Players assume the roles of Victorian-era hunters out to bag the biggest game of all time. There is a nice variety of animals to choose from in Saurian Safari!, from dinosaurs to prehistoric mammals, and the rules come with several scenarios that let gamers tailor the hunts to their own preferences.
Saurian Safari! is a cooperative game with the players working together to bag an animal instead of competing against each other. All animal moves are based on reaction tables, so there is no need for a “game master” to oversee animal encounters and the game can be played completely solo. Players will need a d20 set of dice to play the game, as well as the appropriate miniatures.
7 comments:
This looks good but, I think the
Tusk series might be better for
us as it is in 15mm scale already.
I tend to agree on the scale issue but, the background materials in
this book and his others might be
useful.
I use a mixture of Tusk and SS to very good effect and have enjoyed 2 hunts with my young children.
If you like utlimate game hunting, perhaps you should join "The International League of Esteemed Leviathan Hunters" :-)
http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/2007/02/international-league-of-esteemed.html
There is another review of SS here:
http://prehistoricpulp.blogspot.com/2007/10/saurian-safari-by-chris-peers-2002.html
Tas said...
If you like utlimate game hunting, perhaps you should join "The International League of Esteemed Leviathan Hunters" :-)
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And join this distingished list of luminaries!
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Noble and Reveered Hunters of the Past
The Honourable Ronald Crawley, Esquire.
A gentleman hunter of repute and a veteran of countless excurions, he was lost on the disastrous 'Smythe Expedition' of 1874. Only his silver lidded cognac flask was recovered intact.
Rittmeister Count Wilhelm von Schroeder.
An aristocratic Prussian of renowned Teutonic nerve and puffy cavalry trousers, he fell prey to an enraged T-Rex when his experimental Nordenfelt repeating rifle expoloded in his face and shattered his monacle.
Messr Francois Bourbonnais.
Famed for his perfection of the recipe for "Succulent oviraptor breast in a white wine sauce". Missing (presumed dead) when his converted river barge/gunboat caught fire (during a mid safari dinner party flambe) and upon jumping into the water to escape the flames, a hungry beast dragged him to the murky depths.
Pavel Ivanovich Budyonny
A strange and barely known man, rumoured to have been a distant relation to the Tsar, whose portrait hangs in the main club dining hall for some reason...
Guiseppe Gnochhi Bersaglieri.
A flamboyant character who tended to focus more on charming his female companions, he became embroiled in a duel during a hunt and while he prepared himself to fight his opponent with a foil, he was trapled to death by a rampaging sauropod.
Honorary Associate Member:
Kavandish (first name forgotten).
Batman to the erstwhile Lord Suffolk, he selflessly threw himself into the jaws of a charging T-Rex in order to save his master, who was distracted at the time by a very tasty cucumber sandwich and a hot cup of Earl Grey.
Indeed - all those individuals are based on games that we have had in the past! Your own intrepid adventurers would be welcomed to the list!
Tas said...
Indeed - all those individuals are based on games that we have had in the past! Your own intrepid adventurers would be welcomed to the list!
I'm sure we'll provide a few stalwarts...)
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