Zooloretto

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Zooloretto
Zooloretto game round
Zooloretto game round
Game data
author Michael Schacht
graphic Design / Main
publishing company Abacusspiele ,
Rio Grande Games ,
999 Games ,
Lautapelit.fi ,
etc. a.
Publishing year 2007
Art Board game
Teammates 2 to 5
Duration about 45 minutes
Age from 8 years

Awards

Zooloretto is a board game for two to five players by Michael Schacht . It was published by Abacusspiele in 2007 and was voted Game of the Year 2007.

As zoo owners, players try to build the zoo that is as successful as possible and thereby attract as many visitors as possible.

The name of the game "Zooloretto" was not chosen by the author, but decided at the 2006 International Match Days through a specially organized naming competition.

Game equipment

  • 88 animal tokens
  • 16 offspring tiles
  • 12 stalls
  • 12 coin tokens
  • 5 zoo boards
  • 5 expansion boards
  • 5 cars
  • 30 coins
  • 1 wooden disc
  • 1 rules of the game

Game flow

The players try to attract as many visitors as possible to their respective zoo. For this, the player has enclosures of various sizes in which different animals can be kept. When making a move, the player has three options. On the one hand, he can reveal one of the animal cards that have not yet been revealed. If he reveals such a card, he must put it on a transport cart of his choice. Each transport trolley has space for three cards; if all transport trolleys are occupied, the player may not reveal any cards.

Furthermore, the player can take a trolley with at least one card on it. He then either has to put the animals on the wagon in an enclosure or, if none is free, in the stable. There are minus points for animals in the stable. If the player has two animals of the same species but of different sex in the same enclosure, this couple will have a baby. If the enclosure is too narrow for that, the child has to go to the stable. After picking up a transport trolley, you have to stop until all other players have also taken a transport trolley.

The animal cards also include special cards that are used when the appropriate transport cart is selected: Extra money: the player receives money. Sales booth: A kiosk can be set up in special places in the zoo. This brings additional points in the evaluation.

Furthermore, the player can carry out money actions. This includes moving an animal map within your zoo, exchanging animal species, buying or selling animals from other players and expanding the zoo. When the animal cards are used up, the game ends. Depending on the number of animals in the enclosures and the stalls, the players receive points. The player with the highest score wins.

Extensions

  1. Three extra enclosures
  2. The petting zoo
  3. Three additional buildings
  4. The mobile construction sites (enclosure game box)
  5. The polar bear (fair special)
  6. Riogrande Package (US) (extensions 1–5)
  7. The gorilla
  8. The grizzly
  9. The reindeer
  10. The Christmas tree
  11. The order cards
  12. The savings book
  13. The adventure train (extension to Aquaretto)
  14. Three employee board (extension to Aquaretto)
  15. Aquaretto (standalone game that can also be combined with Zooloretto)
  16. Zooloretto XXL, the first large box extension
  17. Zooloretto exotic, the second big box extension
  18. Zooloretto mini (see Aquaretto)
  19. Zooloretto Boss, the third major expansion in box form

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Abacus Games: Zooloretto Exotic
  2. ↑ Abacus Games: Zooloretto Boss

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