54 card starter deck* (10.3Mb pdf)

Moose
Increase Biodiversity
Black-eyed Hermit Crab
Alces alces
Event card
Pagurus armatus
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
Event
Animalia,Arthropoda,Crustacea
5 POINTS
5 POINTS
PLAY: can be played immediately for below effect and then
• Alces alces has a MOVE of 2.
discarded.
• Pagurus armatus has a MOVE of 1.
In Europe, a moose is known as a European Elk.
EFFECT: Allows player to look through his/her discard pile,
and choose 1 SPECIES card to put back into his/her hand.
• Pagurus armatus must be played next to at least one
OCEAN TERRAIN neighbour.
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Eurasian Coot
Gray Wolf
Home Card
Fulica atra
Canis lupus
House
Cold, Cool
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
5 POINTS
• This is a HOME card. The game starts with each player
having a HOME card played on the table next to each
other.
• Canis lupus has a MOVE of 2.
When food is lacking, Fulica atra adults may kill their
Highly territorial, Canis lupus packs defend their territory
young to lessen the competitive pressure.
through scent marking, howling, and direct attacks.
Cool,
Warm
Starter
7 POINTS
• Fulica atra has a MOVE of 2.
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Cool,
Warm
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Cold, Cool,
Warm
• HOME cards represent all TERRAIN and CLIMATE
values.
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Migration
Blackberry
Bull Kelp
Event card
Rubus ursinus
Nereocystis luetkeana
Event
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card of any TERRAIN. This card has
an immediate effect.
EFFECT: The affected SPECIES card AS WELL AS
adjacent cards (under the player's control) can all MOVE:
this together will count as a single action. Discard EVENT
card after use.
Chromalveolata,Heterokontophyta,Phaeophyceae
4 POINTS
• Rubus ursinus has a SPREAD of 1. (Requires an
HERBIVORE or OMNIVORE).
5 POINTS
• Nereocystis luetkeana has a SPREAD of 1.
Rubus ursinus should not be confused with the popular
Nereocystis luetkeana most likely gets its common name
from its similarity to a bull-whip.
handheld device.
Cool,
Warm
Cool,
Warm
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Forbidding
Blackeyed Susan
Overpopulation
North American Beaver
Rudbeckia hirta
Event card
Castor canadensis
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
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Event
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
4 POINTS
5 POINTS
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card of FOOCHAIN 2 or higher (on
any TERRAIN).
• Rudbeckia hirta has a SPREAD of 1 (Requires a
POLLINATOR.
• Castor canadensis has a MOVE of 2.
EFFECT: Any SPECIES card that is the "diet" of the played
This is the official state flower of Maryland.
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card is immediately discarded.
Cool,
Warm
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• Castor canadensis is a national symbol for Canada.
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Cool,
Warm
Big-rooted Morning Glory
Paper Birch
Sunflower
Ipomoea pandurata
Betula papyrifera
Helianthus annuus
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
Plantae,Magnoliopsida,Fagales
3 POINTS
• Ipomoea pandurata has a SPREAD of 1. (Requires a
POLLINATOR)
Plantae,Asterales,Asteraceae
5 POINTS
• Betula papyrifera has a SPREAD of 1 (requires WIND).
3 POINTS
• Helianthus annuus has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a
POLLINATOR)
The relatively soft, whitish wood is used extensively for
such items as clothespins, spools, ice cream sticks, and
The seeds of this species are incredibly hairy.
toothpicks, as well as for pulpwood for paper.
Cool,
Warm
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Cool,
Warm
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Monarch Butterfly
Seven-spot Ladybird
Fox-tail Feather Moss
Danaus plexippus
Coccinella septempunctata
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Animalia,Arthropoda,Insecta
Animalia,Anthropoda,Insecta
5 POINTS
• Danaus plexippus has a MOVE of 2.
6 POINTS
• Coccinella septempunctata has a MOVE of 2, and can
feed on creatures of SCALE 4 or less.
• Coccinella septempunctata is consider to be an
• Danaus plexippus is considered a POLLINATOR.
Cool,
Warm
Plantae,Bryophyta,Bryopsida
5 POINTS
• Thamnobryum alopecurum has a SPREAD of 1/2 (1 per 2
turns).
INVASIVE species of Insecta cards of identical scale, as
well as a POLLINATOR.
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Axel.Foley
Cool,
Warm
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Jon Sullivan
Cool,
Warm
Image by Ernst Haeckel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haeckel_Muscinae.jpg Cold, Cool
Common House Mouse
Oil Spill
Pacific Dogwood
Mus musculus
Event Card
Cornus nuttallii
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
4 POINTS
• Mus musculus has a MOVE of 2.
