), then draw a new tile to replace the empty space on the journey board.
Your goal is to score more points than your opponents to determine who contributed the most to The Origin of Species.

Game Elements:

• 1 Travel Board to track your findings.
• 5 Naturalist's Notebooks to track your progress.
• 69 Animal and Character Tiles for a variety of challenges and discoveries.
• 28 Theory Tiles to develop scientific ideas.
• 1 Miniature Beagle And 1 Darwin Token to relive the epic adventure.
• 41 Various Tokens to enrich the gameplay.
• 1 Fabric Bag to extract game elements.
• 1 Score Notebook to keep track of your wins.
• 1 Regulation clear and detailed.
• 1 Appendix to learn more about the rules or curiosities.