In this two-player card game, each player takes control of an animal army fighting for domination. Suburb animals may not be the largest but they are crafty. City animals are tough, well-connected to humanity and well-trained for battle. Players recruit animals to build an empire, promote leaders, seek allies, buy equipment, seize locations, and gain the favor of humanity. Participants unleash events to further their cause or devastate their enemies. “Nature of the Beast enjoys the feel that lots of folks have come to expect from the ‘collectable’ … [or] ‘trading card game’ market without the disadvantages of that format,” Partner Matt Anticole of Eye-Level Entertainment told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 2005.