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Objective

Draft dinosaurs and place them in different zones to get the most points.

Gameplay

  • The game consists of 2 rounds.
  • Each player draw 6 dinosaurs from the bag.
  • The player with the placement dice rolls it.
  • All player chooses a dinosaur and place them in their zoos at the same time, following the rules on the placement dice (except the roller).
  • Each player passes their dinosaurs and dice (if any) to their left.
  • Repeat until all dinosaurs are placed.
  • After 2 rounds, proceed to scoring.
  • At the end of the game you'll have placed 12 dinosaurs , 6 in round 1, 6 in round 2.
  • There are 6 species of dinosaurs, distributed as follows:
    • 5p: 60 dinos. 10 x 6 different species
    • 4p: 48 dinos. 8 x 6 different species
    • 3p: 36 dinos. 6 x 6 different species
    • 2p: 48 dinos. 8 x 6 different species

Placement Dice

  • Grasslands/Woodlands: You must place the dinosaur in a grassland(brown)/woodland(green) area.
  • Food court/Coffee: You must place the dinosaur in an area on the left/right.
  • Empty pen: You must place the dinosaur in an empty pen.
  • Watch out for T-Rex: You must place the dinosaur in a pen without a T-Rex (red).

Pens

  • Each zoo has 6 pens and a river.
  • River: It is not treated as a pen. Each dinosaur in it provides 1 point.
  • T-Rex: Each pen with at least 1 T-Rex in it scores 1 extra point.

Summer

  • The Forest of Sameness: This pen can only hold dinosaurs of the same species. It provides 2/4/8/12/18/24 points depends on the number.
  • The Meadow of Differences: This pen can only hold dinosaurs of different species. It provides 1/3/6/10/15/21 points depends on the number.
  • The Prairie of Love: This pen can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 5 points for each pair of dinosaurs of the same species (couple).
  • The Woody Trio: This pen can only hold up to 3 dinosaurs of any species. It provides 7 points if there are exactly 3 dinosaurs.
  • King of the Jungle: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 7 points if your zoo contains the most dinosaurs of that species. Ties are broken in your favour.
  • Solitary Island: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 7 points if your zoo contains only 1 of that species (Solitary Island).

Winter

  • A Well-Ordered Wood: This pen can only hold two different species of dinosaurs in an alternating order, from left to right. It provides 2/4/8/12/18/24 points depends on the number.
  • Lovers' Bridge (left and right): This pen is divided into 2 sub-pens, each can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 6 points for each pair of dinosaurs couples with one member in each sub-pen.
  • The Pyramid: The pen can only hold up to 6 dinosaurs. Two dinosaurs of the same species cannot be placed adjecently. It provides 2/4/6/10/14/21 points depends on the number.
  • The Lookout: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 2 points per dinosaur of the same species in your bottom-right zoo.
  • Quarantine Zone: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. Move this dinosaur into another pen or the river before counting your points.