Habitats

You are not placing animals.
You're trying to reconcile desires that never quite match.

The zebra asks for meadows and water, the bat wants rocks, bushes and more water, the crocodile almost exclusively demands lakes… and every new animal you add changes the geography of your park. That's where you start to feel it: you're not composing a map, you're taming an ecosystem.

Your ranger moves around the market, collects tiles, opens up possibilities… and creates problems. Each placement is a choice that requires courage and precision: helping one animal means making another more difficult, and perfection always seems one step away from crumbling.

Then comes the next season, with new goals to pursue and new compromises to make. And you understand that Habitats doesn't reward you because you "build well," but because you think like a true guardian of nature.

Habitats is a tile-placement board game for 1–5 players, designed by Corné van Moorsel and published by Allplay. Each player builds a natural park without cages, adding animals with specific needs: water, grass, rocks or bushes. The movement of meeples in the central market determines which tiles you gain and which you leave for others, creating an elegant and unpredictable system of spatial choices.

The game unfolds over three seasons, each with different objectives and 6–9 new tiles that change the pace of the park. At the end of the game, each animal only generates points if its habitat is satisfied, turning the tableau into a complex, deep and highly replayable puzzle. Perfect for those looking for a strategic family with a natural soul, continuous growth and decisions that require vision.

What makes Habitats a unique board game?

• Animals with specific and different needs.
• Environmental puzzle that becomes increasingly difficult.
• Tactical market based on the ranger's movement.
• Changing seasons with ever-changing goals.
• Solitaire mode already included.

Mechanics with Meaning – “Every choice helps someone… and challenges something else”

The heart of Habitats is the balance between animal requirements and land conformation. Adding the perfect piece for one animal can complicate another's life, and each fit is a tension between harmony and risk. Victory doesn't come by finding the perfect tile, but by knowing when to take risks and where to place them without upsetting the balance of your park.