Mus musculus is considered a human COMMENSAL and
can be played individually or under a homo sapiens card.
Cool,
Warm
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Event
Plantae,Angiosperms,Eudicots
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card.
5 POINTS
EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded. All
neighbouring species cards still adjacent to the EVENT
after 1 turn will also need to be discarded.
• Cornus nuttallii has a SPREAD of 1 (requires
POLLINATOR).
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Igor Golubenkov
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Paul Schultz
Common Raven
Red-winged Blackbird
Bold Jumping Spider
Corvus corax
Agelaius phoeniceus
Phidippus audax
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
2 POINTS
• Agelaius phoeniceus has a FLIGHT of 2.
• Corvus corax can inhabit any landbased terrain
Agelaius phoeniceus is sexually dimorphic; the male is all
Corvus corax is thought to be highly intelligent.
black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the
female is a nondescript dark brown.
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Anita363
Cold, Cool,
Warm, Hot
Animalia,Arthropoda,Arachnida
3 POINTS
• Corvus corax has a FLIGHT of 2.
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hart_curt
Cool,
Warm
8 POINTS
• Phidippus audax has a MOVE of 2, and can feed on
creatures of SCALE 4 or less.
Cool,
Warm
"These spiders have been known to jump up to 50 times
their own body length."
Image by Andrew K. Gott
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sankax
Cool,
Warm
Bull Thistle
Indian Plum
Black Carpenter Ant
Cirsium vulgare
Oemleria cerasiformis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Plantae,Angiosperms,Eudicots
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
2 POINTS
Animalia,Arthropoda,Insecta
4 POINTS
4 POINTS
• Cirsium vulgare has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a
POLLINATOR)
• Oemleria cerasiformis has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a
POLLINATOR).
• Cirsium vulgare is considered to be an INVASIVE species
"Its twigs can be chewed as a mild anesthetic and
• C. pennsylvanicus have a MOVE of 2.
• C. pennsylvanicus can feed on creatures of SCALE5 or
less.
• C. pennsylvanicus can also thrive in URBAN habitats.
of Plantae cards of 6/7 scale.
aphrodisiac."
• This image depicts a worker.
Image by Mason Fetzer
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D. Gordon E. Robertson
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Image by Derek Tan
www.botany.ubc.ca/derek
Eldan Goldenberg
Cool,
Warm
Image by Kiriko Moth
kiriko-moth.com
Home Card
Valley Oak
Drought
Apartment
Quercus lobata
Event Card
Starter
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
Cool,
Warm
Event
5 POINTS
• This is a HOME card. The game starts with each player
having a HOME card played on the table next to each
other.
• HOME cards represent all TERRAIN and CLIMATE
values.
Image by Justin Miller
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PLAY: on 1 SPECIES cards, with land based TERRAIN.
• Quercus lobata has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a WIND
card).
Quercus lobata is the largest of all oak trees in North
EFFECT: Convert to DESERT terrain for 1 turn. Discard
played SPECIES that are incompatible.
America, often with trunks 7 feet in diameter, and heights
of over 100 feet.
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Adam Dale
Cool,
Warm
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Warm, Hot
Habitat Loss
Cold Snap
Wildfire
Event Card
Event Card
Event Card
Event
Event
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card on any land based TERRAIN.
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card.
EFFECT: Convert to URBAN terrain permanently. Discard
played SPECIES that are incompatible.
EFFECT: Convert to COLD climate for 1 turn. Discard
played SPECIES that are incompatible.
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Cold, Cool,
Warm, Hot
Event
PLAY: on 1 Plantae SPECIES card with Forest or
Grassland TERRAIN.
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EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded.
Cold
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Tsunami
European Starling
Rock Pigeon
Event Card
Sturnus vulgaris
Columba livia
Event
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card, that is neighbouring an
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
1 POINTS
2 POINTS
OCEAN card.
EFFECT: Convert to OCEAN terrain for 1 turn. Discard
played SPECIES that are incompatible. Note that species
• Sturnus Vulgaris has a FLIGHT of 2.
• S. Vulgaris is considered to be an INVASIVE species of
Aves cards of identical scale and food chain rank.
capable of FLIGHT are exempt.
• Columba livia has a FLIGHT of 3.
• Columba livia is considered to be an INVASIVE species of
Aves cards of identical scale and food chain rank.
• These birds are known to gather in huge flocks
(sometimes as large as 1 million birds!).
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Mark Robinson
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Image by Randy Laybourne
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TexasEagle
Cool,
Warm
House Sparrow
Trembling Aspen
Policeman’s Helmet
Passer domesticus
Populus tremuloides
Impatiens glandulifera
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
2 POINTS
Plantae,Ericales
5 POINTS
1 POINTS
• Passer domesticus has a FLIGHT of 2.
