Phylo: the Trading Card Game
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Home Card Resplendant Quetzal Atlantic Footballfish Natural History Museum, London Pharomachrus mocinno Himantolophus groenlandicus Starter Animalia,Chordata,Aves Animalia,Chordata,Actinopterygii 5 POINTS 10 POINTS • This is a HOME card. The game starts with each player having a HOME card played on the table next to each other. • Pharomachrus mocinno has a FLIGHT of 2. • H. groenlandicus has a MOVE of 2. • H. groenlandicus can act as a PARASITE on other H. • HOME cards represent all TERRAIN and CLIMATE The ancient Aztecs and Maya viewed the quetzal as the groenlandicus cards in play. values. "god of the air" and as a symbol of goodness and light. At maturity, the much smaller male becomes a parasite of the female Cool, Image by Alfred Waterhouse Image by Tricia Arnold Image by Adam Smith en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Waterhouse babbletrish.blogspot.com/ Warm rupted.deviantart.com/ Cold, Cool NHM Cock-eyed Squid Lion White Rhinoceros Histioteuthis sp. Panthero leo Ceratotherium simum Animalia,Mollusca,Cephalopoda Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia 11 POINTS 11 POINTS 7 POINTS • Histioteuthis has a MOVE of 2. • Leo panthera has a MOVE of 2. • Ceratotherium simum has a MOVE of 2. A unique characteristic of both females and males is that Histioteuthis lives at depths of around 1500 ft (500-1000 the tail ends in a hairy tuft, which often conceals a hard meters). "spine" or "spur". The function of the tuft and spine are unknown. Image by Gina Allnatt Image by Ele Willoughby Image by Phineas X. Jones ginasketch.carbonmade.com Cool minouette.etsy.com Warm, Hot octophant.us Warm, Hot L. Madin (NOAA) Arno & Louise Arno & Louise European Holly Bald Eagle Shore Crab Ilex aquifolium Haliaeetus leucocephalus Carcinus maenas Plantae,Angiosperms,Eudicots Animalia,Chordata,Aves Animalia,Arthropoda,Crustacea 3 POINTS 8 POINTS 8 POINTS • Ilex aquifolium has a SPREAD of 1. • Haliaeetus leucocephalus has a FLIGHT of 2. • Carcinus maenas has a MOVE of 2. Ilex aquifolium is also known as Christmas Holly. • Haliaeetus leucocephalus needs to be adjacent to at least • Carcinus maenas must be placed adjacent to at least one one FOREST and one WATER BASE terrain. OCEAN terrain card. Cool, Cool, Cool, Image by Ostrokrzew kolczasty Image by Joanna Barnum Image by Coral Cargill commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilex_aquifolium.jpg Warm www.joannabarnum.com/ Warm bluecnidaria.deviantart.com/ Warm Sean Dreilinger Increase Biodiversity Oil Spill Red Panda Event card Event Card Ailurus fulgens Event Event Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card. 6 POINTS PLAY: can be played immediately for below effect and then discarded. EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded. All • Ailurus Fulgens has a MOVE of 2. neighbouring species cards still adjacent to the EVENT after EFFECT: Allows player to look through his/her discard pile, 1 turn will also need to be discarded. and choose 1 SPECIES card to put back into his/her hand. Ailurus Fulgens is often referred to as the "cutest animal on the planet." Cool, Image by demonflair Image by Stephanie Tan Image by Heather Ravenscroft demonflair.deviantart.com/ wildhue.deviantart.com/ heatherravenscroft.wordpress.com Warm Igor Golubenkov kinObe Field Poppy Mute Swan Moose Papaver rhoeas Cygnus olor Alces alces Plantae,Magnoliophyta,Magnoliopsida Animalia,Chordata,Aves Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 5 POINTS • Papaver rhoeas has a SPREAD of 1. Requires a • Cygnus olor has a FLIGHT of 2. • Alces alces has a MOVE of 2. POLLINATOR. • Cygnus olor must be placed adjacent to at least one In Europe, a moose is known as a European Elk. WATER-BASED TERRAIN containing card. Cool, Cool, Image by Anca Damian Image by lightbird Image by Catherine Fielder ankkutza.deviantart.com/ Warm lightbird.deviantart.com/ Warm l-h4x3d.deviantart.com/ Cold, Cool Sanchezn USDA Forest Service Overpopulation Fire Salamander Kakapo Event card Salamandra salamandra Strigops habroptila Event Animalia,Chordata,Amphibia Animalia,Chordata,Aves 9 POINTS 6 POINTS PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card of FOOCHAIN 2 or higher (on any TERRAIN). • Salamandra salamandra has a MOVE of 2. • Strigops habroptila has a MOVE of 1. EFFECT: Any SPECIES card that is the "diet" of the played card is immediately discarded. Salamandra salamandra is able to secrete toxins through its "Kakapo are critically endangered; as of February 2010, skin. only 123 living individuals are known." Cool, Image by Catherine Fielder Image by Celeste Agnes Image by Diana Sudyka