The boom of roll-and-writes has begun an interesting trend in board gaming: certain board games have acquired a roll-and-write sibling. These are the same games, but their mechanics are reimagined with the use of dice, pencil and paper. Think Catan and Catan the Dice Game, or Patchwork and Patchwork Doodle. Animal Kingdoms, a familyoriented area-control game has also recently acquired a roll-andwrite counterpart, Roar and Write!, although perhaps this game is more like a distant cousin than a sibling.