How to Play New York Zoo

[Music] [Applause] [Music] hello and welcome to new york zoo the latest game from acclaimed designer juve rosenberg in this puzzling game you'll compete to create the best zoo in all of new york so follow along as we learn how to play new york zoo to set up the game place the action strip on the table and place the elephant marker on the space marked with the red circle [Music] place the tray of animals nearby along with the attraction tiles the enclosure tiles will need to be set up in the empty spaces of the action strip first separate the tiles by color and shuffle each group separately then beginning with the lightest shade of tiles place a single tile in each space that has a matching colored square do this with each group of progressively darker tiles stacking new tiles on top of the previously placed ones when finished there will be three tiles in each space now distribute the player boards to each player according to the number of players in the game in the bottom left corner is the symbol for the number of players in this video we will set up for a four player game so we will select all the player boards with this symbol there are special rules for playing with fewer players which will be explained near the end of the video select a starting player in whichever manner you'd like and give that player the board with the number one in the bottom right corner distribute the rest of the boards clockwise in ascending numerical order look at the animals depicted on the top of the columns on your player board take one of each and place them in the houses in the barn area of your player board each house can hold a single animal now the game is set up for play the goal of the game is to be the first player to fill up the construction area on your player board with tiles in order to accomplish this you will collect enclosure tiles that will hold a single type of animal when an enclosure is full of animals you are rewarded with attraction tiles to help fill out your zoo beginning with the starting player players will take turn in clockwise order until someone has filled their zoo on your turn move the elephant marker a number of spaces clockwise around the action strip as indicated on your player board landing on either an enclosure tile space or a blue animal acquisition space in a four player game you can move one to four spaces do not count any spaces that are empty of tiles or any of the red animal breeding lines landing on an enclosure space means taking the top enclosure tile and placing it on your player board you may turn or flip the tile in any direction you want but you can never overlap tiles or place them outside of the construction area if you are unsure whether an enclosure tile will fit on your board you can use the question mark token to mark the enclosure space while you check the fit so that you can remember where to put it back whenever you place an enclosure tile you must also place one or two animals on that tile from elsewhere on your board each enclosure tile is dissected into squares and each square can hold a single animal you can take the animals from your houses or from different enclosures already on your board however each enclosure can only hold a single type of animal at a time also it is not allowed to empty another enclosure by doing this if you cannot add an animal to the enclosure you cannot take this action if you landed the elephant on a blue animal acquisition space you will add one or both of the animals to your zoo choose one of the animals depicted on the space from the general supply and put it on an empty house or one of your enclosures remember each enclosure can only hold one species of animal at a time after placing the first animal you may place the second animal depicted but it is not required there are a few essential rules to keep in mind when placing animals in your zoo with each action in the game only a maximum of two animals per enclosure can be added additionally each time one animal is added to an enclosure you can add one further animal from one of your houses if the elephant marker moved past a red animal breeding line when selecting an action the animals depicted on that line will breed but only at the end of the active player's turn this breeding phase applies to all players so make sure to announce when a breeding phase occurs if an enclosure has at least two animals and space for another breeding will occur take a matching animal from the supply and add it to that enclosure remember whenever you add an animal to an enclosure you may also add a matching animal from one of your houses breeding can occur in up to two of your enclosures per breeding phase if you are playing with two or three players there is a special bonus breeding rule if you bread at least one animal during the phase you will receive another bonus offspring from the supply of any animal you choose to put into a different enclosure just remember even bonus breeding requires two animals if at any time one of your enclosures is completely filled with animals that enclosure will score immediately if you have space you place one of the animals from that enclosure onto one of your houses then return the rest to the supply then choose any of the available attractions and add them to your construction area following the same rules for placing enclosures one square attractions are unlimited and in the unlikely event that they run out improvise a substitute [Music] it is possible to score multiple enclosures in a single turn and in a breeding phase multiple players may score enclosures at the same time if this happens claim the attraction tiles in clockwise order beginning with the player who triggered the breeding phase the first player to cover each space in their construction area with tiles is the winner of the game it can happen that multiple players complete their zoos in the same phase during breeding if this happens the tiebreaker goes to whoever has the most animals in their zoo if there is still a tie then there are multiple winners of the game a quick recap of the rules move the elephant clockwise a number of spaces as indicated at the top of your board and take the action depicted on the space where it lands either place an enclosure or place animals you must place one or two animals of the same species in each new enclosure placed taken from your houses or already placed enclosures you cannot empty an enclosure in this way during animal breeding you get exactly one animal offspring in one or two enclosures each time an animal is added to an enclosure by animal acquisition or breeding a second animal of the same species from your houses can be added and you are only allowed to rearrange animals if the rules explicitly allow you to do so and with that you are now ready to play new york zoo the rulebook also includes a short variant for two players as well as rules for solo play and i'll leave that for you to discover on your 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Length: 7min 48sec (468 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 13 2020