Objective

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

Gameplay

• The game consists of 2 rounds (or 4 rounds in a 2-player game).
• Each player draws 6 dinosaurs from the bag.
• The player with the placement die rolls it.
• Each player chooses a dinosaur and places it in their zoo at the same time, following the rules on the placement die (except the roller, who can place anywhere).
• In a 2-player game, each player then discards one of the remaining dinosaurs (you might like to imagine it was loaned to an overseas petting zoo).
• Each player passes their dinosaur bag and placement die (if they had it) 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.
• In the event of a tie, the player who has fewest T-Rexes wins. If they are still tied, the players share the win.
• 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

• Woodlands: You must place the dinosaur in a green area.
• Grasslands: You must place the dinosaur in a brown area.
• Food Court: You must place the dinosaur in an area on the left.
• Restrooms: You must place the dinosaur in an area on the 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). Note: You can still play a T-Rex this turn, as long as there isn't one already in the pen in question.

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 depending on the number.
• Lovers' Bridge (left and right): This pen is divided into 2 sub-pens, each of which can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 6 points for each pair of dinosaur 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 adjacently. It provides 2/4/6/10/14/21 points depending on the number.
• The Lookout: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 2 points per dinosaur of the same species in the zoo of the player on your right.
• Quarantine Zone: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. Move this dinosaur into another pen or the river before counting your points.

Expansions

Marina

• 2 Plesiosaurs per player are added, and each player gets a Marina board.
• Each player draws and places 7 dinosaurs per round instead.
• Plesiosaurs must be placed in the river, which can be done regardless of the placement dice's result.
• When a dinosaur shown on a bridge is placed in a player's zoo, all their Plesiosaurs right in front of that bridge may cross under it.
• At the end of the game, each Plesiosaur provides victory points based on its position in the river.

Aerial Show

• Each players gets an Aviary board and draw 2 dinosaurs, placing them on their "Egg" spaces. Then, 2 Pterodactyls per player are added.
• Pterodactyls can be placed in the mountain zones on the Aviary board or the river, which can be done regardless of the placement dice's result.
• The first Pterodactyl can only be placed on the first mountain. Once a Pterodactyl has been placed on a mountain, the next mountain can receive Pterodactyls.
• Placing a Pterodactyl triggers an effect according to the mountain.