Australian menagerie
the game
Australian Menagerie™ is a competitive game of chance and strategy which highlights the diverse range of Australia’s wildlife and habitats..
The aim of Menagerie™ is to collect as many animal cards as you can for each habitat of your nature reserve and to protect them from threats to their survival, eg. fire pollution and feral animals. You score points for each animal card you have in your nature reserve at the end of each hand. The first player, or team to gain 100 points wins the game.
Menagerie™ can be played at 3 levels. Level 1 is for young players but it is also a starting point for all players. We suggest you play a game at Level 1 before moving on to Levels 2 and 3.
The south east Australian standard game of Australian Menagerie™ consists of 3 habitat mats (each featuring the coast, forest and semi-arid habitats), four cards for each of the 11 Australian animals featured, 5 threat cards and 5 management strategy cards.
Each of the ADD-ON Habitats packs (Australian Alps, Red Centre, Tasmania, Coral Reef and Tropical Rainforest) have 5 unique habitat mats, 4 of each of the 4 animals found in that habitat and an extra threat and management card.
playing menagerie
THE AIM OF THE GAME
A menagerie is a collection of different species of animals. The aim of the game, Menagerie™ , is to collect as many animals as you can for each habitat of your nature reserve and to protect them from threats to their survival eg fire, pollution and feral animals. You will score points for each animal you have in your nature reserve and the first player/team to gain 100 points or more wins the game.
NATURE RESERVES
A colourful fold-out board is used to represent each nature reserve. Each habitat in the nature reserve has a distinctive colour banner which is used to identify the animals which belong in each habitat.
THE CARDS
Australian Menagerie™ features 11 animal species. There are 4 cards of each animal. The colour of the banner on each animal card corresponds to the colour banner on the habitat to which the animal belongs. The number is used for scoring and acquiring Management Strategy Cards in Level 2 games. Threats to the survival of the animals are shown on the animal cards. Some animals have no threats in Menagerie™.
Some animal cards have 2 colours on their banner. These animals can live in either habitat. For eample, the Echidna can live in both the Forest Habitat and the Semi-arid Habitat.
There are 5 Threat cards and 5 Management Strategy Cards in the pack. These are used in Level 2 games.
