Secret of the woods

Components:

• 48 cards (6 animals - 8 cards of each animal) There are action to perform during the game and scoring condition for endgame on the cards.
• VP counters

Objective is to score as many point as possible during the game with actions and at the end of the game with secret card scoring.

Preparing:

Shuffle the cards, deal 4 cards for each player to hand and 1 card in front of each player face-down as a secret card.

The Game

In his turn player has 2 actions to do. Possible actions are:

• drawing a card in his hand.
• playing a card in his play area face-up
• performing an action of any card from his play area.

Game ends if the last card from the draw deck is drawn. Score Your secret card condition and add up collected points. Who has the most points is the winner.

The cards and their:
a) action during the game, b) scoring at the end of the game

Fox

a) score 1 point for each Hare on the table.
b) score 1/3/6/10/15 points for 1/2/3/4/5 Hares in his play area.

Hare

a) score 1 point for each Plant on the table
b) score 1/3/6/10/15 points for 1/2/3/4/5 Plants in his play area

Plant

a) draw 1 card for each Bug on the table
b) score 1/3/6/10/15 points for 1/2/3/4/5 Bugs (pollination) in his play area

Bug

a) Look at any secret card, You may exchange it for card from Your hand or top card from the draw deck.
b) score 0/3/6/9/12/15 points for 1/2/3/4/5/6 different animals in his play area

Bird

a) Look at any secret card, You may exchange it for Your secret card or top card from the draw deck.
b) score 0/3/6/9/12/15 points for 6/5/4/3/2/1 different animals in his play area

Mice

a) play or exchange top card from the draw deck to/for any play area.
b) score 2 points for each card in Your play area.

Spy ’n Battle

2-4 players

Every player has 16 thick square cards with his colour (not grey) on one side, and on the other side the strength and value. Four possible combinations:

 | Strength | Value | Occurrence |  
 |    10    |   1   |      2     |  
 |     6    |   3   |      6     |  
 |     3    |   6   |      6     |  
 |     1    |  10   |      2     |  

Added to that every player has four dummy cards. Grey on both sides (total 20 cards).

Board is 10x10 grid. Every player starts with placing one card in one of the centre fields. Always face down. Only the colour of the player can be seen.

Then in turn each player places a new card in a row or column where he already has at least one card. When placing a card the player has the option to; 1. Perform an action on the board 2. Spying 3. Small battle

1. The action which can be performed is defined by the square he places his card. Each square has a specific action like:

- Move one card - Switch two cards - Spy on three cards

1. Spying means that every card that lies between the card just played and any other card of this player (horizontal/vertical) may be looked at. Only by the player who is spying. Cards are put back.

2. You can only do direct battle with a card that is just placed next to another of your cards. You attack in one of the other three directions. If you are stronger, you win that card. If you are weaker the other player gets your card.

Big battle: Whenever (after placing and the action) three cards of the same colour are in one row or column the whole row or column is turned. The player with the highest strength receives all other cards. His cards remain on the board. In case of a tie all other cards are removed from the game.

At the end of the game all remaning cards are turned around. Starting with highest row/column value all big battles are resolved.

Most value wins. Double the value from the opponent from which you have the least value (could be zero!).

Extra rules:

• Cards which are surrounded on four sides may not be moved by actions. They can only be removed by battle.
• All cards must connect. If, by battle, a gap is created cards are shifted towards the centre. A gap may not be created by an action.
• The dummy cards may be placed as extra turn before the player places his card. A dummy breaks the row/column with regard to battle and spying.

Desired gameplay:

• You can learn from spying yourself, but you can also learn from the actions an opponent performs after spying. Maybe you can perform an action, instead of spying.
• Using dummy cards gives extra tactical possibilities with breaking rows, and avoiding small battle.

I had a theme on this game, but with the changing of rules it no longer made sense.

Zoologistics

In Zoologistics you are a zoologist at a failing zoo. In fact, all the zoos are failing. Apparently no one wants to see animals anymore. So the Zoological Society of America has chosen a questionable approach to bringing people back to the zoos: creating new species! You are trying to create a new and exciting species of animal by employing different traits found in animals. Perhaps people would want to see a Grizzly Owl or a Furry Octopus, or a Scaly Zebra. At the same time, your competition, the other zoologists, are trying to create other species that would draw people to their zoo. In this game it is you goal to not only successfully create your new animal, but to also steal the other zoologists recipes.

COMPONENTS LIST

• Animal Trait Cards
• Research Tokens
• Player Mats
• Main Board
• Rulebook
• Dice

SETUP

Each player will be dealt several random traits that will determine their new species. These cards will be placed on their player mat each in a separate spot. They can always look at their own cards. Others must spy to see the cards.

GAMEPLAY

On your turn you can either choose to spy or you can work on your own recipe. When you choose the spy action you’ll roll two dice and the result will tell you which player you can spy on. One die determines which player you can spy on. The other die determines which trait card you’ll get to see. Successful spying will increase your spy points. Increasing your spy points will allow you to be able to adjust your spy roll up or down so you can have the option to spy on someone else, or on a different card. So spy points are important because you’ll be able to control which player and which card you spy on. When you choose to work on your own recipe you will be performing research. The more you research you perform the closer you will be to creating your new species. You won’t have time to spy on every card of every player, so you’ll have to try to deduce their recipe by combining the info you were able to spy on with the types of research they are working on.

SCORING AND WINNING

To win the game you must create the most new species that correctly match other player’s recipes. You will be awarded species points for your new species. But if someone has successfully created your specific species, you’ll lose points since their zoo will also have that new animal. Add your new species points to your spy points and research points and a winner will be determined! But don’t let that stop you from creating the coolest new species! You know everyone wants to see a blue duck, because they’ve never seen a blue duck!