Overview

Raptor is an asymmetric 2-player game. One player controls a mother raptor and her five babies trying to survive and escape, while the other controls a team of scientists trying to capture the babies or neutralize the mother.

Victory Conditions (checked continuously):

• Raptor wins if 3 baby raptors escape the board OR all scientists are eliminated.
• Scientist wins if 3 baby raptors are captured OR the mother raptor has 5 sleep tokens on her.

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Components

Component	Quantity
Large square board tiles (double-sided: jungle/savannah)	6
L-shaped tiles with exit half-spaces	4
Mother Raptor figurine	1
Baby Raptor figurines	5
Scientist figurines	10
Raptor Action cards (values 1–9)	9
Scientist Action cards (values 1–9)	9
Fire tokens	10
Sleep tokens (double-sided: ammunition / Zzz)	5
3D Rocks	9
Player aids	2

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Setup

1. Choose an environment (jungle or savannah) — flip all 10 tiles to that side.
2. Place the 6 square tiles randomly in a 2×3 rectangle.
3. Place the 4 L-shaped tiles randomly along the short sides of the rectangle.
4. Place 3D rocks on every space that does not show a circle or half-circle.
5. Raptor player places figurines first:
   • Mother raptor on one of the two central tiles.
   • One baby raptor on each of the remaining 5 tiles.
6. Scientist player places figurines second:
   • One scientist on a space of their choice on each of the 4 L-shaped tiles.
   • Remaining 6 scientists form the reserve beside the player aid.
   • Place 5 sleep tokens on the player aid (ammunition side up).
7. Each player shuffles their 9-card deck, draws 3 cards. First round begins.

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Turn Structure

Each round follows these steps:

1. Simultaneously select: Each player secretly chooses 1 of their 3 hand cards, places it face-down.
2. Reveal: Both cards are flipped simultaneously.
3. Resolve:
   • Same value → both cards have no effect; the round ends immediately.
   • Different values → the player with the lower card applies its card effect. Then, the player with the higher card receives action points equal to the difference (higher − lower). The higher-card player does not apply their card’s effect.
4. Draw: Each player draws 1 card to return to 3 in hand. Played cards stay visible so opponents can track what’s been played.
5. Deck exhaustion: When a player’s deck is empty, shuffle all played cards into a new deck, then draw to 3.

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Actions

Raptor Action Points

Spend action points freely across the mother and any active (standing) baby raptors. Unspent points are lost.

Action	Cost	Details
Move a baby raptor	1 AP	Move to one adjacent free space. If the baby reaches an exit half-space on an L-shaped tile, it escapes (remove from board).
Move the mother raptor	1 AP + wound penalty	Move in a straight orthogonal line any number of spaces until hitting an obstacle (rock, fire, figurine). If wounded: before the first move, lose AP equal to the number of sleep tokens on the player aid. If not enough AP remain after the penalty, the mother cannot move.
Kill a scientist	1 AP	Kill a scientist adjacent to the mother. Remove from the game (not to reserve). May kill multiple scientists per turn.
Wake up a baby raptor	1 AP	Wake a sleeping baby adjacent to the mother (stand it up). Cannot wake a baby the same round it was put to sleep.
Put out fire	1 AP	Remove a fire token adjacent to the mother and all fire tokens orthogonally connected to it (chain removal).

Scientist Action Points

Spend action points freely across any active (standing) scientists.

Critical rule: Each scientist may perform only ONE aggressive action (shoot or capture) per round.

Action	Cost	Details
Move a scientist	1 AP	Move to one adjacent free space (cannot end on fire).
Stand up a frightened scientist	1 AP	Stand up a frightened scientist. Cannot stand up a scientist the same round it was frightened.
Put a baby to sleep	1 AP	Shoot an adjacent, awake baby raptor — lay it on its side. Counts as aggressive action.
Capture a sleeping baby	1 AP	Capture a sleeping baby on an adjacent space — remove from board. Counts as aggressive action.
Shoot the mother	1 AP	Shoot in a straight orthogonal line, any distance, if no obstacles between scientist and mother. Give 1 sleep token to Raptor player (Zzz side up). Obstacles that block: rocks, active scientists. Can shoot through: frightened scientists, fire tokens, baby raptors. Counts as aggressive action.

