Welcome to the beautiful wilderness of North America! Spectacular geysers and breathtaking mountain views await you. Vast forests and prairie give habitats for native animals. Your aim is to group animals of the same species together in families as large as possible. But large families are only half the battle: to score a lot of points, they will also need access to watering holes and must avoid bad weather.

A turn comprises of two simple steps: First, one player picks a feature (species or watering hole) and a terrain requirement from a limited selection. Then, every player must place one of their tokens showing that feature onto one of their park spaces obeying that terrain requirement. What seems no trouble at first becomes more and more challenging and exciting as the available spaces become fewer and fewer. But it is not only the choices of your fellow players that can disrupt your plans. There are also unpredictable weather tokens that must be taken into account.

After five rounds, the game is over. Then you will score your most valuable family of each species and the terrains you completely populated.

Caldera Park is an interactive puzzle-game that achieves the right balance between strategic planning and luck. This, and its accessible rules, make it a great next step for anyone who enjoyed Savannah Park.