Jurassic Wars Meets Jurassic Park| Dice Maestro

They fought for 160 million years... let the battles begin again

The enormously successful Jurassic Park trilogy consists of Jurassic Park, based on the original novel by Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Jurassic Park III. Fans of the films may be interested to know which dinosaurs featured in the Jurassic Park films and novels also feature in Jurassic Wars, the dinosaur combat game. These are:

Jurassic Park

Apatosaurus
Stegosaurus
Styracosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus

Jurassic Park: The Lost World

Apatosaurus
Carnosaurus
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus

Jurassic Park III

Ankylosaurus
Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus

Velociraptor or Utahraptor?

One dinosaur that features strongly in all three Jurassic Park movies is the velociraptor. However, actual velociraptors would have been much smaller than those depicted in the films - they were about the size of a large turkey. The unearthing of the sickle-like claw at the start of Jurassic Park was actually based on the discovery of Utahraptor (source: Dinofiles by Richard Moody), which was one of the largest raptors.

The size and appearance of the velociraptors in the films probably more closely resemble Utahraptors, a dinosaur which is included in Jurassic Wars.

Players: 2 - 5

Ages: 7 - adult

Children as young as 4 can play the basic game with the timeline and combat cards removed.

Duration: 30 mins

Price: �9.99 Purchase

Views and Reviews

"This game has whizzed through our review process, with very favourable comments from parents."

Everything Dinosaur

"This family entertainment game is both fun and educational. Beautifully designed and professionally packaged."

Prehistoric Times

"There is nothing quite like rolling a T-rex against a Stegosaurus. Unlike Top Trumps this game will end. All round good fun game, one for kids and adults alike."

R. Faires, America. Amazon customer

Resources

New Carnivores Unleashed

Online rules for a special two player version

Book of rule variations (PDF)

Includes Dinosaurs Wild & Jurassic Wars Whist

Probability Tables (PDF)

For experienced gamers interested in the odds

Articles

The Making of Jurassic Wars

How computers helped develop the game

Jurassic Wars meets Jurassic Park