Daybreak - A Stopping Climate Change Game, from The Creator of Pandemic

Whether you're into the setting or not the core gameplay and mechanics make for a challenging and very compelling game. Definitely recommend trying this. We lost (somewhat) badly our first time, but once we knew what we were doing and that we had to be aggressive, we won on our second game which was very satisfying. The climate change aspects are also represented really well and it reflects the big picture of what our global society needs to do. Small details are also appreciated such as the details in the cards, including scannable QR codes that link to the real world information/challenge/technology. Matt Leacock once again delivers a great board game design and experience. I'm not sure if this has long-term replayability that Pandemic does, but , but we enjoyed playing this even more than playing Pandemic. It would be awesome to play a 'Legacy' (evolving story) version of this as was done with Pandemic Legacy.

So much fun. We’ve played it over and over with friends. It’s complex, but once you learn, it’s easy to play. Love that it’s cooperative, rather than competitive. My one feedback for the producers would be to provide one or two more of the cardboard trays so you don’t have to mix so many different game piece types together and sort through them.

Complex rules, but great game. Using in my classroom.

There’s lots of boards, tokens, and cards so the setup is rather complicated but just two rounds into the game, you start to understand the flow. Great game and I like how it’s cooperative!

Not only is it a well designed game (made by the same person who made Pandemic), it is well researched to the point that every card has QR codes about the real life impact of certain issues and projects. Not very many games can be informative AND fun at the same time. And to top it off, there are no single use plastics and everything is recyclable or compostable in the box. More games need to do this

I am no board game pro. I don't have the patience for super long game play. This was a gift to a board game enthusiast. It took 3 adults over 4 hours to complete this complicated game. After all that, we lost in the last round. 😂😭 The build itself is lovely. It's very well made, lots of pieces and cards, colorful. There are QR codes on many of the cards and you can scan and read more about certain policies and issues. If you know a REALLY patient smarty pants, this may be for them.

Very fun, cooperative boardgame. If you haven't won by a certain point, you will reach a tipping point, and defeat will be very hard to avoid. Just like global warming. It is kind of a bummer when you lose, but when you win, it is awesome! Kind of an optimistic view of the world, with all the countries cooperating towards ending global warming.

I don't write Amazon reviews very often but I felt especially compelled to write one for this product. I had played this game with friends before, so I already knew that I would like the game itself. However, when my copy of the game arrived, one side of the box lid was almost completely ripped off. I can't really fault Amazon's handling of the product because the reason for the poor condition of the product seems to stem more from the board game manufacturer's (CMYK) decision to forgo shrink wrap in favor of an "eco-friendly" alternative, which is just two strips of paper stickers. I applaud their efforts to be more eco-friendly with their product design (completely in line with the theme of the game itself), but maybe they went a bit overboard in this regard. The sticker clearly didn't do its job and already broke before the product reached my hand, completely destroying the box lid in the process. Is it really eco-friendly if you skip a shrink wrap but also create a significantly higher rate (judging by all the horror stories shared by other Amazon purchasers) of failure such that you're creating a whole bunch of wasted materials through frequent returns?

Solid easy game. cooperative. Base game not too difficult to win but can be adjusted to suit players. Reasonable amount of luck but good options to balance. plays fairly quickly, short rule set. arrived promptly. appears genuine product.

Pandemic is often cited as the game that started modern co-op gaming. Daybreak has great subject matter, fantastic but functional art (even QR codes so you can look up the research behind cards and the rules) and best of all because turns are simultaneous there is no down time as people are encourage to work together in the common goal of achieving drawdown and halting the effects of climate change. The rules are very easy to digest and many videos exist to teach the game (both official and on YouTube from various game content creators). An entire game should not take more than 2 hours. While there are some cards and edge cases that require rules interpretation it is easy enough to find answers on the Boardgamegeek forum.

Came with product box torn and 2 out of 4 seals broken!! Very poorly kept game, will be returning it.

A brilliant game that really brings home the challenge of fighting climate change, but that leaves you feeling incredibly hopeful that humanity can pull through this existential threat

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