Board Game - Vivarium

1989. While studying the features of Siberia, seismologist Edgar Wuntaf finds the entrance to a vast underground cave. This incredible space, nearly the size of Australia, is inhabited by unseen creatures. And no human foot has ever set foot on this land, but now… Let the race begin to become the most famous discoverer! All for science!

"Vivarium" is a tactical board game where each player collects their own collection of creatures, acquires equipment, and receives sponsorship contracts. All of this will earn them victory points, which will determine the winner.

This game features a unique mechanic for drawing cards using dominoes! Players use a pair of dominoes to determine the coordinates of a location on the game board from which they can draw a card.
Players can receive 3 types of cards in their collection:
• cards of fantastic creatures, divided by species and habitat;
• equipment cards that provide gems and have certain effects;
• contract cards that allow players to earn points for other cards in their collection.

"Vivarium" features very expressive illustrations, each creature is drawn originally and with great humor. Overall, the design and content of the game, along with the hefty domino pieces and bright crystals, will delight even experts.

Who is this game suitable for?
• Family audience
• Fans of fantastic creatures and the prehistoric world theme
• Experienced board gamers who will appreciate the unusual mechanics

How to play?
1. Four rows of cards are laid out on the game board: the top two rows contain creature cards, the next contains equipment cards, and the last row contains contract cards. Each player takes 2 dominoes, and 1 more remains next to the game board.
2. On their turn, a player performs 2 actions in sequence:
o swaps one of their dominoes for the one lying in the center of the board,
o combines the values of the dominoes to create the coordinates of one of the locations on the board and takes one of the cards. Alternatively, they can take 2 gems that will be useful later.
3. The cards obtained are sent to the player's collection: creature cards provide victory points, equipment cards give useful immediate effects, and contract cards are goals that, when completed, allow the player to earn additional victory points for the cards collected in their collection.
4. The game ends after 7 rounds. The player with the most victory points wins.

Game components
• game board
• 93 cards
• 40 gems
• 9 dominoes
• 9 advantage tokens
• first player token
• scorekeeping notebook
• game rules
Card size: 63x88 mm

Game duration: from 30 minutes
Number of players: from 2 to 4