SOS Dino Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents
• Setup
• Goal of the Game
• Gameplay
  • 1 — Draw a new tile
  • 2 — Place the tile on the gameboard
    • Lava Tile
    • Meteorite Tile
  • 3 — Take the action shown
  • How do I move Dinos?
  • How do I save the Dinos and Eggs?
• End of the Game
• Thorny Bush Variant
• Credits

Contents

• 4 Dinosaur figurines
  • Louis — Yellow Stegosaurus
  • Nessie — Pink Diplodocus
  • Marie — Blue Triceratops
  • Freddy — Red Tyrannosaurus
• 1 gameboard. Different types of spaces are shown on the gameboard:
  • Lake space
  • Starting space
  • Grass space
  • Volcano space
  • Meteorite space
  • Mountain space
  • Nest space
  • Pointy Rock space
  • Thorny Bush space
• 4 Volcanos. Each Volcano represents the starting point for different lava flows.
• 4 Mountains. Safe spaces for Dinos.
• 6 Dino Egg tokens.
• 1 big fabric bag. At the beginning of the game, it will hold all of the Lava and Meteorite tiles. You will randomly draw tiles from it during the game.
• 1 rulebook.
• 9 Obstacles. Obstacles are spaces on the board onto which neither Dinos or Lava can move. These spaces are represented by:
  • 4 Pointy Rocks
  • 5 Thorny Bushes — Only used for the Thorny Bush variant (see Thorny Bush Variant).
• 58 Danger tiles. There are different types of Danger tiles:
  • 48 Lava tiles — Each tile is associated with a specific lava flow.
  • 4 Volcano tiles — They are placed under the Volcanos in the beginning of the game.
  • 6 Meteorite tiles — Each tile corresponds to a specific space on the gameboard.

Setup

• Place the gameboard in the middle of the table.
• Put the 4 Volcano tiles on the Volcano spaces on the board, matching the colors of the flowers.
• Then, place the 4 preassembled Volcanos on top of the Volcano tiles, matching the color of the flowers and the direction of the Lava drawn on the gameboard.
• Assemble the 4 Pointy Rocks and put them on the 4 Rock spaces.
• Put all the remaining tiles in the fabric bag and mix them up without looking at them.
• Put the 6 Egg tokens on the Nest spaces.
• Assemble the Mountains and put them on the 4 Mountain spaces in the corners of the gameboard.
• Put the 4 Dinos on their corresponding spaces around the central Lake.

The player with the shortest arms plays first!

Goal of the Game

SOS DINO is a cooperative game in which you must move the Lava, then move the Dinos on the board. You are trying to get the Dinos to safety on top of the Mountain, but you'll need to save the Eggs spread across the board on the way. If you successfully save all the Dinos and Eggs, your team wins the game!

Gameplay

The game plays over many turns until the game-end conditions are met. Each turn has three Phases, played in this order:

1. Draw a random tile from the bag.
2. Place the tile on the gameboard.
3. Finally, take the action on the tile.

1 — Draw a new tile

The active player randomly draws a tile from the fabric bag and shows it to everyone.

2 — Place the tile on the gameboard

There are different placement options according to the tile you draw.

Lava Tile

If you drew a Lava tile, extend the lava flow that has flowers in the same color. Lava tiles must be placed on an empty space, never on another tile, Lake, or Obstacle.

If two lava flows meet, both flows are ended.

Important: if a Dinosaur or an Egg is on the space where you place the Lava tile, it is eliminated and immediately removed from the game.

note: It is possible that the Lava tile you draw ends the corresponding lava flow. Pressure starts to build up in the Volcano... The next time you draw a Lava tile in the same color as a finished lava flow, there's a catastrophy! The Volcano erupts! Remove the Volcano from the board and reveals the Volcano tile underneath with 4 lava flows. Place the Lava tile so that it extends one of the new lava flows and take the action depicted on the tile.

note: If the Volcano has already erupted and the lava flows are finished again, the tile you drew is simply put back in the box and you draw a new tile. Players cannot take actions shown on Lava tiles removed from the game.

Meteorite Tile

If you draw a Meteorite tile, put it on the space with the same symbol as the tile you drew.

If a Dino is on this space, the Dino is eliminated. Put the Dino back in the box and put the Meteorite tile on the corresponding space.

If the symbol is already covered by a Lava tile, simply put the Meteorite tile back in the box and draw a new tile. Players cannot take actions shown on Meteorite tiles removed from the game.

note: Once you place it on the board, the Meteorite is considered to be an Obstacle.

3 — Take the action shown

After placing the tile on the gameboard, you must take the action shown on the tile. It will either tell you to move one or more Dinos or to immediately draw another tile.

The actions are:

• Move one Dino one space.
• Move two Dinos of your choice one space each.
• Move one Dino two spaces. You can move any Dino you want, no matter the color.
• Draw a new tile.

The back of the Lava tile shows which Dino you cannot move (Dino not affected by this tile). The front of the tile shows the flowers indicating the flow and the Action symbol.

Tip: The back of the Lava tile shows which Dino you cannot move.

How do I move Dinos?

Dinos can move forward, backward, or to the side, but never diagonally. They cannot move onto a space with another Dino.

Important: you cannot move a Dino that is the same color as the flowers on the Lava tile.

How do I save the Dinos and Eggs?

If you move a Dino onto a Mountain, the Dino is saved! They stay up high, protected from Lava and Meteorites until the end of the game and can no longer be moved.

If you move a Dino over or onto a Nest space with an Egg token, the Egg is saved! Take the token and put it on a Mountain.

End of the Game

The game ends in one of three different ways:

• The last Dino on the board climbs a Mountain.
• The last Dino on the board is eliminated by Lava or Meteorites.
• There are no more Danger tiles in the bag.

Once the game ends, add up the points you gained:

• Each Dino on a Mountain gives 2 points.
• Each Egg saved gives 1 point.
• Eggs still in their Nest do not give any points. Dinos still on the board and not on a Mountain at the end of the game do not give any points either.

Number of points	Result
14 points	Congratulations! You successfully saved all the Dinosaurs and Eggs! You are a rescuing champion!
12 to 13 points	You almost made it! So close! Good job on this great score!
9 to 11 points	Thanks to you, some of the Dinos and Eggs were saved! Even though you didn't fully accomplish your mission, we're sure you'll save more next time!
6 to 8 points	Rescuing Dinosaurs is a full-time job. You need a bit more experience to be a pro. Don't give up!
0 to 5 points	It wasn't the best day to save Dinos... but the important thing is that you tried! Keep trying to rescue those poor little guys!

Thorny Bush Variant

Certain spaces are considered to be Obstacles. Dinos cannot move onto these spaces.

If you are used to the normal game and want an even greater challenge, play with the Thorny Bush variant. Place the 5 Thorny Bushes on their corresponding spaces during Setup. There are now more Obstacles in the Dinos' way to safety!

It is also possible to play with the Thorny Bushes instead of the Pointy Rocks. Pointy Rock spaces are no longer considered to be Obstacles. It's up to you!

Credits

Designers: Ludovic Maublanc and Théo Rivière — Illustrator: Mathieu Leyssenne — Project Manager: Aurélie Raphaël — Proofing: Xavier Taverne — Graphic Design: Allison Machepy — Translation: Danni Loe

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