Zoogistics
Handle with care
A night-time delivery for the zoo. Every crate is sealed: all you know is the cargo number. Deliver cleverly, dare to guess, and only find out when the crate opens whether you were right.
- 2–4 players
- 10+
- 45–60 min
- Deduction and push-your-luck
Where does this crate go?
Pick a crate, pick a destination and flip it. Whoever dares to deliver first earns the most: the first correct delivery is worth 4 coins, the next 3, then 2, then 1. Guessed wrong? Then you pay that amount.
A simplified taste of a single turn. In the real game you know more: your neighbour tells you how many of your crates are in the right place.
How it plays
Sort
Everyone slides their destination tiles in front of their four crates at the same time: Oceanium, Jungle, Desert, Polar. Your left neighbour tells you how many are right, but not which ones.
Deliver
In turn, you pick a crate, say where it goes and flip it. Right? You earn coins, more the earlier you deliver. Wrong? You pay and have to pass.
Reload
Whoever passed first becomes Route Chief and picks new crates first. Next round you play with everything you now know. Most coins at the end wins.
Why you'll want to play it
Gambling with a plan
Delivering early pays the most, but also costs the most. Every turn weighs nerve against certainty.
Nobody sits waiting
Everyone sorts at the same time, so the table keeps moving.
You keep getting smarter
Crates you leave standing get more certain every round. Patience or nerve: your call.
Two jokers up your sleeve
Keep driving after a mistake, or sort one more time. Save them and they are worth points.
Who is it for?
For families and players who love a puzzle. If you enjoy Mastermind, Hanabi or Coloretto, you will feel right at home. It also works with two, using a simple dummy player.
Not for sale yet, but in the making
Zoogistics is a playable prototype. We are testing it and polishing the rules. Want to know what happens next?
Who's in the crate?
All images are prototype art and will still change.