Zoo Cards

Zoo Cards - "A tail for a head"

The game consists of a deck of 48 cards, each representing a quarter of an animal - head, front legs, back legs, or tail; the cards form 12 complete animals.

Rules are included for two games: Zoo Quartet, a version of [item:21389]; and A Head for a Tail.

A Head for a Tail is similar to Zoo Quartet, except that each player in turn offers to exchange one of his cards for one held by another player; the animal is not named, but the body parts offered and requested are, and the offer is made in general, not to any specific opponent. For example, "A tail for front legs!" or "Back legs for a head!" or the titular "A tail for a head!" The exchange is made with the first player to accept the offer. Play then passes to the left.

As players assemble a full set (one animal), called a "trick" in this game, they lay it in front of them. The winner is the first person to assemble a given number of tricks:

 Three players: 4 tricks
 Four players: 3 tricks
 Five players: 3 tricks (utilizing 3 spare cards in a kitty)
 Six players: 2 tricks