Draftosaurus FAQ

38 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook

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Setup and components Turns and the placement die Dinosaur pens Special pens and the River T-Rex bonus Alternative Zoo (Winter side)Two-player version Draftosaurus: Aerial Show

Setup and components

Do you draw your starting dinosaurs at random, and can you pick the ones you want by touch?
What do the square and diamond shapes on the player boards mean?

Turns and the placement die

In round 2, does the placement die keep rotating from the last roller, or does the same player start again?
Does the dinosaur passing direction change between rounds?
What happens when the Empty Pen die result comes up but no empty pen is available?
Can you discard a dinosaur instead of placing it when no pen fits?
Can you always put your dinosaur in the River, even when a pen is open?
Where can a dinosaur go when the die says Watch Out for T-Rex?
Are Restrooms and Food Court pens, and where can a dinosaur go when the die shows them?
What does the anchor or footprint face on the placement die mean?

Dinosaur pens

Is the Prairie of Love limited to six dinosaurs?
How many points does the Woody Trio pen score when full?
Which dinosaurs must be in the Woody Trio to score its points?
Do the Forest of Sameness and Meadow of Differences score every dinosaur or only the top tier?

Special pens and the River

Is the River part of your Zoo?
Does a dinosaur in the River cancel the Solitary Island 7-point bonus?
How is King of the Jungle decided when several players have the most of one species?
Does the dinosaur in the King of the Jungle pen count toward its own species total?

T-Rex bonus

Is the T-Rex bonus counted per pen or per T-Rex?
Does a T-Rex in a pen that scores zero still earn the T-Rex point?
Does a T-Rex standing in the River earn the pen T-Rex bonus?
Does an unfinished Woody Trio with a T-Rex still give the T-Rex point?

Alternative Zoo (Winter side)

How many points does each dinosaur score on the Winter pyramid?
Must the Winter pyramid be filled left to right, and do partly filled levels score?
Can the same dinosaur species sit on touching spaces of the Winter pyramid?
Is there a limit on dinosaurs in the Lovers' Bridge pens, and can one species score several pairs?
Do the two Lovers' Bridge sub-pens each count as a separate pen for the T-Rex bonus?

Two-player version

In the two-player version, when do you discard a dinosaur, and can you see the opponent's first placement?
In the two-player version, can you discard a dinosaur from your own Zoo?
In the two-player version, are discarded dinosaurs hidden from the opponent?
Is the two-player version on the back of the rulebook optional or the intended way to play two?

Draftosaurus: Aerial ShowExpansion

With the expansions, do players keep more dinosaurs each round, or leave some undrafted?
How many Pterodactyls and Plesiosaurs go into the bag for two players with both expansions?
Where does the first Pterodactyl go on the Aerial Show mountain, and where can later ones go?
Does a Pterodactyl placed on an egg nest at setup open the next mountain?
Can a Pterodactyl be placed in the River?
Do Pterodactyls on your Aviary count for an opponent's three-point Pterodactyl bonus?
How many points does each Aerial Show nest score?