90,000 B.C. - A great Ice Age is fast approaching, as yet another titanic struggle for global supremacy unwittingly commences between the varying animal species. In Dominant Species, players assume the role of one of six major Animal groups (Mammal, Reptile, Bird, Amphibian, Arachnid, or Insect) striving to become the prolific species on as many different Terrain tiles as possible in order to draw beneficial Dominance Cards, and propagate to earn Victory Points.