Big Boss: An Expansion for Zooloretto Boss

The following is my machine-aided translation/paraphrase of a variant for the newest Zooloretto expansion, Zooloretto Boss. It has been checked & approved by Michael Schacht, the designer of Zooloretto. (The graphics & original German rules for the variant can be found in the 4th issue of the Zooloretto newsletter.)

Big Boss

Big Boss is a variant for the new expansion, Zooloretto Boss.

Instructions:

First, glue the 6 office tiles to cardboard (approx. the thickness of the original game materials, then cut them using a ruler and craft knife.

The usual rules for Zooloretto Boss with the following additions:

Preparation:

The 6 office tiles face down on the supply table.

Play:

Oops! In the first round, the 6 office tiles lie face down on the market boardcan not be bought. At the beginning of the second round they are turned face up and can be purchased from now on.

II. Purchase or discard a tile - The active player can buy any office tile from the market board and places it on any empty office in his zoo, building over the office already printed there. The office tile works like a regular office & remains there for the remainder of the game.

The player may only cover one office... and only one without a worker on it. He may not cover an office tile with another office tile. The player may not buy a second office tile of a type he already owns.

Bonus for coworkers:

A. Business Consultant (2):

• If a player has a coworker on the office tile illustrated with the hand full of money, he receives an extra coin from the bank each time he receives coins for occupying the last space of an enclosure.
• A player can have only one business consultant.
• Example: Anne filled the five-space enclosure. She will receive the usual two coins and an additional coin for her consultant.
• Note: If a player has the business consultant and the fundraiser (from Zooloretto Boss), he receives both a coin and a donation from the bank when he receives one or more coins as a bonus for a full enclosure.
• Note: The business consultant does NOT give an extra coin for coins taken from the trucks or received from another player to purchase an animal.

B. Controller (2):

• If a player has a coworker on the office tile illustrated with the donation symbol (and "+4"), he receives 4 points for each donation he has at the end of the game.
• A player can have only one controller.
• Example: Dirk has a controller and 4 donations. He receives 4 x 4 = 16 points.

C. Human Resources Manager (2):

• If a player has a coworker on the office tile illustrated with a coworker (and "+3"), he receives 3 points for each coworker he has at the end of the game.
• A player can have only one HR manager.
• Example: Claus has one HR manager and 2 coworkers in his zoo. He gets 2 x 3 = 6 points at the end of the game.
• Note: if you play Zooloretto & Aquaretto together, the HR manager does NOT get points for the Aquaretto staff.