Zooloretto

Overview

Zooloretto is a set-collection and zoo-management game where 2-5 players act as zoo owners trying to attract visitors by filling enclosures with matching animal sets. Each turn, players either draw a tile and add it to a delivery truck, take a full truck and place its contents in their zoo, or perform a money action. Animals placed in enclosures score points; animals stuck in the barn lose points. The game combines push-your-luck with strategic timing.

Components

• 5 Zoo boards (each with 3 enclosures of different sizes and 1 barn)
• 5 Expansion boards (1 additional enclosure + stall space)
• 5 Delivery trucks (each holds 3 tiles)
• 88 Animal tiles (11 types, 8 of each)
• 12 Vending stall tiles (3 types, 4 of each)
• 12 Coin tiles and 30 Coins
• 16 Offspring tiles
• 1 Wooden disc marker
• Summary cards
• Rulebook

Setup

1. Remove animal/offspring types based on player count (3 players: remove 2 types; 4: remove 1; 5: use all).
2. Shuffle remaining tiles face-down. Set aside 15 tiles with the wooden disc marker on top.
3. Place offspring tiles face-up nearby.
4. Each player receives a zoo board, expansion board (face-down), and 2 coins.
5. Place delivery trucks equal to the number of players in the center.

Turn Structure

On each turn, a player must choose exactly 1 of 3 actions:

1. Draw and Place a Tile

Draw the top tile from any face-down stack and place it on an empty space on any unclaimed delivery truck (maximum 3 tiles per truck).

2. Take a Delivery Truck

Claim one truck that has at least 1 tile. Place all tiles from the truck into your zoo following placement rules. Then you are done for the round (pass all remaining turns until all trucks are taken).

3. Perform a Money Action

Spend coins to rearrange your zoo:

Money Action	Cost	Effect
Move (remodel)	1 coin	Move 1 animal from barn to enclosure, or move vending stall
Exchange	1 coin	Swap all animals of one type between two locations (must be different types)
Purchase	2 coins	Buy 1 tile from opponent’s barn (1 to opponent, 1 to bank)
Discard	2 coins	Remove 1 tile from your barn permanently
Expand	3 coins	Flip expansion board face-up (1 extra enclosure + stall space)

Actions

Placement Rules

• Animals: One type per enclosure. If no enclosure space is available, the animal goes to your barn.
• Vending Stalls: Place on designated stall spaces or in the barn.
• Coins: Added to your coin supply.

Offspring

When a fertile male and female of the same animal type occupy the same enclosure, they produce an offspring tile. Offspring fills an empty space in the enclosure; if full, offspring goes to the barn. Each pair produces offspring only once.

Last Space Bonus

Filling the final empty space in an enclosure earns coins from the bank equal to the enclosure size (not triggered by Exchange actions).

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The game ends when a player draws the first tile from the marked final stack. Complete the current round (all trucks must be taken).

Enclosure Scoring

| Condition | Points | |—|—| | Full enclosure | Higher printed value | | 1 empty space | Lower printed value | | 2+ empty spaces with adjacent stall | 1 point per animal | | 2+ empty spaces without stall | 0 points |

Additional Scoring

• Each vending stall type on stall spaces: +2 points
• Each vending stall type in barn: -2 points
• Each animal type in barn: -2 points

Winner: Most points. Ties broken by most coins.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• One Type Per Enclosure: Each enclosure holds only one animal type. You cannot mix types.
• Barn Overflow: The barn has unlimited capacity but every animal type in it costs -2 points.
• Truck Timing: Once you take a truck, you pass for the rest of the round. Taking early gives choice but risks missing better tiles.
• Expansion Board: Once flipped, the expansion is permanent. It adds 1 enclosure and 1 stall space.
• Vending Stalls on Stall Spaces: Only count for +2 points if placed on a designated stall space (not in the barn).
• Exchange Restrictions: Must swap between two different locations, and the types must be different. Vending stalls cannot be exchanged.
• Offspring Limit: Each pair produces only 1 offspring per game.
• 2-Player Variant: Each player uses 2 expansion boards. Remove 3 animal/offspring types. Use 3 trucks with 3 randomly blocked face-down tiles.
• Coin Tiles: Some tiles drawn from the stacks are coins instead of animals or stalls.
• Round Completion: A round ends when all delivery trucks have been claimed. Return empty trucks to the center and start a new round.

Player Reference

Turn Action	Description
Draw tile	Place 1 tile on any unclaimed truck
Take truck	Claim truck + place all tiles in zoo; pass for round
Money action	Spend coins for zoo management

Scoring: Full enclosure = high value

1 empty = low value

2+ empty needs stall

Barn Penalty: -2 per animal type

-2 per stall type

Game End: First tile from marked stack drawn -> finish round -> score