Tiger Zoo

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.73
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Bildschirmfoto 2020-04-19 um 21.10.08.pngA digital card game. Probably not for small children(death, violence).

It is opening day in your brand new Tiger Zoo. But wait there are no tigers, no staff and no customers. Time to get to work...

How to play: The game is over after 20 rounds or if you have 5 police tokens. You will need to buy cards from your hand and place them on the buildings. End turn to activate the cards effects and get a new hand.

Some cards only activate when other cards are in the same building. For example: You need a keeper, tiger and a customer together in a building to earn money of the customer.

Play multiple times and find all synergies and combinations.

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Tags: #ld46

Comments19

DrunkardWolf
DrunkardWolf20 Apr 2020, 06:37
10/10 would feed my husband to tigers again
Rakowu
Rakowu20 Apr 2020, 06:43
Great artstyle. have to keep watching the tv show xD... just to know what the heck happens at the end.
Tent Hat
Tent Hat20 Apr 2020, 07:27
I really dug the concept and the engine building. I think a future iteration of this with some "rails" for consistency would be super appreciated. Ended restarting 10+ times to get a good start going :laughing:
Retti01
Retti0120 Apr 2020, 08:49
Love the artstyle. I LoVe iT!
ConnorThompson20 Apr 2020, 08:59
Nice idea and clear tiger king inspiration! Good work
cannedveg
cannedveg20 Apr 2020, 09:45
Great art style and concept! Really fun!
FatEagleGames
FatEagleGames20 Apr 2020, 09:49
Cool concept, looks good.
But I never managed to have a tiger, meat and keeper card at the same time.
Probably all because of that b* Carole Baskins.
WillyPa20 Apr 2020, 10:10
Very interesting card game, really enjoyed playing. This is one of the best games I have played this jam so far
AdamWatters20 Apr 2020, 11:45
Nice artstyle, it fits the game really well. Great concept. Looks quite polished as well. Especially for something made in 2 days!
Lorne
Lorne20 Apr 2020, 14:14
Great game! I had a lot of fun playing it and i love the art style. :)
Vex20 Apr 2020, 15:29
Fantastic engine builder. Great gameplay design, I'm just not a fan of pixel art on cards - that's a weird personal thing though.
Itskdog
Itskdog20 Apr 2020, 16:09
Neat idea. Try having a pile of cards that can always be purchased. Like basic cards for a zoo keeper and a tiger. They would just not be as good as the ones you draw.
Suchista
Suchista21 Apr 2020, 12:49
Very well polished entry! I like the aesthetics and references. Not presenting all the synergies might be a bit confusing to the player, but I still enjoyed it. I managed to make some pretty good money if you ask me...
kokiriboots21 Apr 2020, 19:27
Super clean game. I think it's a very good idea you might should expand on. Also Carole Baskin totally did it.
alex45722 Apr 2020, 08:31
I liked the synergies between different cards and the choices that the game offers!
Lakea22 Apr 2020, 10:50
it was fun but having 2 games where i didnt get zookeeper in first few rounds made it tricky to earn funds
Jason Woerner
Jason Woerner22 Apr 2020, 21:44
The interactions for this game had surprising depth and strategy. It took me a couple rounds to get the hang of what cards were available and what I needed to balance, but it was quite enjoyable once I figured it out. The one thing I badly wanted was a way to either transfer cards between buildings (maybe at a cost?) or just remove them altogether (before I understood all the interactions, I would fill the tiger cages to the point where there was no room for a tiger, and a meat, and a customer, and a keeper - all of which were needed simultaneously). I know that is part of the strategy, but at least allowing the dumping of cards (again, maybe at a cost), would be helpful. Even so, the balance was really well done for such limited design time.

The art was simple and well-themed, and the pop culture nods were fantastic. The UI was simple to understand and intuitive to use. Really loved this entry, great job!
Laaph25 Apr 2020, 14:32
Very fun cute game! I did not find the "surprising depth and strategy", I just was working on getting the few combinations that I understood working together.

The faces reminded of the characters from Duolingo! Was that intentional?

I also struggled with no zookeepers when I had tigers, no tigers when I had zookeepers, or no meat when I had both. By the time that was all sorted out, the customers left!

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