The Peak Team Game Review

I think that I have finally found my favorite Matagot game.

The French publishing conglomerate distributes both in-house products as well as games licensed from other publishers. Their in-house stuff has mostly been average. The effort is always there, but the final product never seems to blow me away. With this year’s release of The Peak Team, designer Scott Almes has delivered something that is extremely flexible in terms of its play style and works nicely as a satisfying, cooperative gaming challenge that plays in about an hour.

My only point of contention is the game’s title. The box very clearly says that the game is called The Peak Team Rangers, but in both its marketing materials and on BoardGameGeek, this game is called The Peak Team. It’s sort of weird, if I’m being honest…why is the word “Rangers” even around?

Campaign Game

The Peak Team is a hand management game for 1-5 players. Players take on the roles of park rangers who must record data on a small pool of animals as well as deal with a series of issues, known in-game as Missions, before the park closes after six rounds. Each round is broken into two phases. First, there’s a “supply drop”, where players get four…

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