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SOS Dino

Safe from lava on mountains

Dinos flee streams of lava and, on the way to the safe mountains, want to collect Dino eggs, too. The board is set out; Dinos begin around the lake; for the basic game you set out four volcanoes on volcano tiles, four mountains in the corners as well as four rocks and six Dino eggs. All 54 danger tiles are placed in the bag.

The active player draws one tile from the bag, places it on a slot without obstacle and implements the action of the tile: Lava extends the lava flow of the flower’s color on the tile; when two lava flows meet, they block each other and are terminated. When a lava flow is closed by a tile, the corresponding volcano explodes, when the next tile of the flow color is drawn: The volcano is removed, and the tile is placed to the corresponding path on the volcano tile that is now visible. In case of a second blockade for that flow you simply set aside the tile you drew without using it.

When a lava tile is placed on a slot with a Dino or an Egg, Dino or Egg are removed from the game. Meteorite tiles are placed on the corresponding symbol, they are then obstacles for Lava and Dinos. Actions on Lava tiles are moving Dinos orthogonally onto free cases - with the exception of the Dino in the flow color of the tile - or drawing another tile. When a Dino moves over or onto an Egg, the egg is rescued and placed on a mountain; when a Dino reaches a mountain, it is safe, too! When all Dinos and Eggs have come to safety, all players celebrate a joint win.

This is a very well working cooperative game for children, with lovely components and an attractive mix of chance in drawing tiles and planning in moving the Dinos.

Players: 1-4

Age: 7+

Time: 25+

Designer: Ludo & Théo

Art: Mathieu Leyssenne, Allison Machepy

Price: ca. 23 Euro

Publisher: Loki / Iello 2018

Web: www.loki-kids.com

Genre: Place, move, collect

Users: For children

Special: 1 player

Version: multi

Rules: de en es fr it

In-game text: no

Comments:

Very nice components

Enchanting graphics

Good simple family game, too

Version with more obstacles is included

Compares to:

Placement games with chance and planning

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 2

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 2

Interaction (brown): 1

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0