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Players are zoo animals secretly pooling trash left by visitors to build an escape plan over up to seven rounds. Each player controls a unique animal with a one-time power per round and is dealt a hand of colored item cards that represent tools and evidence of resources. On a turn, a player advances an animal token to a numbered space on a colored track to signal what cards they may hold; later a player may declare an escape attempt, at which point all cards of the color matching the furthest token are revealed and compared to the space’s number to gain experience stars, a joker-like universal tool, or fail. Stars buy higher starting levels and influence hand size and visibility. Reaching a final-space requirement with enough matching cards achieves escape; failure after seven rounds ends the game. Difficulty can be adjusted by stricter star requirements or by requiring universal tools on the alternate board side.

Players: 2–6 best 3
Playing time: 30–45 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.7 / 5