I already had the base game 2 nd Edition and Flight , so I opted for the conversion kit , which I ' m not quite sure how I feel about . First things first , I really like Evolution , and even though I ' ve only played it a couple times , I really like the Flight expansion as well . I ' m somewhat disappointed that Flight isn ' t compatible with Climate , but I understand the concerns about bloat that led to North Star deciding they should be incompatible . Can anyone that bought the standalone version of Climate tell me what comes in the box I had a hard time determining that when I chose between the conversion kit and the standalone ? I get the impression that they might actually result in significantly different gameplay experiences . In the conversion kit , you get the board , the 30 climate event cards , 42 new trait cards 7 each of the 6 new traits , modified versions of the 4 old trait cards with Climate changes Ambush , Burrowing , Carnivore , Defensive Herding , and the little wooden climate marker . It seems strange to me is that only the new Climateonly cards , and the modifiedforclimate cards have Climate climate influencing effects . Is this true of the standalone as well ? It seems way too easy for people to get a hand full of cards that give them no control whatsoever over the deadly climate effects that could wipe out their creatures . Do all the cards in the standalone version have SunSnowflake icons , or is it the same as in the Conversion Kit ? Also , the first thing that really jumped out and bugged me while playing Climate other than the above , and the misprint in the player aid that makes Migratory way better was the fact that Body Fat has no interaction with Climate whatsoever . This seems like a complete oversight to me , when all you have to think of is just about any coldregion dwelling creature to observe them packing on weight to survive the cold , while the only species that really screams defensive herding to survive the cold to me are Penguins . Anyway , still love Evolution as a game . But TLDR I feel like I made a mistake with the conversion kit , and hopefully someone with the standalone version can confirm or deny that feeling .