Barenpark (EN)

Bärenpark drops you at the head of a brand new zoo dedicated to bears from around the world, with one goal: build the most beautiful animal park before your rivals do. Using tiles of all shapes and sizes, you cover your land to add enclosures, homes for grizzlies, pandas, polar bears and Gobi bears, plus services to welcome your visitors. Every piece has to fit cleverly alongside the ones already placed, a bit like a living puzzle that keeps expanding right before your eyes turn after turn. The faster you fill your land, the faster you unlock new plots and better tiles to keep growing. It is a true tile-placement game where managing your space makes all the difference between a lopsided zoo and a genuine masterpiece.

You will probably love Bärenpark if you are into space-management games where every tile you place is a small puzzle to solve, a bit like a real-life Tetris. The rules explain themselves in just a few minutes, making this an excellent pick for introducing family or friends who are less used to heavier board games. Since every player's board is different and the tiles come up in a different order every game, the replay value is excellent: no two games of this family board game ever play out quite the same way.

Bärenpark won the Austrian Spiel der Spiele (Austrian Game of Games) prize in 2017 and was a finalist for the Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Award and the Meeples' Choice Award the same year. With more than 21,000 ratings on BoardGameGeek and a strong spot among the top family games, it has carved out a place among the must-haves of the tile-placement genre. Its success even earned it an expansion, Barenpark: The Bad News Bears, adding new challenges for fans already won over.

This animal zoo was created by Phil Walker-Harding, a designer known for turning complex mechanics into something simple and accessible for everyone; he is also behind the popular Sushi Go!, Cacao, Imhotep and Gizmos. The warm, detailed artwork comes from Klemens Franz, who brings every corner of the park to life with inviting colors.

BOX CONTENTS
16 park boards
52 green area tiles
12 enclosure tiles
28 animal housing tiles
16 bear statues
30 achievement tiles
1 supply board
1 rulebook

Number of players: 2 to 4
Duration: 30 to 45 minutes
Age: 8 years and up