Rio Grande Games 270 Board Games User Manual


 
The players may look at the tiles in all players’ depots at any time.
The order of the tiles in a player’s depot may never be changed!
Note: a player may put tiles in his depot, if he wants, even
if there are empty spaces in his water zoo.
Coin tiles
A player places coin tiles with his other coins.
A coin tile is a coin - it has no game difference from a coin.
C. CARRY OUT A MONEY ACTION
The player may take one of the following actions, when he pays for it.
He can pay for the action with coins or coin tiles in any combination.
The following money actions are possible:
I. Move
II. Purchase or discard a tile
III. Expand the water zoo
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With these actions, the placing rules must also be followed.
Note: On a turn, a player may only take one money action. Thus, in order to make extensive changes in
his water zoo, a player may have to use money actions on several turns.
I. Move
A move costs 1 coin, paid from a player’s supply to the bank.
The player moves the top-most animal tile from his depot into his water zoo or he moves one his
coworkers.
II. Purchase or discard a tile
For 2 coins, a player can buy a tile from a fellow player or discard the top-most tile from his depot.
Purchase
The player takes the top-most tile from the depot of a fellow player and places it in his
own water zoo, and
he pays 1 coin to the fellow player and
he pays 1 coin to the bank.
Note: the fellow player may not block the purchase.
Discard
The player discards the top-most tile from his depot. He returns it to the box.
He pays 2 coins to the bank.
III. Expand the water zoo
The large expansion board costs 2 coins, which the player pays to the bank.
Then, the player adds a large expansion board (with 4 spaces) to his water zoo.
This a llows him to have 1 additional basin in his water zoo.
Thus, a player can accommodate two additional animal types in its water zoo with two
large expansion boards.
Note: the player need not start the additional basin on the expansion board.
The small expansion board costs 1 coin, which the player pays to the bank. Then, the
player adds a small expansion board (with 3 spaces) to his water zoo. This does not
allow him to add an additional basin.
The player places the expansion board adjacent to his water zoo, either to his original board or to a
previously placed expansion board. It is now part of his water zoo.
He must place the expansion board so that it continues at least one row or column of his water zoo.
END OF A ROUND
When each player has taken a delivery truck, the round ends.
The players place the empty delivery trucks in the middle of the table and start a new round with the
player who last took a delivery truck starting the new round.
Note: Even if all players but one have taken
delivery trucks, this player may continue to
take consecutive turns until he finally takes
the last delivery truck.
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