Borealis: Arctic Expeditions Game Review

In Borealis: Arctic Expeditions, players are collecting sets of arctic animal cards, ostensibly as photographs, the fruit of an exploratory mission to the Far North. The set collection is driven first by a static scoring rubric, and second by a set of common goals visible to all. Some goals instigate a race to early completion, while the others linger until the end of the game. The five species of animals are ridiculously cute. 

The fascinating puzzle that accompanies the critters involves shuffling scientist meeples across locations as efficiently as possible before they retire to the camp. Players collect their cards into vertically aligned stacks above three locations on the player board. On each far side is a camp. Each acquired card depicts the movement of two scientist meeples either left or right. In order to place a card into a location, the player must move the specific scientists as pictured. The game begins with three scientists in each location—one pink, one blue, and one a non-descript beige-ish color. As the game progresses, then, these scientists shuffle about, creating new combinations that open new possibilities and new restrictions. When a scientist is shuffled off into one of the edge camps, they must remain there until a regroup turn. 

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