Escaping Extinction

Setup

1. Place the Oasis Tile in the center of the play area.
2. Shuffle the 18 other terrain hex-tiles and place them facedown around the Oasis.
3. Place the Wood, Food, Vines, and Rocket Part tokens in separate piles. This is the Supply.
4. Place the Lava Flow and Cave tokens next to the Supply.
5. Shuffle the Rocket Docket deck and place it next to the Supply.
6. Shuffle the Exploration deck and place it next to the Supply.
7. Place the Meteor track in view of all players, then place the Meteor deck next to it. The Meteor deck is shuffled in a special way:
   1. Remove the 3 EARTHQUAKE cards and set them aside. Shuffle the rest of the cards.
   2. Split those cards into 3 facedown piles (two piles of 4 and one of 5 cards).
   3. Shuffle one EARTHQUAKE card into each of the 3 piles.
   4. Place the 3 piles one on top of the other, with the 5-card pile on top.
   5. The Meteor deck is now ready. Do not shuffle it again!
8. Place the Launchpad at the end of the Meteor track.
9. Place the Dino cards in front of the player(s) controlling them (see player count table).
10. Take Food tokens from the Supply and fill each Dino card's Food section (one token per slot). Place each Dino token on the Oasis tile.
11. Once everyone is ready, place the Meteor at the start of the track and reveal the first Rocket Docket card.

Begin Game

Objective

Help Dr. Raptor build the Rocket at the Oasis to escape Earth before the Meteor reaches the planet. Work with the other Dinos to explore the World, retrieve Rocket Parts, and gather Vines to hold the Rocket together.

Win Condition: Once 5 Rocket Parts and 8 Vines are on the Launchpad AND all 4 Dinos have returned to the Oasis tile at the same time, the players win!

Player Count

# of Players	Dino Setup
4	Each player controls one Dino
3	Each player controls one Dino; the extra can be controlled together by all other players, or allocated to one player
2	Each player controls two Dinos
1	Control all Dinos by yourself

Dino Special Abilities

• Professor P. Terry - Draw Another Exploration Card: Once per turn when drawing an Exploration card, you may discard it and draw another instead. You must follow the second card - no going back to the first.
• Captain Rex - Extra Energy: Has the largest Energy section and can travel the furthest before needing to Resupply. Very useful for scouting and escaping the Tarpit.
• Sergeant Sara - Heal Teammates: Spend 1 Action on your turn to heal all Dinos on the same tile (including yourself) for up to 3 Health.
• Lieutenant Long Neck - Resource Die Roll: When picking up a resource during an Explore Action, you may roll the die. Green = gain one extra of that resource. Red = discard that resource instead of picking it up.

Dino Card Reference

• Energy: Food token slots. Remove Food when Traveling; refill when Resupplying at the Oasis.
• Satchel: Stores collected Wood and Vine tokens. You may discard items from your Satchel to make room. Food and Rocket Parts cannot be stored here.
• Rocket Part Bag: Holds one Rocket Part at a time.
• Health Meter: Tracks the Dino's health (slider). Starts at full.