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Raptor Card Effects

Card	Effect
1 – Mother’s Call and Shuffle	Move 1 active baby to a free space on the mother’s tile (path must be clear of figurines/fire). Then shuffle played cards + deck into a new deck.
2 – Disappearance and Observation	Remove the mother from the board. After the scientist spends all action points, place her on any free space. Next round, the scientist must show their card before the raptor chooses.
3 – Fear	Frighten 1 scientist (lay on side). That scientist is inactive until stood back up (costs 1 AP, not this round).
4 – Mother’s Call (×2)	Move 1 or 2 active babies to a free space on the mother’s tile (paths must be clear).
5 – Recovery (×2)	Remove up to 2 sleep tokens from the mother, or wake up to 2 sleeping babies, or any combination.
6 – Disappearance and Observation	Same as card 2.
7 – Recovery (×3)	Remove up to 3 sleep tokens from the mother, or wake up to 3 sleeping babies, or any combination.
8 – Fear (×2)	Frighten 1 or 2 scientists. Same rules as card 3.
9 – No effect	—

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Scientist Card Effects

Card	Effect
1 – Sleeping Gas and Shuffle	Put 1 baby to sleep if it’s on the same tile as a scientist or an orthogonally adjacent tile. Then shuffle played cards + deck into a new deck.
2 – Reinforcements	Place 1 or 2 scientists from reserve onto free spaces along the long edges of the board (square tiles only, not L-shaped).
3 – Jeep (×2)	1 or 2 Jeep moves. Jeep = move a scientist in a straight line any distance until hitting an obstacle (rock or figurine). Fire tokens on the path are removed. May move the same scientist twice.
4 – Sleeping Gas (×2)	Put 1 or 2 babies to sleep (same tile or adjacent tile to a scientist).
5 – Fire (×2)	Place 2 fire tokens on free spaces. Each must be adjacent to a scientist or an existing fire token (including one placed this round).
6 – Reinforcements	Same as card 2.
7 – Fire (×3)	Place 3 fire tokens. Same adjacency rules as card 5.
8 – Jeep (×4)	Up to 4 Jeep moves. Same rules as card 3. May move the same scientist multiple times.
9 – No effect	—

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Scoring / Victory Conditions

The game ends immediately when any victory condition is met:

• Raptor wins: 3 babies escaped OR 0 scientists on the board.
• Scientist wins: 3 babies captured OR mother has 5 sleep tokens.

There is no scoring — it’s a binary win/loss.

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Special Rules & Edge Cases

• No diagonal movement or shooting — everything is orthogonal only.
• One figurine per space — no stacking, no moving through occupied spaces.
• Exit half-spaces — only baby raptors can move there (via the “move a baby” action). No other figurine or token may be placed there.
• Wound penalty timing — when the mother moves, lose AP equal to sleep tokens before the first move, not per move.
• Aggressive action limit — each individual scientist can only shoot OR capture once per round. Moving is not aggressive.
• Same-round restrictions — a baby put to sleep this round cannot be woken this round. A scientist frightened this round cannot stand up this round.
• Killed scientists are gone — returned to the box, not the reserve. They cannot be brought back with Reinforcement cards.
• Fire chain removal — when the mother puts out a fire, remove the target token plus all fire tokens orthogonally connected to it (cascading).
• Jeep extinguishes fire — when a Jeep moves through a fire token, that fire is removed.
• Sleeping Gas range — targets a baby on the same tile as a scientist or on an orthogonally adjacent tile (not same space — same tile or adjacent tile).
• Reinforcements placement — long edges of the board only, on square tiles. Cannot place on L-shaped tiles.
• Card 2/6 (Disappearance) — the mother is off the board while the scientist spends action points. She is placed back afterward. The observation effect (seeing opponent’s card) lasts for the next round only.
• Recovery cards — the effect can be split between removing sleep tokens from the mother and waking baby raptors.
• Obstacles differ for movement vs. shooting: Rocks and active scientists block both. Fire tokens and raptors block movement but not shooting. Frightened scientists block neither.

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Player Reference

Raptor Player

Win: 3 babies escape OR 0 scientists remain.

AP actions: Move baby (1), Move mother (1 + wound penalty), Kill adjacent scientist (1), Wake adjacent baby (1), Put out adjacent fire chain (1).

Cards: 1=Call+Shuffle, 2=Disappear+Spy, 3=Fear(1), 4=Call(2), 5=Recover(2), 6=Disappear+Spy, 7=Recover(3), 8=Fear(2), 9=Nothing.

Scientist Player

Win: 3 babies captured OR 5 sleep tokens on mother.

AP actions: Move scientist (1), Stand up frightened (1), Sleep adjacent baby (1†), Capture adjacent sleeping baby (1†), Shoot mother in line of sight (1†). †=aggressive, max 1 per scientist per round.

Cards: 1=Gas+Shuffle, 2=Reinforce, 3=Jeep(2), 4=Gas(2), 5=Fire(2), 6=Reinforce, 7=Fire(3), 8=Jeep(4), 9=Nothing.