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About Zoominoes
Zoominoes is a tile‑deck‑building indie strategy where you combine cards on a board to chase an ever‑growing score. Players upgrade animals with snacks and souvenirs, manipulate space modifiers, and focus on animal types or colors to craft high‑scoring combos. The game offers a variety of play styles through 20 distinct Zookeepers, each starting with unique decks and personalities. With endless, daily, and challenge modes, plus eight difficulty tiers, the experience scales from casual volunteers to seasoned directors.
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Gameplay Mechanics
Combine cards on the board to create combos that boost your score, using snacks and souvenirs to upgrade animals.
Space modifiers can be placed to further increase points, while focusing on animal types or colors builds a stronger scoring army.
- Experiment with different snack combinations to discover high‑value upgrades.
- Use space modifiers early to maximize their impact on later combos.
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Zookeeper Choices
You can select from 20 Zookeepers, ranging from a rich evil zoo CEO to an extreme adventure survivalist.
Each Zookeeper provides a unique starting deck, abilities, and personality that shape early game strategy.
- Try a Zookeeper with a deck that matches your preferred animal type.
- Switch Zookeepers after unlocking several to explore varied abilities.
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Collectibles: Animals, Snacks, Souvenirs
The game features 218 animals, each offering a fun fact when unlocked, alongside 35 snacks and 112 souvenirs.
Snacks customize decks, while souvenirs can double, multiply, or transform card effects for deeper strategy.
- Prioritize animals that complement your current deck theme.
- Collect souvenirs that provide multiplicative effects for larger score jumps.
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Game Modes
Endless Mode continues past the 28‑day month, aiming for Day 56 and infinite points.
Daily Run offers a seeded run each day, while Challenges Mode presents 24 extra missions from Chally.
- Use Daily Run to test new deck builds against fresh opponents.
- Complete challenge missions to earn extra points and practice specific strategies.
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Difficulty & Progression
Eight difficulty levels let you climb the zoo ladder, starting as a Volunteer and ending as a Director.
Higher difficulties increase scoring thresholds and introduce tougher modifiers, encouraging deck refinement.
- Begin at lower difficulties to learn combo mechanics before advancing.
- Revisit earlier levels after unlocking new cards to improve scores.
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