{"product_id":"bios-mesofauna","title":"Bios: Mesofauna","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBios: Mesofauna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an alternative \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBios:Megafauna\u003c\/em\u003e. That is, it starts and ends at the same time. It follows the same sort of Achterbahn environment, same climate change, same or similar creeples, same VP, same tiles, same card colors, same cratons and drift, same basic and Achterbahn games, same catastrophes, same greenhouse, cloudiness, and oxygen. Same terrestrial settings. The setting is the same, only the animals are smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBios:Mesofauna\u003c\/em\u003e is a deliberate attempt to reach a wider audience than \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBios:Megafauna\u003c\/em\u003e, by stripping away about half the rules. Monsters, tools, horror plants, kiwi, haustorium, dark heart, Mars, Venus, shelves, blooms, Offshore, and Cheshire Cat have been dropped. More significantly, marine variant and size were also dropped, and these two decisions are worthy of more discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe two games integrate with each other making it possible to play a game with a combination of player roles from the two games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAYER COUNT: 1-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRECOMMENDED AGES: 14+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAY TIME: 90-120 mins\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ion Game Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43764208599262,"sku":"IONBIMESO","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/9833\/0520\/products\/BioMesofauna01.jpg?v=1671229414","url":"https:\/\/tabletopmerchant.live\/products\/bios-mesofauna","provider":"Tabletop Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}