# Draftosaurus

Draftosaurus is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 15 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 143 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $28.53 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 15 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Dice, Science Fiction, Animals, Prehistoric
- **Mechanics:** Closed Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Die Icon Resolution, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 143 reviews
- **Owned by:** 335 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2,454
- **Unique players:** 1,416

**Designers:** Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière, Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat

**Artists:** Vipin Alex Jacob, TANSAN Inc., Jiahui Eva Gao, Roman Kucharski

**Publishers:** Ігромаг

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 17.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/8505-draftosaurus-8437012332270.html |
| La Gameria | 18.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/draftosaurus-320.html |
| Ludifolie | 19.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/7242-draftosaurus.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 19.95 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/draftosaurus |
| Curiosity Shop | 19.95 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/draftosaurus |
| Jugar x Jugar | 19.95 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/4655-draftosaurus-8437012332270.html |
| Zacatrus | 19.95 € | https://zacatrus.es/draftosaurus.html |
| Milan Spiele | 23.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/draftosaurus-international-p-25794.html |
| Alphaspel | 299 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/112778-draftosaurus-endefr |
| Svet deskovych her | 649 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/9244/draftosaurus-en |
| TLAMA games | 649 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/draftosaurus--en/ |
| Uplay | 26.9 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-draftosaurus.html |
| Game Ninja | 299 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/draftosaurus/ |
| World of Board Games | 319 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/munchkin-rick-and-morty |
| Spielezar | 29.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/draftosaurus |
| Fantasiapelit | 32.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_194542 |

## Expansions

- [Draftosaurus: Marina](https://www.ludoya.com/games/draftosaurus-marina)
- [Draftosaurus: Aerial Show](https://www.ludoya.com/games/draftosaurus-aerial-show)
- [Draftosaurus: Goodie Tile](https://www.ludoya.com/games/draftosaurus-goodie-tile)
- [Draftosaurus: Marina e Show Aéreo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/draftosaurus-marina-e-show-aereo)
- [Special Attractions (fan expansion for Draftosaurus)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/special-attractions-fan-expansion-for-draftosaurus)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to obey the placement die when I'm the one who rolled it?

No — only the other players must obey the die's condition; the player who rolled the die is exempt. (p.4, p.2)

### Can I put a dinosaur in the River if I can't or don't want to place it in a Pen?

Yes — if you cannot or do not want to place a dinosaur in a Pen you may always place it in the River, which is not treated as a Pen and scores 1 point per dinosaur at game end. (p.2, p.3)

### For the Forest of Sameness and the Meadow of Differences, do dinosaurs have to be placed left-to-right with no gaps?

Yes — both Pens must be filled from left to right with no gaps: the Forest requires all dinosaurs be the same species, the Meadow requires all dinosaurs be different species. (p.3)

### How does T‑Rex scoring work — do multiple T‑Rexes give multiple points?

Each Pen that contains at least one T‑Rex gives +1 point; a Pen with more than one T‑Rex still only gives 1 extra point. (p.3) 

### How many dinosaurs do we draw each round and how many rounds are played?

The game is played in two rounds of six turns; at the start of each round every player draws six dinosaurs and, after two rounds, each player will have twelve dinosaurs in their Zoo. (p.2)

### What's different in the two-player variant?

A two-player game uses four rounds (so each player ends with twelve dinosaurs), players draw six but only place three each round, the die condition applies only to the player who did not roll the die, and during each round you also choose a dinosaur to return to the box before trading hands. (p.5)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/draftosaurus)
- [Draftosaurus in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/draftosaurus)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264055)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._