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Draftosaurus

Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière · Ankama · 2019

Draft adorable dinosaur meeples and place them in your zoo's enclosures — but a die roll constrains where the current dinosaur can go. Build sets of matching species, fill enclosures, and create the cutest prehistoric zoo in 15 minutes flat.

Players

2–5

Time

15 min

Ages

Difficulty

Light

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Why you'll like it

Dinosaur meeples are irresistibly charming
Plays in 15 minutes
Rules explained in 2 minutes
The placement constraint die adds genuine decisions
Works well from 2 to 5 players

How it plays

Draftosaurus is a quick dinosaur-drafting game. Each player takes a handful of small wooden dinosaurs, picks one to place in their park, and passes the rest to the next player.

A die roll limits where everyone else can place their dinosaur that turn. Each area of your park scores differently: some want pairs, some want all different species, some want the most of one kind. A game takes about 15 minutes.