allboardgames.com
Cranium Zooreka! box art
2006 Ranked #22,934

Cranium Zooreka!

Players collect and trade animals, food, and shelters in a zoo-building race, trying to complete their zoo before rivals. Special spaces grant opportunities or setbacks, so every turn shifts the resources available for opening day.

Children's Animals Children's Game Roll / Spin and Move Trading

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.25/5

Rating

5.41

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

See all 5 specifications

How it plays

How does it play?

From the publisher: Race to build your ultimate zoo in Cranium Zooreka! Collect and trade food, animals, and shelters to create one-of-a-kind habitat combinations.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Read the full game description

From the publisher: Race to build your ultimate zoo in Cranium Zooreka! Collect and trade food, animals, and shelters to create one-of-a-kind habitat combinations. There's never a dull moment as you move around the board, landing on a variety of spaces like: Trading Post: Trade food, animal, and shelter cards as you strategize to collect four habitats for your zoo Lucky Day: Earn extra chances to gain resources for trading and building, putting you one step closer to Opening Day Stormy Weather: Encounter unexpected events, like an unorganized zoo keeper forgetting to order your panda food! Clear Skies: Get fun surprises to advance your zoo, like gorillas having babies! Every turn keeps each player thinking and planning their way to the ribbon cutting. The first player to complete a zoo gets to celebrate their Opening Day!

Browse all classifications

Shopping

Where to buy

No verified retailer offers are available yet. The references below may still help you continue your search.

Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
No editions imported yet.

Player resources

Rulebooks, player aids, FAQs, and solo resources.

No files imported yet.

Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
40 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Marisa Peña

Publishers

1
Cranium, Inc.

Linked items

No published linked games yet.