Have you ever found yourself watching Jurassic Park and thinking it would be better if the dinosaurs were cuter? Probably not, but the folks behind the Tiny Epic series of tabletop games have a brand. That brand involves tactical gameplay, meeples, and a cute art style. This style has led them to produce several games that smash their Kickstarter goals. The latest, Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, takes the successful formula and brings it to dinosaur breeding.

Tiny Epic Dinosaurs has nine days to go on its Kickstarter, and it's raised about $350,000 dollars. When compared to the goal of $15,000, it's safe to say the game is getting funded. With multiple stretch goals included. The actual gameplay consists of resource management on a dinosaur farm. The idea is that you're raising dinosaurs to eventually sell to theme parks. But if you don't keep your dinos fed, they will escape. Also, the game is really small.

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That's another of the brand staples of Tiny Epic. All of the games are, well, tiny. They seem made for the person who brings the games to game night. Rather than hauling a bulky, heavy box full of cards, tiles, and pieces, one can take a Tiny Epic game. Everything included fits into a container that's just a little smaller than a tablet.

The contents of the games nicely sit in between casual and strategic. Gameplay can end within an hour, and features quick rounds. But many also involve resource management and planning, putting them on par with staple tabletops like Settlers of Catan. In Tiny Epic Dinosaurs' case, players assign ranchers to manage various aspects of the farm. If ranchers aren't assigned properly, players face consequences like carnivores eating herbivores. The staff themselves can be attacked, and will have to waste a turn on medical leave. It makes one consider what the day-to-day operation would really be like in Jurassic Park.

The only thing that stops this game from being as scary as Jurassic Park is its visual style. Most of the dinosaurs are rendered as babies. They look too adorable to pose any real threat. But maybe that's just what you're supposed to think. Then the T-Rex gets loose...

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The Tiny Epic Dinosaurs Kickstarter ends on November 4. The game is coming out no matter what, but funding can reward advance copies or even a credit in the rulebook. Check it out here.

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