Dino-Rallye - Board game Schmidt - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Board game
Brand	Schmidt
Model	Dino-Rallye
Recommended age	From 6 years
Number of players	2 to 4
Game duration	Approximately 20 minutes
Author	Wolfgang Dirscherl
Game contents	1 game board, 1 Schleich Spinosaurus figure, 3 dinosaur trailers, 5 action cards, 20 dinosaur tokens, 1 die, 3 researcher pawns with stands
Objective of the game	Bring all peaceful dinosaurs back to the research station before the Spinosaurus reaches it
Game mechanics	Cooperative, dice rolling, action choice
Difficulty variants	Future researcher, advanced, super-mega-researcher
Box dimensions (approximate)	30 cm x 30 cm x 6 cm
Weight (approximate)	0.8 kg
Power supply	None (board game)
Care and cleaning	Clean with a dry cloth
Safety	Contains small parts, not suitable for children under 3 years
Manual language	French, English, German, Italian (via download)
Number of manual pages	16 pages
Manufacturer	Schmidt Spiele
Range	Dino-Rallye

Frequently Asked Questions - Dino-Rallye Schmidt

How to set up the game Dino-Rallye?

Place the game board in the middle of the table. Assemble the 3 researchers and place them in the research station. Place the Spinosaurus next to the board, in front of the first footprint space. Place the trailers and action cards to the side. Shuffle the dinosaur tokens face down onto the colored spaces, then flip them over. Choose a difficulty level and remove tokens if necessary.

What difficulty levels are available?

There are three levels: Future researcher (remove 6 egg tokens), Advanced researcher (remove 3 two-egg tokens), Super-mega-researcher (keep all tokens).

How to win the game?

You collectively win if you bring all dinosaur tokens and the three researchers back to the research station before the Spinosaurus reaches the station. Then activate the protective barrier.

How do you lose the game?

You lose if the Spinosaurus reaches the research station before all dinosaurs and researchers are safe. You also lose immediately if the Spinosaurus moves onto a space containing a researcher or a dinosaur token.

What to do if the die shows the Spinosaurus?

Move the Spinosaurus one space forward on the footprint path. If it reaches the station, you lose the game.

What to do if the die shows a number (1 to 5)?

Choose a face-up action card. You can then either move a researcher the indicated number of spaces (or fewer), move the Spinosaurus the exact number, or use a joker. Flip the card after use.

How to pick up dinosaur tokens?

When you pass with a researcher on or over a space with a token, take the token and place it in the researcher's trailer. Each researcher has limits: Maxx can carry up to 4 tokens (2 Triceratops and 2 Brachiosaurs), Luis up to 5 (2 Triceratops and 3 Stegosaurs), Flynn up to 3 tokens of his choice.

How to bring dinosaurs back to the station?

Move the loaded researcher to the research station. Remove the tokens from his trailer and place them in the station. The researcher can leave again on the next turn. You can bring dinosaurs back at any time, even if the trailer is not full.

Can you switch researchers during the game?

Yes, each turn you can freely choose among the three researchers (Maxx, Luis, Flynn) to take the action. You are not required to always use the same one.

Are there game variants?

Yes. For experienced researchers, you can only pick up one token per space, stopping exactly on it. For ultimate researchers, move the Spinosaurus one or two spaces forward at the start to increase difficulty.

USER MANUAL Dino-Rallye Schmidt

Schleich S Dinosaurs™

Two brown paw print silhouettes on a light background (no text or symbols)

Cartoon illustration of a man wearing a brown hat and blue shirt, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Maxx

Illustration of a person in a yellow uniform with a small patch, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Luis

Cartoon character wearing a red shirt with a small black patch, set against a green foliage background (no text or symbols)

Flynn

Maxx, Luis, Flynn:

Cartoon illustration of a blue off-road vehicle with yellow wheels and motion blur (no text or symbols)

Forscher-Joker:

Yellow diamond-shaped warning sign with a black dinosaur head silhouette (no text or symbols)

Spinosaurus:

Illustration of a person standing beside a blue truck with four circular insets showing elephant and wildlife (no text or symbols)

Maxx:

Illustration of a person standing beside stacked animal transport containers with circular insets showing animals (no text or symbols)

Luis:

Illustration of a person standing beside a red freight train with circular insets showing various animals (no text or symbols)

Flynn:

Illustration showing a utility scene with warning signs and three labeled portraits, likely depicting environmental or operational risk.

Illustration of a blue off-road vehicle with a red dinosaur in motion, surrounded by greenery and hills (no text or symbols)

Two stylized footprints in light green, no text or symbols present

Schleich S Dinosaurs™

LE TRÈS RAPIDE RALLYE DES DINOS

Cartoon illustration of a man wearing a brown hat and blue shirt, set against a green leafy background (no text or symbols)

Maxx

Cartoon illustration of a person in a yellow shirt with a small patch, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Luis

Illustration of a person in a red shirt with blonde hair, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Flynn

Maxx, Luis, Flynn :

Cartoon illustration of a blue off-road vehicle with yellow wheels and red driver (no text or symbols)

Joker Chercheur :

Yellow diamond-shaped warning sign with a black dinosaur head silhouette (no text or symbols)

Spinosaure :

Illustration of a person standing beside a blue freight train with four circular insets showing elephant and animal images (no text or symbols)

Maxx :

Illustration of a person standing beside a row of six decorated train cars with animal images (no text or symbols)

Luis :

Illustration of a person standing beside a red freight train with circular green and blue icons on the side (no text or symbols)

Flynn :

Illustration showing a utility scene with warning signs and three labeled portraits below, likely depicting environmental or operational hazard.