• Populus tremuloides has a SPREAD of 1.
• Passer domesticus is considered to be an INVASIVE
species of Aves cards of identical scale and food chain
One P. tremuloides colony (a community of trees from the
same original tree), named Pando, is sometimes
• I. glandulifera is considered to be an INVASIVE species of
rank.
considered the heaviest and oldest living organism.
Plantae cards of identical scale and food chain rank.
Cold, Cool,
Warm
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Alan Vernon
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Al_HikesAZ
• I. glandulifera has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a
POLLINATOR).
Cool,
Warm
Winter Wren
European Honey Bee
Red Fox
Troglodytes troglodytes
Apis mellifera
Vulpes vulpes
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
Animalia,Arthropoda,Insecta
4 POINTS
• Troglodytes troglodytes has a FLIGHT of 2.
Cool,
Warm
Image by Derek Tan
www.botany.ubc.ca/derek
Wendy Cutler
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
5 POINTS
3 POINTS
• Apis mellifera has a MOVE of 2
• Vulpes vulpes has a MOVE of 2.
• Apis mellifera is considered a POLLINATOR.
• Vulpes vulpes is also capable of surviving in URBAN
habitats.
This image depicts a worker.
Image by Gaynor Fox
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Ómar Runólfsson
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Image by Kiriko Moth
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Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Cool,
Warm
Image by Ele Willoughby
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George Bott
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Striped Skunk
Raccoon
Western Red Cedar
Mephitis mephitis
Procyon lotor
Thuja plicata
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
3 POINTS
Plantae,Pinophyta,Pinopsida
1 POINTS
• Mephitis mephitis has a MOVE of 2.
• Procyon lotor has a MOVE of 2.
Mephitis mephitis can emit a highly unpleasant odor, and
can also do cartwheels - sometimes at the same time!
• Procyon lotor is also considered to be an INVASIVE
species of Mammalia cards of identical scale and food
3 POINTS
• Thuja plicata has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a WIND card).
chain rank.
Image by Colin Moore
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saxman1957
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Image by Randy Laybourne
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Lynette Schimming
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Flood!
Nootka Rose
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Event Card
Rosa nutkana
Archilochus colubris
Event
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Image by Kirsten Call
www.kirstencall.com
Ecstaticist
Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida
Animalia,Chordata,Aves
3 POINTS
5 POINTS
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card of any land based TERRAIN.
EFFECT: Convert to FRESHWATER terrain for 1 turns.
Discard played SPECIES that is incompatible.
Image by John Burnett
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Henri Weisen
• Oemleria cerasiformis has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a
POLLINATOR).
Image by Derek Tan
www.botany.ubc.ca/derek
Wikipedia Commons
Cold, Cool,
Warm
• Archilochus colubris has a FLIGHT of 2.
Image by Tricia Arnold
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fveronesi1
Cool,
Warm
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Harbor Seal
Caulerpa peltata
Limulus polyphemus
Phoca vitulina
Caulerpa peltata
Animalia,Arthropoda,Merostomata
Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia
6 POINTS
• Limulus polyphemus has a MOVE of 2.
• Phoca vitulina has a MOVE of 2.
• Limulus polyphemus must be played next to at least one
LAND TERRAIN neighbour.
• Phoca vitulina must be played next to at least one
OCEAN TERRAIN neighbour.
Cool,
Warm
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Plantae,Chlorophyta,Bryopsidophyceae
8 POINTS
Image by Randy Laybourne
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5 POINTS
• Caulerpa peltata has a SPREAD of 1/2 (1 per 2 turns).
Cold, Cool
Cool,
Image by Ernst Haeckel
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kunstformen_der_Natur Warm
Vishal Bhave
Escherichia coli
Northern Blue Fin Tuna
Rainbow Trout
Escherichia coli
Thunnus thynnus
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bacteria,Proteobacteria,Gamma
Animalia,Chordata,Actinopterygii
Proteobacteria
2 POINTS
• Escherichia coli has a SPREAD of 1.
Animalia,Chordata,Actinopterygii
6 POINTS
• Thunnus thynnus has a MOVE of 3.
8 POINTS
• Oncorhynchus mykiss has a MOVE of 3.
• Escherichia coli can be placed with any TERRAIN.
• Oncorhynchus mykiss can also feed on Plankton.
"Female bluefin are thought to produce up to 40 million
eggs."
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NIAID
Cold, Cool,
Warm
Image by Dan Deibler
www.flickr.com/photos/tunamatrix
Cold, Cool
Image by Tiffany Mills
tiffanysketchblog.blogspot.com
Eric Engbretson (USFWS)
Cold, Cool