The Fox Experiment*
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The Fox Experiment is a dice and roll-and-write game for 1 to 4 players. You breed friendly foxes across five generations.
What's it about?
The game draws on a real experiment. In 1958, researchers chose the tamest foxes as parents. With each generation the animals grew gentler and showed new traits like floppy ears and spots.
How it plays
Each round you pick a pair of foxes with certain traits. Then you roll and place the results with care.
- Choose a parent pair and take the trait dice.
- Roll them and form complete trait symbols.
- Mark those traits on your pup card.
The pups move to the kennel and become parents next round. After five rounds, you count up your points.
Highlights
- Co-designed by Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan).
- Built on a real domestication experiment.
- Plays solo or with up to four people.
Conclusion
A thoughtful dice game for fans of animals and clever optimization. If you want direct conflict, you will find little of it here.
Nominated for 2 awards.
- 👥 1 - 4 Players
- ⏱️ 60 Minutes
- 🧒 14+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
* We like The Fox Experiment so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2026
- Position 2 in The best games by Elizabeth Hargrave 🇺🇸👩
- Position 27 in The best games with dynamically changing start player
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