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Feb 15, 2026·Review·10:43·58·Watch on YouTube

Zoology Board Game Review - Its time to board this family deduction game from Ice Makes

BoxedMeeples

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Watch “Zoology Board Game Review - Its time to board this family deduction game from Ice Makes,” a board game review for Zoology on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by BoxedMeeples on YouTube:

Armed with miniature magnifying glasses and eager to complete our very own animal encyclopaedia, Libby, Julian and the family have been playing Zoology from Ice Makes Games. Zoology is a thoughtful, puzzly card game built around sharp observation, clever questioning, and steadily narrowing the field until the mystery creature is finally revealed. It is part deduction, part strategy, and entirely dependent on whether you have actually been paying attention — which, as it happens, can be a risky assumption in this household. After several plays at the table, it is Time to Board as we chat through how Zoology feels once the initial curiosity settles. Does it stay engaging across multiple rounds? Is the deduction satisfyingly tense? And which one of us has the keenest zoological instincts? If you enjoy deduction board games, strategy card games, family tabletop games, or titles from established publishers like Ice Makes Games, Zoology may well deserve a closer look. -- If you want to give us a little gift, or just wish to say thanks, you can do that here: https://ko-fi.com/boxedmeeples (There is NO obligation to do so, and our content will always be eventually available to all) ___ A copy of this game was given to us for the purpose of review. We have not been paid for any positive opinions, and our views are our own. Gameplay footage has been cut down to make the video as interesting as possible. This video is not intended to be a comprehensive tutorial, so please forgive any rules mistakes. --- We love our FLGS Chaos Cards. There's a bricks and mortar shop in the South East of England and there's also a great website . https://www.chaoscards.co.uk/ ___ All our music comes from Epidemic Sound. www.epidemicsound.com Used with permission under license. ____ What is Boxed Meeples? We are Libby and Julian, a British married couple that posts high quality, stylised content twice a week. We've published 500 videos with many having over 32,000 views each. In total the channel has had nearly 500,000 views and more than 3.5 Million Impressions. ____ Contact us for collabs, partnerships, reviews or previews! Email: boxedmeeples@gmail.com ____

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Zoology

Zoology

2025·Jeffrey CCH

Videos
9
Creators
7

Mostly reviews. Zoology is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 6 players
15 - 30 min

About Zoology, from BoardGameGeek:

When the pages of the Great Encyclopedia Zoologica burst open, the wild is unleashed and only sharp minds can restore order. The Great Encyclopedia Zoologica has cracked, scattering creatures from alpacas to platypuses into a chaotic world where instincts run wild and facts matter more than ever. In Zoology, you become a team of curious and quick-witted zoologists, trying to identify animals based on clues and characteristics before the Age of Discovery slips into an Age of Chaos. Zoology is a 2-6 player deduction game where you become zoologists identifying animals scattered from the Great Encyclopedia Zoologica. Players secretly receive an animal card (visible only to others) and must deduce their own identity by asking comparative questions about characteristics, appearance, and behavior. The game blends analytical thinking and clever communication into a lively 15-30 minute puzzle. Play competitively to identify your animal first, or co-operatively to identify all animals within a turn limit. Optional modules and fun facts add variety to this social deduction challenge. -description from the publisher

Designer

Jeffrey CCH

Artist

Charlie Lee

Publisher

Ice Makes

Categories

Animals

Mechanics

Communication LimitsCooperative Game
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