Moonlight: Outsmart your rival, one howl at a time

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DrClick
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Moonlight: Outsmart your rival, one howl at a time

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The last lone wolf, guardian of the mountain, has just disappeared. You are the Alpha of a wolf pack, and you must be ready to do anything to ensure the survival of your people on the Mountain.
 
Moonlight - The Land of the Wolves is a 2-player game played in 2 winning rounds. During each round, players take turns to lay down one of the 3 Wolf cards in their hand, within a playing area of no more than 4 by 3 or 3 by 4 cards, following placement rules.
 
Your wolves have different characteristics (Value, Moon, Counting Power, Majority Power). At the end of each round, you compare the Values of each pack for each line and win as many points as the number of wolves involved, plus a bonus for most Moons.
 
After a round, the winner gets an extra Wolf, and the loser a Power card. These cards can give you considerable strategic advantages for the rest of the next round. The first player to win 2 rounds wins the game!
 
Moonlight is an area control game. Place your cards wisely and anticipate your opponent’s move to win. Howling at the moon will probably not give you any advantages but it might make you feel good. In the meantime do not hesitate to give the game a go: https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=moonlight
 
A big thank you to La Boite de Jeu for granting us the authorization to host this title on our platform! We are also deeply grateful to the game designers Alexandre Aguilar and Thomas Favrelière for creating such an inspiring game. Finally, a special thanks to Mizutismask for the excellent development work that made this adaptation possible.
 
Moonlight is part of the WINTER OF GAMES 2025 calendar. How many gifts did you open?
This is your Monday release,
Until next time, take care and play fair…
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Re: Moonlight: Outsmart your rival, one howl at a time

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Wolf packs don't have Alphas. This is a myth used by misogynists online. It's unfortunate there's a game that continues this lie.
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Re: Moonlight: Outsmart your rival, one howl at a time

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That’s an interesting topic! It seems that the Alpha status comes from scientific research which was based on wolves in captivity, where many wolves are put together in a very unnatural way, while wolves in the wild are more like parents with children. Tbh I just looked that up, I’m not an expert in any way.
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