Lynx (2024)

About this game

In Lynx, an economic game with a historical and ecological theme, each player takes on the role of a late 18th century fur trapper in the Hudson's Bay region of northern Ontario who is exploiting the lynx-hare cycle and trying to outwit other trappers. Traps are supplied by the Hudson's Bay Company with the agreement that all pelts be sold exclusively to them. By trapping when the lynx are plentiful and selling pelts at high prices, the trapper who earns the most money pays off their debt and becomes a free trapper. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.