Joe's Zoo
Joe's Zoo Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 10 animal cards
- 25 guess cards: 5 colour-marked sets of 5 cards each
- 30 food tokens
- 1 Joe pawn
- 1 die
- 1 rulebook
Each animal card shows one animal on its front and one animal on its back. Each guess card set contains one tiger, one anteater, one flamingo, one crocodile and one zebra.
Goal of the Game
The first player to collect six treats in the form of food tokens wins. You only receive a food token if you know which animal is on the underside of the card Joe is currently standing on. Who among you remembers the animals' hiding places best and so wins the game?
Setup
- Sort the cards first into:
- Animal cards: cards with one animal on the front and one animal on the back, and
- Guess cards: 5 colour-marked card sets, each with one tiger, one anteater, one flamingo, one crocodile and one zebra.
- Shuffle the 10 animal cards well and lay them out in a circle in the middle of the table.
- Place Joe on any animal card.
- Each player takes the five guess cards of one colour and holds them in hand. Any surplus guess card sets are removed from the game.
- Place the food tokens and the die ready beside the play area.
Playing the Game
The youngest player begins. Play proceeds clockwise.
On your turn, roll the die and move Joe clockwise past as many animal cards as the number shown on the die.
After you have moved Joe, you and your opponents guess simultaneously which animal is hidden in the enclosure on the underside of the animal card on which Joe now stands. To guess, each of you selects the guess card showing the animal you think is hidden and places it face down in front of you.
Once everyone has made a guess, all guess cards are turned face up. Then turn over the animal card Joe is standing on and compare it with your guess cards. Each player who guessed the correct animal receives a food token as a reward and places it in front of them. If you guessed the wrong animal, you unfortunately get nothing.
Afterwards, each player takes their guess card back into hand and a new round begins. The next player is now up to roll the die and moves Joe forward; then everyone gives their guesses, and so on.
End of the Game
The game ends as soon as one of you has six food tokens in front of them. That player is the winner. If several players collect their sixth food token at the same time, there are several winners.
Safety Notice
Not suitable for children under 36 months. Contains small parts that may be swallowed. Choking hazard. Please keep the address.