l-h4x3d.deviantart.com/ slightly.weirdly.net Warm, Hot www.dianasudyka.com/ Warm Paddy Benson Evergreen Dogwood Common Blackbird Gray Wolf Cornus capitata Turdus merula Canis lupus Plantae,Angiosperms,Eudicots Animalia,Chordata,Aves Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia 4 POINTS 4 POINTS 7 POINTS • Cornus capitata has a SPREAD of 1. • Turdus merula has a FLIGHT of 2. • Canis lupus has a MOVE of 2. Turdus merula migrates gregariously (in a flock). Highly territorial, Canis lupus packs defend their territory through scent marking, howling, and direct attacks. Cool, Cool, Cold, Cool, Image by Derek McCrea Image by Ciaran Duffy Image by Banto88 www.derekmccrea.50megs.com/ Warm hellociaran.com Warm banto88.deviantart.com/ Warm Tony Wills Cacophony Monarch Butterfly Fennec Fox Habitat Loss Danaus plexippus Vulpes zerda Event Card Animalia,Arthropoda,Insecta Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia Event 5 POINTS 6 POINTS PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card on any land based TERRAIN. • Danaus plexippus has a MOVE of 2. • Vulpes zerda has a MOVE of 2. EFFECT: Convert to URBAN terrain permanently. Discard • Danaus plexippus is considered a POLLINATOR. played SPECIES that are incompatible. Families of Vulpes zerda can dig huge underground dens. Cool, Cold, Cool, Image by Lamorien Image by Heather E. Harlow Image by A. L. Radeck lamorien.deviantart.com/ Warm phylogame.org Warm, Hot alradeck.daportfolio.com/ Warm, Hot Axel.Foley Polar Bear Eurasian Otter Slender Sunfish Ursus maritimus Lutra lutra Ranzania laevis Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia Animalia,Chordata,Actinopterygii 12 POINTS 4 POINTS 10 POINTS • Ursus maritimus has a MOVE of 2. • Lutra lutra has a MOVE of 2. • Ranzania laevis has a MOVE of 2. • Ursus maritimus can feed on creatures of SCALE 8 or Lutra lutra must be adjacent to at least one FRESHWATER The Slender Sunfish, like the other species of sunfishes, less. terrain card. lacks a true tail and instead has a broadly rounded extension called a clavus. Cool, Cool, Image by Ashley Nava Image by jfapeacock Image by Adam Smith quicksilvercreatures.wordpress.com/ Cold jfapeacock.deviantart.com/ Warm rupted.deviantart.com/ Warm Ansgar Walk Boa Constrictor Tsunami Raccoon Boa constrictor Event Card Procyon lotor Animalia,Chordata,Reptilia Event Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia 8 POINTS PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card, that is neighbouring an OCEAN 1 POINTS card. • Boa constrictor has a MOVE of 2. • Procyon lotor has a MOVE of 2. EFFECT: Convert to OCEAN terrain for 1 turn. Discard played SPECIES that are incompatible. Note that species • Procyon lotor is also considered to be an INVASIVE Boa constrictor can grow up to 4m (13ft) long. capable of FLIGHT are exempt. species of Mammalia cards of identical scale and food chain rank. Cold, Cool, Image by Celeste Agnes Image by Devin Young Image by Randy Laybourne slightly.weirdly.net Warm, Hot logic-bomb42.deviantart.com/ lookforwardtothepast.com Warm Lynette Schimming Mandrill Field Maple Wild Boar Mandrillus sphinx Acer campestre Sus scrofa Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia Plantae,Angiosperms,Eudicots Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia 6 POINTS 4 POINTS 4 POINTS • Mandrillus sphinx has a MOVE of 2. • Acer campestre has a SPREAD of 1. • Sus scrofa has a MOVE of 2. The mandrill is recognized by its olive-colored fur and the Sus scrofa is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. colorful face and rump of males. Cool, Cool, Image by Alexandra Prillaman Image by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman Image by h.c. O'Neill mytholalia.com/ Warm, Hot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Axel_Magnus_Lindman Warm www.rainydaypaperback.com Warm Volker.G Golden Lion Tamarin European Garden Spider European Badger Leontopithecus rosalia Araneus diadematus Meles meles Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia Animalia,Arthropoda,Arachnida Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia 6 POINTS 10 POINTS 4 POINTS • Leontopithecus rosalia has a MOVE of 2. • Araneus diadematus has a MOVE of 2. • Meles meles has a MOVE of 2. Local legends say that the Tamarin have psychic powers • Araneus diadematus can feed on creatures of SCALE 5 Meles meles can become torpid (a kind of temporary that help them hunt. or less. hibernation) for two or so days at a time. Cool, Cool, Image by Heather E. Harlow Image by Ernst Haeckel Image by Ursula Vernon phylogame.org Warm, Hot commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kunstformen_der_Natur Warm ursulavernon.com Warm.