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Mercur

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Continental diversity- evolution game
« on: July 11, 2021, 01:03:57 pm »

Let’s imagine that there is a reptile like organism going about their lives, they are insectivorous and lay eggs, along with having a relatively short tongue, let’s then imagine that the landmass they live on suddenly splits into two, given the a few millions years, how would the fauna in one continent differ from the fauna from the other? And in the scenario where the continents merge, how would two different type of fauna evolutionary react to which other? Let’s answer through this forum game

There would be two teams that you can join, one team, team Alpha, would take control of the alpha continent, which have lush forests, while the other team, team Beta, would take control of the beta continent, which have wide grasslands

Unlike most evolution games though, each member makes their own species descend from the original species, so for example, if there is five people in this game, then there would be five species made by them

Also, like most evolution games, there will be a dice mechanic, this is what the numbers would mean (if a number goes above five, then I would restart and apply the reminding number):

1: very bad
2: bad
3: okay
4: good
5: very good

And last, but not least, there is this form to fill when you are making your original species:


Scientific name: self explanatory
Common name: also self explanatory
Ancestor: again, self explanatory
Description: describe the creature and its anatomy and its behavior
Physical changes: how a creature change from its ancestor physically
Behavioral changes: how a creature change from its ancestor behavior wise
Habitat: where it lives
Diet: what it eats
Opinion (cause why not): what do you think of this creature (this section is optional)

Hope you have fun playing

(The maximum is 10 members, we start playing when we have 6 members)
« Last Edit: July 12, 2021, 09:05:12 am by Mercur »
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Re: Continental diversity- evolution game
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2021, 07:31:09 pm »

Scientific name: Orlu almor
Common name: Bark Crawler
Ancestor: Last Alpha Common Ancestor
Description: The Bark Crawler is a small brown lizard with claws it uses to climb on tree bark. It hunts by sniffing for larvae hiding underneath bark, then uses its claws to open the bark, eat the larvae, then put the bark back. It also hides its eggs in holes in the bark as well.
Physical changes: Long claws for staying on trees, brown scales, sticky tongue to keep hold of the larvae it eats, slightly longer than average nose for sniffing out where the larvae are
Behavioral changes: lays its eggs in holes it finds in the trees it‘s on, spends its whole life in the trees, if it were to fall, it would immediately climb the nearest tree
Habitat: They live most of their lives on trees
Diet: larvae that hide in the bark of trees
Opinion (cause why not): I hope it survives

Does description describe the ancestor or us? Do we just have to make up a species name for the ancestor?
« Last Edit: July 14, 2021, 03:45:49 pm by Naturegirl1999 »
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Re: Continental diversity- evolution game
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2021, 07:54:31 pm »

Scientific name: Dum lingua
Common name: Tree Stalker
Ancestor: Last Alpha Common Ancestor
Description: Tree Stalker is an insectivorous lizard-like creature that spends most of its life inside the green canopy, high above the shaded ground.

It's limbs and digits have elongated to allow beter locomotion along the tree branches, and its claws are hooked to get a better grip on the wood. It's colored with a flurry of green, the color scheme of the spaces it most likes.

It silently stalks and searches for prey. When it finds a prey item, it lunges foward to grab it, aided by its long tounge.
Physical changes: Greener, all around lankier and has a longer tounge.
Behavioral changes: More inclined to climb and stay up, leaving its eggs in crannies on the trees and being more cautious when moving.
Habitat: On the upper canopy of the forest.
Diet: Insects it catches offguard.
Opinion (cause why not): Nothing particular. It's just itself.
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Re: Continental diversity- evolution game
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2021, 08:07:10 pm »

Scientific name: Orlu almor
Common name: Bark Crawler
Ancestor: Last Alpha Common Ancestor
Description: The Bark Crawler is a small brown lizard with claws it uses to climb on tree bark. It hunts by sniffing for larvae hiding underneath bark, then uses its claws to open the bark, eat the larvae, then put the bark back. It also hides its eggs in holes in the bark as well.
Physical changes:
Behavioral changes: how a creature change from its ancestor behavior wise
Habitat: They live most of their lives on trees
Diet: larvae that hide in the bark of trees
Opinion (cause why not): what do you think of this creature

Does description describe the ancestor or us? Do we just have to make up a species name for the ancestor?


The description describes your species, not its ancestor
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Re: Continental diversity- evolution game
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2021, 05:48:15 am »


Scientific name: Pseudolacerta gaia.
Common name: Burrowing Lizard.
Ancestor: Last Beta Common Ancestor
Description: The burrowing lizard has small limbs, and a specialized cranium it uses as a shovel to burrow underground.
Physical changes: limbs become smaller, cranium becomes harder and flatter.
Behavioral changes:it now prefers to live underground rather than above ground.
Habitat: They live most of their lives underground.
Diet: worms and insects
Opinion (cause why not): it's nice

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