Develop a modern zoo through animal exhibits, sponsors and conservation projects. Action strength depends on how long each card has waited in your row.
Play style
Competitive
Suggested age
14+
Time to teach
About 30 min
Time to set up
About 15 min
Player elimination
No
How it plays
Action selectionEngine building
Rules at a glance
Base game. Solo play uses a separate round limit and end condition instead of the multiplayer end-game trigger.
Your goal
Have the highest final score: subtract the appeal target shown by your conservation scoring area from your appeal total.
The flow of play
1
Choose an action card and carry out its action at the strength of its current position
2
Move the used card to position one, shifting the intervening cards up, and resolve any triggered break
3
When appeal and conservation meet or cross in a scoring area, take the prescribed final turns, score end-game cards and compare scores
A quick introduction to the base game. Use your edition’s rulebook for full setup, card effects and exceptions.