With /join 2 to 4 players can enter the game. With /start the game begins. Alternatively, you can use the game management use.
Each player shapes his own world of exotic animals and different landscapes with the help of small platelets and a table. It is important to keep an eye on the time and the fellow players, because everything happens at the same time until the timer has expired. Anyone who manages to get out in time can still find some bonus points. After three passages, the player who has collected most points wins.
In the game there are 136 different landscape plates - each with a "one-colored" side and a variable side. With the options "advanced", "expert", the advanced or the expert game can be played. The "backside" option allows a game on the back.
The game is played over three rounds. Each player tries to form a landscape that is as complete as possible and valuable as possible from the exposed platelets. At the same time, a certain time is played; the sequence is as follows:
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Turning a plate takes place by mouse wheel, turning right-click. Alternatively, you can also use this display. It appears as soon as a platelet has been placed:
With the middle arrow you can change the position of the laid plate again. With the upper or lower arrow, you can turn the plate counter or clockwise by 90 degrees per click. The display appears only directly after the drop-off and disappears again after a short time if you do not move directly on with the mouse. As soon as you leave the display with the mouse, it also disappears irretrievably.
When depositing on the field, the following applies:
When applying it, care should be taken to place the same-colored edges together and to build a closed landscape with many animals and little volcanoes to achieve as many points as possible.
After the end of time, each player receives points for different scores that are explained in detail here.
Each animal counts a plus point in each case.
Each completed and error-free landscape counts two plus points. Exception: There are no points for landscapes from water.
For a bonus chip you can take to finish the round, you get the number of plus points shown on it.
The additional tasks (the exact description can be taken from the original instructions) only apply in the game with the "expert" option and allows each player to easily click on two of the additional tasks.
The player with most active volcanoes gets a minus point for each of his volcanoes.
If several players have the most, each of them receives the corresponding minus points. Inactive volcanoes are not taken into account in the first pass. From the second passage they are counted as active volcanoes with the player who scored most points in the last passage.
For each free field one gets a minus point. A minus point is also obtained for each connection error. Free fields do not cause connection errors, so do not count more than a minus point.
Example: The player has 6 animals and gets 6 plus points. Its table contains a total of 4 completed and error-free landscapes: 2 deserts (A), 1 forest (B) and 1 steppe (C). For this, she gets another 8 plus points. The two landscapes (D) are completed, but not error-free (E). The landscapes (F) also contain errors. Steppe (G) is not completed. Water landscapes (H) generally do not bring points. For the bonus chip (I), the player receives 2 plus points.
For volcanic evaluation: The player has 4 active volcanoes. (The two inactive volcanoes may ignore them in the first pass.) Her co-player even has 5 active volcanoes on her table (not shown). She receives 5 minus points, but the player does not.
For the free field (J), the player gets 1 minus point and for the 4 connection errors (K) another 4 minus points.
As soon as a player manages to occupy all his fields on the field, he automatically takes the top bonus chip and ends this passage for himself. Once all players have finished their passage, either because the time has passed, the field has been fully occupied or one has taken a bonus chip before the field is filled, is charged.
The game ends as soon as three rounds were played. If you can then make most of the points, you win the game.
Sets the time for running the timer for the round duration. The values of 4-7 are preselectable in the game tool. However, other time values can also be set by /option time X.
The standard board has water fields all around. With the option backside you turn the leg panel around: There are now four different peripheral landscapes.
In advanced mode there are five special value cards, one of which is exposed per pass.
Most landscapes
The player with most landscapes gets 4 plus points. The player with the least landscapes gets 4 minus points. There are only closed and faultless landscapes. Water landscapes do not count.
Most lakes
The player with most lakes receives 4 plus points. The player with the fewest lakes receives 4 minus points. As a lake there is a closed and faultless water landscape completely enclosed by land.
Most aquatic animals
The player with most aquatic animals receives 4 plus points. The player with the fewest aquatic animals receives 4 minus points.
Largest lake
All players determine the extents of their largest closed and faultless lake (water landscape) that must be completely enclosed by land. This does not count the size of the area, but the number of platelets containing parts of this lake. The player with the largest plate number gets 4 plus points, the player with the smallest number (also 0) gets 4 minus points.
Largest forest
All players determine the dimensions of their respective largest completed and fault-free forest. It does not count the size of the area, but the number of platelets containing parts of this forest. The player with the largest plate number gets 4 plus points, the player with the smallest number (also 0) gets 4 minus points.
In expert mode there are twelve additional cards, of which twice as many are in play as fellow players participate. During the passage you can take up to two additional tasks and take them off. This is kept until the end of the passage: you must not leave it again and no one can take it away. Additional tasks may already be taken if they are not yet fulfilled. However, you can only take them when you have at least three platelets on your board. There is no compulsion to take additional tasks. Once you get out, you can't take any extra task anymore.
The corresponding number of points is obtained for all completed additional cards. Unfulfilled additional cards are correspondingly noted as negative points.
Three animals of a variety
For each three buffaloes, elephants, pandabars, parrots, snakes or scorpions in the flawless landscape gets nine points.
Four animals of a landscape
All four steppe animals (Elefant, Zebra, Antilope, Buffalo), four forest animals (Panda, Papagei, Tiger, Gorilla) or four desert animals (Scorpion, Gecko, snake, ostrich) at least once in the flawless landscape yield seven points.
Error-free table
For a completely error-free board within time (no platelets missing, all edges match) there are five points.
Just finished
There are three points for a completely covered board within the time (no platelets are missing, errors for unmatched edges are allowed).
First exit
The first jumper (i.e. the 4er bonus chip taken) is given three points.