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Year Published
1999
# of Players:
3 − 7
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4, 5, 6 players
Recommended with 4, 5, 6, 7 players
(26 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
6 and up
(11 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(16 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Frank's Zoo
Alternate Names
法蘭克動物園
Bláznivá Zoo
Franks Zoo
Zoff im Zoo
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Families
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This trick-taking game is played in several hands. In each hand the players try to be the first to get rid of all of their cards. Their scores are based on how early in the hand they get rid of all their cards. There are two ways to play: you can play where all hands are played the same, or you can play the game with changing partners.

Categorizing this game as a trick-taking game might be a bit of a misnomer, as the object of each hand is to be the first one to run out cards, which makes it similar to The Great Dalmuti or the other non-trademarked off-color card games that many people know. The difference here is that the 'suits,' colorfully illustrated, are different kinds of animals, which each have a 'predator,' for lack of a better word. Players set out one to whatever cards of a particular variety, and someone can play onto that pile only if they have a like number (or more) of any of the animals which are pictured on the cards. After a set number of rounds which pair the players off, the most successful point-getter is the winner.

Home Page: http://doris-frank.de/Games4.html

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7 Russian rules of Frank's Zoo
Правила карточной игры "Зоопарк Франка" на русском языке
2009-06-12
0 Concise reference sheet by hecose
Concise reference sheet for looking up easy-to-forget rules quickly. Useful if you haven't played the game for some time and need a refresher. Provides a summarised and structured outline to help in teaching a game.
2008-07-22
0 Franks Zoo rules
In Brazilian Portuguese
2007-11-29
0 Frank Zoo patience.doc
Frank's Zoo solitaire Dutch rules (word.doc)
2006-07-04
5 Franks Zoo English Rules.pdf
English Rules PDF, properly formatted. A4.
2006-01-18
1 Zoff im Zoo - Reglas (resumen y chuleta).jpg
Spanish player aid (fit in box) - Reglas y ayuda (tamaño caja)
2006-01-15
1 g_frankszoo.pdf
Hungarian translation
2005-12-15
0 Zoff im zoo ITA rules ver. 1.pdf
Regolamento in italiano.
2005-09-27
0 frankszoo.mp3
German pronunciation
2005-07-26
3 Reglas Frank Zoo.doc
Reglas en Español (Spanish-Rules)
2005-04-20
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 538
Num Ratings: 1684
Average Rating: 6.65
Standard Deviation: 1.31
Num Views: 52009
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Avg. Game Weight: 1.5 moreinfo
Fans: 5
Personal Comments: 628
Users Owning: 1973
Users Wanting: 48
Users Trading: 58
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 0
Price History: View
Total Plays: 4161
Plays This Month: 53
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