![]() Zoo workers in Summer can help the player make additional trades, to a maximum of five. This round continues until each player has completed their trades or is unable to perform any further actions. If a player does not have a large enough exhibit, the species can be put in quarantine, which can hold two species. A species can only be offered if it is listed as available, specific requirements are met and if there is enough space to add it. After this, the players will then bring in new animals in the "Arrival" phase, which consist of animals already included in the Animal Exchange, plus any animals added during the Leaving phase. ![]() They can give away as many of a single species as they like until the demand is fulfilled. They will first select animals which they wish to give away in the "Leaving" phase, which can consist of either meeples in quarantine or offspring discs in enclosures meeples in enclosures cannot be given away. ![]() Each month will have a different selection of animals either available to offer the player (shown in green, with a framed icon showing a species that meets its minimum group size) or in demand (shown in red). Zoo Workers in Spring can help animals breed successfully or provide birth control to stop a species from breeding.ĭuring Summer, main species are traded at the Animal Exchange. In addition, an event card is drawn at the start of Spring, which may reward or punish a player for the season or the entire year. After breeding, the most popular species successfully bred will earn the zoo "Buzz", which goes towards boosting a zoo's popularity. Some species will nurture their babies and will be unable to breed the following year. The gender of each offspring is chosen at random using blue and pink "offspring discs". Each species has a success rate based on how happy it is and if a dice rolls the exact number or higher to match the success rate, a set number of babies will be born both the success rate and litter size are mentioned on each species' card. Exceptions include most birds, where each dice represents a single pair, and the Golden Lion Tamarin, where only one dice can be rolled regardless of how many individuals there are. Each player will roll dice depending on how many animals can breed, usually based on the number of females in the exhibit. They may also choose to adopt a Level 3 animal, but they can not adopt another species they will instead receive a free conservation center that must be placed during the next Fall.ĭuring Spring, all main species are able to breed provided there is at least one male and one female in an exhibit and their happiness is high enough to allow breeding to occur. Here, the players can choose to adopt any two Level 1 or Level 2 species with the exception of the Asian Elephant and Giant Panda. Spring is skipped for the first turn and the game starts in Summer. ![]() Winter serves as an "end of year" round where the players are ranked and rewarded for their actions across the year.Įach player starts with six enclosure tiles and three zoo workers, who can perform various tasks around the zoo depending on the season. In Fall, the players can build or expand enclosures for their animals, as well as buildings and focal points. In Summer, the players can obtain animals from the Zoo Market, or alternatively give animals away. In Spring, animals can breed, provided they are happy with their exhibit and aren't already caring for a previous young. The game is played over seven rounds, or "years", most of which are divided into four "seasons" where different events occur. ![]() Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game is played by up to four players, where the aim is to create a zoo that creates an equal balance of visitor popularity and nature conservation. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |