Community Verse Games

The Zoo Game

Build the most exciting zoo in the city by bidding on animals, exhibits, and attractions while competing against rival AI owners.

How To Play

Each round reveals cards one by one. Some are zoo cards that can be won in auctions, and some are publicity cards that send visitors to the zoo matching their preferences best.

Your zoo grows through animals, themed attractions, and publicity. At the end of each round, you gain natural visitors, earn money, pay upkeep, and prepare for the next reveal. The zoo with the most animals gains 25 extra visitors, and second place gains 10.

Basic Strategy

Exhibits, staff, and infrastructure can be worth very different amounts to different zoos depending on visitor gain, upkeep, how many categories they add for publicity, and how quickly they pay for themselves.

Do you know when to stop bidding? If you spend too much now, you may run low on cash just before a blockbuster exhibit appears. Building the right themes while protecting your cash flow is a big part of the strategy.

Character Roster

Standings

Zoo Scores

Founding Collection

Choose Starter Animal Packages

Choose starter animal packages to populate your zoo before the first auction. Each package brings a different set of animals but the same starting visitor value, so the choice is about theme and synergy rather than raw strength.

Packages Left 2
Starting Cash $100,000
Current Turn You

Office

Zoo Director Desk

Review your zoo status, then open the zoo console to run the next round. The first zoo to 15,000 visitors wins.

Live Auction

The Zoo Game

Round 1
Cash $18
Visitors 0/15,000

Standings

Zoo Scores

Round Reveal

Round 1

Animal
Highest Bid $0
Highest Bidder None
Minimum Next Bid $1,000

Auction Feed

    Your Zoo

    Collection

    Estimated Round Revenue $0
    Expected profit $0

    Zoo Map

    Plan your zoo on a full board with named districts, path connections, and dedicated build spots. Place cards where they fit best to earn modest layout bonuses.

    Animal Inventory

    Exhibits & Infrastructure

    Staff

    Publicity

    Waiting People Cards

    Tutorial

    How To Play

    1. Start from the office screen, then open the zoo console.
    2. Each round reveals 8 random cards one by one, with a changing mix of exhibit cards, infrastructure, staff, and publicity cards.
    3. Exhibit cards and infrastructure are auctioned as they appear. Bid against two AI rivals or pass when the price gets too high.
    4. Each zoo gains natural visitors every round, and won cards add one-time visitor growth.
    5. Revenue is based on a crowd-sensitive rating system, then upkeep is subtracted.
    6. The first zoo to reach 15,000 total visitors wins the game.

    Round Summary

    Round Complete

    Final Results

    The crowds have spoken