Game Description

You’ve set out into the wild to observe all the wonderful animals in their natural habitats, but one of them has lost its way and disappeared.

Can you find it before the others and become the hero of the day?

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Objective of the Game

The objective is to discover the identity of the “Missing Animal” or to be the last player remaining in the game.

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Game Setup

Thoroughly shuffle the 17 square tiles face down.

Randomly select one tile and set it aside without allowing any player to see it. This is the “Missing Animal.”

Arrange the remaining game tiles in a 4×4 grid, face down.

Thoroughly shuffle the 17 round tiles.

Place the round tiles in a circle around the grid, face up, with the animal images visible.

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How to Play

Randomly reveal one of the square tiles in the grid.

Choose who will start. The game is played in turns, moving clockwise. On their turn, a player reveals one tile from the grid. The player then finds the round tile matching the revealed square tile and checks whether it is next to a round tile matching any other face-up square tile. If it is, the sequence continues.

There are two possibilities:

1. If the player does not continue the existing sequence, turn all face-up square tiles face down except for the last tile revealed. The turn then passes to the next player.

2. If the player continues the existing sequence, they may reveal another tile, and continue doing so for as long as the sequence is maintained. If the sequence is broken, turn all face-up square tiles face down except for the last tile revealed. The turn then passes to the next player.

Only the player whose turn it is may guess the identity of the Missing Animal. If the player decides to guess, they announce which animal they believe is the “Missing Animal” and secretly look at the tile that was set aside, without showing it to the other players.

• If the guess is correct, the player reveals the Missing Animal to everyone and is declared the winner.

• If the guess is incorrect, the player returns the tile to its place face down and is eliminated from the game. Turn all face-up square tiles face down except for the last tile revealed, and the turn passes to the next player.

If only one player remains in the game, even if they have not guessed the identity of the Missing Animal, they are declared the winner.

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Age: 7+

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Number of Players: 2–4

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SKU: 2379H

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Game Contents:

17 square game tiles – each tile features an animal.

17 round game tiles – each tile features an animal.

1 game pawn (for use in the cooperative version).

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Skills Developed:

Memory

Logical thinking.