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When the players creature learns to work with other members of its species, they enter the Tribal Phase. The Tribal Phase occurs when the player's creature has finally achieved sapience and gathers members for surviving, attacking, and defending from other tribes of its own species and other sapient species[1] to become the dominant tribe.

In this phase the player stops controlling one creature and now controls many. New tribe members can be acquired through mating or from other tribes.

The tribe has a village at this stage which may be expanded with additional huts providing more items such as: weapons, entertainment, and culture-themed items (at the cost of food) with which tribe members can interact. Depending on what the player gives his creatures and to what extent, they may develop diplomatic, aggressive, or scientific thinking among a number of other categories. Eventually, when the tribe reaches at least fifteen members[2], or defeated or allied with five other tribes[3] they may choose to enter the Civilization phase.

According to the official Spore site, there will be six powers in this phase, two of which will be granted to the player at the start depending on how they played the Cell and Creature phases.

The tribal phase could be compared to the Stone Age on Earth.

Check out the list of Tribal phase stubs if you're looking to add something.

[edit] See Also

• Tribal phase images
• Mining