Mythical Menagerie

In Mythical Menagerie, collect matching card sets to score points, where each card may score for its colour and creature type, and each creature has a special power it may perform.

• Easy to learn, quick to play.
• Durable, small and portable.
• Depth of strategy:
  • Curate your hand by drawing from the deck or discard piles
  • Be careful which cards you discard, because other players may pick them up.
  • Select which creatures to play based on their powers and the sets you are trying to build.

Included

• 50 Original Creature Cards
• 4 Rules Cards
• 1 Mint Tin (a durable metal box, 2.5 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches)

On This Page

• How it Works
• Creature Powers
• Testimonials
• Resources

How it Works

Your primary objective is scoring points by collecting sets of creatures. A set is 3, 4, or 5 cards of matching colour (e.g. White) or creature type (e.g. Rabbit). Each card may contribute to both a colour set and a creature set (e.g. White Rabbit scores for both the White and the Rabbit sets). See how this works:

Your Turn

You have a hand of cards and you play cards to the table to form sets. Your sets score at the end of the game.

On your turn, you draw 2 cards from any piles, play 1 card, then discard 1 card to your personal discard pile:

When you play a card to a set, you may optionally use the creature's special power. This is described further in Creature Powers below.

End Game & Scoring

The first time the deck runs out, shuffle all discards into a new deck, and then play until the deck runs out again. You then finish the round and everyone counts up their scores!

Here is an example of a group of cards that takes advantage of each card's colour and type. This player scores 6 sets (Blue, Red, Purple, Rabbit, Qilin, Dragon), earning 6 points (3-card-sets are worth 1 point each).

How to Play Video

Creature Powers

• Rabbit: draw another card.
• Dragon: score +1 for a set of Dragons.
• Qilin: play another card. You need to discard a card to use this power.
• Fox: snags a matching colour card from another player.
• Tortoise: protect yourself from foxes.

The Tortoise has an additional special power: you may play it out of turn if you have it in your hand when someone plays a matching Fox!

Testimonials

"The game kept me wanting to play it again and again." - James Gjaltema

"Combines vibrant visuals with straightforward yet engaging gameplay. Seamlessly merges charming hand-dawn illustrations with an intuitive matching mechanic while offering accessible strategies suitable for casual and seasoned players." - Adam Gurski

Resources

Play Online Now - you can try the game out with friends here!

Information

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• The icons on cards have been updated to be more recognizable. This is why the renders on this page appear slightly different than the photos and videos.