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Zoo Break

Zoo Break

2019·Alexa Forrester, Chris Guenther

2 - 5 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

A modern, cooperative take on the classic zoo escape premise. EMERGENCY! A computer malfunction at the Bedlam Zoo has short-circuited the gates for all the enclosures and the animals are escaping and making their way to the zoo exit. You will work together with your fellow zookeepers to round up all the animals and lock their enclosures before it's too late. Zoo Break is a crisis-management game that requires dynamic and cooperative problem-solving. You will spend your turn deciding how to use limited actions to move about the board, collect and trade supplies, capture animals, and lock cages, all while evading injury and coping with other challenges caused by the animals marauding through the zoo. Escape and Move cards control the animals with maximum variability, leading to endlessly different game scenarios. Success hinges on the keepers' ability to anticipate, adapt, and make strategic decisions, applying their skills and resources to regain control of the zoo. It's complex and suspenseful enough to keep adults riveted, but also playful and inviting to ambitious, game-loving kids. (Difficulty can also be regulated using a simple card selection mechanism at the start of the game.) -description from the publisher

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Zoo Break has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2019 to August 2020.

If you like it, try Mythic Mischief, Mythic Mischief Vol. II, Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America or World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, which share several of its mechanics.

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About Zoo Break

From BoardGameGeek:

A modern, cooperative take on the classic zoo escape premise. EMERGENCY! A computer malfunction at the Bedlam Zoo has short-circuited the gates for all the enclosures and the animals are escaping and making their way to the zoo exit. You will work together with your fellow zookeepers to round up all the animals and lock their enclosures before it's too late. Zoo Break is a crisis-management game that requires dynamic and cooperative problem-solving. You will spend your turn deciding how to use limited actions to move about the board, collect and trade supplies, capture animals, and lock cages, all while evading injury and coping with other challenges caused by the animals marauding through the zoo. Escape and Move cards control the animals with maximum variability, leading to endlessly different game scenarios. Success hinges on the keepers' ability to anticipate, adapt, and make strategic decisions, applying their skills and resources to regain control of the zoo. It's complex and suspenseful enough to keep adults riveted, but also playful and inviting to ambitious, game-loving kids. (Difficulty can also be regulated using a simple card selection mechanism at the start of the game.) -description from the publisher

Designers

Alexa Forrester, Chris Guenther

Artist

Thomas James

Publisher

Sunday Club Games

Categories

AnimalsChildren's GameHumor

Mechanics

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid MovementMarket & Trading
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