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2022
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Description
Miller Zoo is THE cooperative family game where you play as the team in charge of running one of Canada’s most interesting zoos!
Your job is to work together to take care of your zoo’s animals, and to welcome new ones to their new home. Like a team, everyone plays together at the same time to overcome challenges, unexpected situations, and crises.
Play as the real Miller Zoo team and meet all the animal's needs before the card stack is empty.
A game follows 4 steps in order: dawn, morning, afternoon, and evening.
● At dawn, each teammate draws a hand of 4 resource cards.
● In the morning, each teammate draws a need card and places problem tokens on the animals according to the cards.
● In the afternoon, all teammates are free to play their cards in any order.
● In the evening, the team will have to manage crises according to the problems that could not be solved during the afternoon.
The game contains 6 envelopes to discover, with new animals, new challenges to make the game evolve.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 1:03:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Easy to get into.
- Suitable for families and children.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Animal rehabilitation
- Zoo
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — Players work together to rehabilitate animals.
- icon matching — Players match icons to help rehabilitate animals.
- Movement — Players move throughout the zoo.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Mortal Kombat 11 Versus Deck we played that game when it first came out as a ccg many many many years ago
- we took a flyer called Builder High we're going to report back on this it was very interesting
- so I was like oh that's a good thing that we stayed and got that
- we got to do an exciting demo of a new ccg style game coming from asthma Day called altered
- instead of beating each other down no you're not but there are a lot of very similar elements between this and Star Wars unlimited
- the art is some of the best art I've ever seen in a c game in a very long time
- it's just a very uh fancy fasy colory it's very bright and it's gorgeous don't get me wrong but it's not my cup of tea
- we're kind of wondering about those QR codes we talked about you can scan those into their application so that you can track who owns what card
- if that sounds wild it is we can't fully wrap our minds around it but is a odd business model that you want to keep an eye on
- J con the big things were the three card games
- it was given to me by Rainer and it's a candy from from uh cck was it C I think I think so and he just said when you try it there's going to be he just said wait for it
- it's salty that's different oh it's licorice it's licorice but salty
- I don't like black licorice but this isn't this doesn't taste like there's that salty on the top
- I do not like licorice at all at all
- hey y'all thanks for listening and thank you so much for helping us get to 300 episodes
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Watch It Played News at 5:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative family game
- Work together to take care of animals and welcome new ones
- Overcome challenges, unexpected situations, and crises
- Six envelopes to discover with new animals and challenges
- Variable player powers and action points
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Cooperative zoo management
- A zoo in Canada
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Points — Used to spend each turn.
- cooperative play — Players play as a team to run the zoo.
- Resource Management — Drawing resource cards and satisfying need cards.
- Variable player powers — Used to help the zoo flourish.
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Quotes (from this video)
- players tried to escape from Minecraft's fiery Underworld the nether
- in it you'll be sprinting through rugged Landscapes full of magma and lava navigating and defending against dangerous monsters and only if the players complete the dash to the portal in time while also taking out the mantras Guardians can you survive the adventure together
- the quest can you protect the Village from raiding illagers is poised
- an illager is the name of a persistent mob spawn in Minecraft this is an illager evil son of a gun
- your helpful Animal Companions will stand Faithfully by your side whatever that means because you know that sounds nice to me
- I was really surprised by Builders and biomes actually it was a quality game so why not more Minecraft board games I say I'm all for it
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 14:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun cooperative family experience
- replayability across sessions
Cons
- campaign-style may require long term commitment
Thematic elements
- cooperative legacy campaign with real animals and staff
- based on the Miller Zoo in Canada
- campaign progression with permanent board changes
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative legacy style — stickers permanently alter the board, ramping up difficulty over sessions
- family-friendly challenge progression — campaign-style play designed for repetition and growth
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's so tense you're basically the big old government and then the rebellion in this futuristic dystopian world
- it's so fast just play it again switch sides cuz they're both very different
- graphic design in this game is absolutely perfect cuz it immerses you in the theme without taking away from the gam play
- this game replaces code names I know that's like really popular in our community
- it's hilarious
- embrace the chaos of this one
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The Dice Tower Top List at 2:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Charming
- Beautiful little game
- Feels nice in the board game world
- Pleasant surprise
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- running a zoo
- Canada
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative — This is a cooperative family game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Here are my 10 favorite.
- The theme disappears pretty quickly. It's more about a puzzly type game than it is about the theme.
- This is the kind of game that you would accidentally buy at a museum gift shop and be like, 'It's probably not that good.' and you go, 'Wait a minute, it really is.'
- This is where you're building like a sanctuary. This is with these really endangered animals and I think that's kind of the draw to this game.
- The silliest game on my list, but I like it a lot.
- This is one where you're going, oh, this is actually a one that we can work together and win as a family.
- Ark Nova is a fantastic game, one of my favorite games I've ever played.
- it's the animals and the theming of it that put it over the top for me because I like having a Bengal tiger in my zoo and some spider monkeys and whatever else might be in there. I love that concept.
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kovray Rules Teach at 0:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative family game
- No fixed player order; simultaneous play allows fast turns
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- cooperative problem solving to place animals into habitats
- Zoo environment with animals and habitats
- team-based round structure with days (morning, afternoon, night)
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting/placement — Draw top four animal cards and place them face up next to reception spaces.
- crisis_check — Crisis phase discards cards to remove remaining tokens if tokens remain.
- draw_and_replace_animal — Draw a new animal to replace the one received when a space is vacated.
- end_game_condition — Game ends in victory if all animals are in habitats; otherwise defeat when resource deck is empty.
- envelopes_and_challenges — Victory unlocks envelope challenges; obligatory vs optional; badges earned.
- Hand Management — Each player draws four resource cards to form a hand.
- move_and_space_actions — Move by discarding resource cards to space; seven spaces; no limit on pieces per space.
- problem_fixing — Discard resource cards to remove problem tokens on animals.
- reception_costs — Pay reception costs to receive animals; pay partially or fully; extras discarded.
- reward_and_transfer — After paying, animals transfer to habitats; teammates on reception space can move for free.
- storage — Store up to three resource cards on storage spaces for use later.
- teammate selection and setup — Choose a teammate card and place your pawn on the canteen space.
- token placement — Place problem tokens near the board at the start of a round.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Miller zoo is a Cooperative family game
- there's no player order you can play simultaneously or decide the best order
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