Nature (KS Big Box Deluxe Edition)

This is the Kickstarter Big Box Deluxe Edition and includes

• Nature
• Alternative Art Promo Pack (10 cards)
• Nature Promo Pack (11 cards)
• Elephant Graveyard mini-module
• 5-6 Player components
• Solo mode for Modules 1-5
• Module 1 - Flight & Promo Pack (8 cards)
• Module 2 - Jurassic & Promo Pack (8 cards)
• Module 3 - Natural Disasters & Promo Pack (2 cards)
• Module 4 - Arctic Tundra & Promo Pack (8 cards)
• Module 5 - Amazon Rainforest & Promo Pack (8 cards)
• Custom Insert
• Round Tracker dial
• Upgraded Nature tokens
• Upgraded Module tokens
• Predator Meeples

This Big Box Deluxe Edition will not be available through normal distribution.

Nature is a strategy board game for 1-6 players that stands on the shoulders of the blockbuster Evolution.

In Nature, species must adapt to a changing environment as they look for food and protect themselves from predators. Give your species traits like Tusked to help find food, Fast to outrun predators, or Clawed to hunt other species. Your goal is to grow your species’ population so they can survive and thrive!

The innovation of Nature is a modular game system that allows you to create and explore a unique ecosystem each time you play. There is no limit to the number of modules you can add. You can play Nature on its own, or combine modules to create over 20 unique ecosystems.

Welcome to Nature, where every game brings new worlds to explore!

The goal of Nature is to adapt your species in an ever-changing ecosystem where food is scarce and predators lurk. You receive points for growing and sustaining a flourishing population. To grow your population, your species must adapt to the changing environment amidst two threats: starvation and predation.

A game of Nature takes 4 rounds, or 5 when you play with modules. Each round, players draw a hand of cards and gain a new species, bringing new life and opportunity into the ecosystem. Rounds have 2 main phases: Adapting and Feeding.

During the Adapting Phase, you can discard a card to increase your species’ body size or population, or you can play a card as a trait to change its behavior.

Traits help your species stay safe and find food. Adapt species with traits like Fast to evade predators, Opportunistic to take advantage of a food rich environment, or Clawed to improve a predator's ability to hunt other species.

During the Feeding Phase, all species compete for a limited amount of food in the ecosystem. A species may forage for plant food at the watering hole, or evolve into a predator and hunt other species to eat.

Feeding species' population is key to your success, and you'll need to react to the changing environment to gain the food they need.

Despite your best efforts, your species might lose a few population through starvation, or even become extinct. This is the way of the natural world!

However, in Nature, the population, body size, and traits lost are returned to you, so you can create a stronger species in the next round.

Score points for feeding your species’ population and keeping them alive. Score the most points to win!

Nature can be expanded with five game-changing modules: Flight, Jurassic, Natural Disasters, Arctic Tundra and Amazon Rainforest.

Modules are small expansions that can be combined to dramatically change the gameplay. Flight, Jurassic, Arctic Tundra, and Amazon Rainforest have trait cards that provide new ways to adapt your species, while Natural Disasters comes with an event deck that creates scenarios that effect all players.

Get Nature and all 5 Modules Early - Back at the Big Box pledge level or higher to get Nature and all the modules in June 2025, 9 months before their full retail release.

Adding module(s) to Nature is easy. Place the module deck(s) next to the Nature deck. When a player needs to draw cards, they can draw from any of the available decks.

Expand the Nature ecosystem by choosing the module that suits your playstyle. Add one module at a time, or mix and match modules to create over 20 different ecosystems with endless replayability!

Big Box pledges and higher will receive Nature and all 5 modules, stored in one box with a custom insert.

NorthStar will support the Nature game system with 1 - 2 new modules each year for the next decade.

The Climate module and the Disease module are currently in development. Once they are released, there will be over 100 unique ecosystems to explore!

All physical Kickstarter backers will receive the following:

• Nature: Promo Pack (11 cards) - MSRP $8
• Nature: Alternative Art Promo Pack (10 cards) - MSRP $8
• Nature: Elephant Graveyard Mini-Module - MSRP $8

Backers will also receive a promo pack matching each module in their pledge. All promos are available as add-ons and will be available for sale at a later date via the NorthStar website, and at conventions while stocks last.

Nature: Promo Card Pack (11 cards) - MSRP $8

Featuring an additional trait for Nature called "Avid Forager" illustrated by Catherine Hamilton.

The Alternative Art Promo Pack (10 cards) - MSRP $8

Featuring 10 illustrations from the artists of games such as Everdell, Robinson Crusoe, Dinosaur Island, Paladins of the West Kingdom and Viticulture. While the function of the card remains the same, each artist brings the trait to life in their own unique style.

Elephant Graveyard Mini-Module - MSRP $8

According to legend, an elephants' graveyard is a place where old elephants instinctively direct themselves to die alone once they reach a certain age.

Nature: Elephant Graveyard takes this concept and expands it into a mini-module that can be played in any game of Nature. When the Elephant Graveyard is in play, if any species population dies, a meat food token is added onto the Elephant Graveyard. Any species with the Scavenging trait can now find food in the Elephant Graveyard rather than being dependent on predators.

Promo Pack for Each Module* (34 cards total) - MSRP $37

Backers will receive a promo pack for each module in their pledge. We are creating 5 promo packs, one for each module. These feature an additional species trait pack, or an event card pack (Natural Disasters).

Art voted for by the Kickstarter community!

Included in Digital Big Box, Big Box, Deluxe and All-In pledges.

Nature Digital

Nature Digital Game backers will receive digital versions of the Nature: Promo Pack and Alternative Art Pack. They will also receive a digital player skin, but will not receive Elephant Graveyard. Digital Big Box backers will receive a digital promo pack for each of the 5 Modules.