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Zoo

mechanics

Setup

animal stats

common/endangered
type: Arctic, african,
popularity: * one of each rating per area
cost / value: endangered costs more, popularity costs more
gender: matable

area stats

income

Visitors will go to zoo with:

#VisitorConditionIncome
Families 3 areas $$
Visitors 1 area $
Conservationists any of 2 endangered species $$$$$
Tour groups any of 2 popular animals $$
Photographers any of 6 babies $$
Dating couple any of 2 popular babies $$$
Married couple atleast 2 endangered babies $$$$

get animals

game play

  1. start player draws tiles from bag
    • X tiles are drawn
    • start player decides which tile(s) will be put for sale and for auction
  2. purchase phase (drafting that costs money)
    • start player chooses first
    • can buy 2 things, round and round
    • anything not bought is returned to bag
    • you can also purchase fame in this phase
  3. auction phase (start player bids first)
  4. income phase (+ visitors)
    • reduce baby values or release baby for fame
  5. trade phase?

winning condition

  1. earn fame during game by:
    • release a baby to get fame(victory) points. Release endangered to get lots.
      • the longer you keep it, the less it's worth (each round, it's worth less) - track on each baby with fame tokens
    • invest money into conservation for fame
      • the earlier you buy it, the cheaper it is (each round, it gets more expensive) - the round marker
  2. earn fame at game end by:
    • X fame token for most variety of animals (species) of each area
    • X fame token for most variety of animals (species) total
    • X fame token for most rare/endangered animals

boards

central board

player area

animals

#Arctic Tundra Popularity(hearts) Cost Endangered matable (# needed)
3Polar Bear $$$$ X need 2 to have babies
3Arctic fox $$$$ X
6Beluga Whale 2 $$$ if you have 4 you have 3 babies
6Penguin 1 $$ if you have 6 you have 6 babies
6Snowy Owl $
6Reindeer/caribou $
Muskox
Narwhale
Africa Popularity Cost Endangered matable
Northern White Rhino X
Gorilla X
Hippo 2
Lion 1
Elephant
Giraffe
Warthog
Zebra
Hyena
Cheetah
Gazelle
Amazon/Rainforest Popularity Cost Endangered matable
Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey X
Jaguar X
Sloths 2
Anaconda 1
Toucan
Pirahna
Monkey
Frog
Manatee X
Leaf cutter ants

armadillo
forest
desert
grasslands
mountains
camel
flamingo

North America/forest Popularity Cost Endangered matable
Buffalo/Bison X
Swift Fox/Red&Grey wolf X
Grizzly Bear 2
Moose 1
Otter
Porcupine
Bald eagle / falcon
Badger
Cougar
Deer
Australia Popularity Cost Endangered matable
Koala X
Tazmanian devil X
Kangaroo 2
Platypus 1
Ostrich
horned lizard
sugar glider
bats
Asia Popularity Cost Endangered matable
snow leopard X
Tiger X
Panda 2
Red Panda 1
Peacock
Bactrian Camel
Gibbon Monkey
Javan Rhinoceros X
Asian elephant
Orangutan
Slow loris