Illustration of three people taking a selfie with a dinosaur, surrounded by plants and trees (no text or symbols)

Schleich S Dinosaurs™

IL RALLY DEI DINOSAURI

Two identical dark brown footprints with white marking patterns, no text or symbols present

Cartoon illustration of a man wearing a brown hat and blue shirt, set against a green leafy background (no text or symbols)

Maxx

Illustration of a person in a yellow shirt with a small black patch, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Luis

Cartoon illustration of a person with blonde hair wearing a red shirt, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Flynn

Maxx, Luis, Flynn:

Cartoon-style blue off-road vehicle with yellow wheels, parked on a green background (no text or symbols)

Esploratore jolly:

Yellow diamond-shaped warning sign with a black dinosaur head silhouette (no text or symbols)

Spinosauro:

Illustration of a person standing beside a blue cargo cart with four circular insets showing elephants (no text or symbols)

Maxx:

Illustration of a person standing beside a decorated train with animal images and Chinese characters, likely depicting wildlife or livestock activities.

Luis:

Illustration of a worker standing beside a red freight train with three globe icons on its side (no text or symbols)

Flynn:

Illustration of a disaster response scene with labeled warning signs and icons for personnel and environmental risk.

Illustration of a dinosaur habitat with two dinosaurs and a pterodendron flying overhead, alongside two separate footprints (no text or symbols)

Schleich S Din Saurs™

DINOSAUR RALLY

A cooperative dinosaur adventure for 2 – 4 players, ages 6+ From Wolfgang Dirscherl Playing time: around 20 minutes

Idea and object of the game

In this cooperative game, you slip as a team into the roles of researchers Maxx, Luis and Flynn Colby. The three brothers explore the last dinosaurs that live deep in the Amazon jungle.

Your common objective for the game is to get all the peace-loving dinosaurs in the dinosaur research station to safety and to activate the security fence before the dreaded Spinosaurus reaches the research station.

With a length of 15 to 18 meters, Spinosaurus is the largest dinosaur of all time! The spine lizard approaches the station with great strides. Are you able to save all the dinosaurs? An exciting race against the dangerous prehistoric giant begins.

Equipment 1 game board 1 Schleich dinosaur (Spinosaurus) 3 dinosaur trailers 5 action cards 20 dinosaur tokens 1 dice 3 dinosaur researchers (Maxx, Luis and Flynn Colby) and 3 feet to put together

How to set up the game

Place the game board in the middle of the table and carefully push the rest of the game material out of the punching boards. Put the 3 dinosaur researchers on the feet and place them on the dinosaur research station on the game board. Place the Spinosaurus next to the game board in front of the first Spinosaurus fi elds. You can recognize the Spinosaurus fi elds by the large dinosaur paw prints.

Two dark, irregularly shaped footprints with white vein patterns (no text or symbols)

Place the three dinosaur trailers and the five action cards on either side of the game board. Hold the dice ready. Shuffle all the dinosaur tokens and place them face down on the yellow, blue-rimmed fi elds on the game board. You then uncover all your tokens. Depending on the desired level of diffi culty, you may now have to remove dinosaur tokens from the game board.

Before starting the game you collectively agree on a level of diffi culty. For the very fi rst game, we recommend the game for future dinosaur researchers:

→ Game for future dinosaur researchers: Take the six dinosaur tokens on which there are dinosaur eggs (no matter how many) from the board. These dinosaurs are thus already in the safe dinosaur research station!

→ Game for advanced dinosaur explorers: Take the three dinosaur tokens on which two dinosaur eggs are depicted from the board. These three dinosaurs are already safe.

→ Game for absolute super dinosaur researchers: Super dinosaur researchers play with all dinosaur tokens. This time it will certainly be a very very close game!

Gameplay

Now the big dinosaur adventure begins: The collective object of the game is to get all of the dinosaurs on the board and the three Colby brothers to safety before the Spinosaurus reaches the dinosaur research station.

Note: You may advise each other on every move, however the active player always carries out his move himself!

You take turns in a clockwise direction. The youngest child starts and rolls the dice.

If the dice shows the Spinosaurus, you move the dinosaur one field forward along the path marked with dinosaur paw prints.

If the die shows a number of spots (1–5), you choose one of the open action cards and move the selected figure on the board by the corresponding number of fi elds. Then you turn the used action card over so that it is face up.

You can choose between these action cards:

Cartoon illustration of a man wearing a brown hat and blue shirt, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Maxx

Illustration of a person in a yellow uniform with a small patch, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Luis

Illustration of a person in a red shirt with a small emblem, set against a green background (no text or symbols)

Flynn

Maxx, Luis, Flynn:

Drag the respective researcher on the blue-rimmed fi elds in any direction on the game board.

Important: When you move the researcher, you may let dice points lapse. If you roll a 3, you can only move one or two fi elds – or even forego

the move completely (e.g. towards the end of the game)! But you are not allowed to change direction during a move.

Cartoon-style blue off-road vehicle with yellow wheels, parked in a green frame (no text or symbols)

Researcher Joker:

Now you have the choice between Maxx, Luis and Flynn. Move the selected researcher forward. With the Joker you can also let dice points lapse!

Yellow diamond-shaped warning sign with a black dinosaur head silhouette (no text or symbols)

Spinosaurus:

Drag the Spinosaurus exactly by the number of spots rolled on its way forward.

Hint: Don't wait too long to pull the dinosaur. Because if the Spinosaurus is the only action card still open, you have to use the number rolled for the Spinosaurus!

Important: You can only choose from the action cards that are still open. Only when all action cards have been dealt with and are face down do you turn all fi ve cards over at the same time. Now the next player can choose from all fi ve action cards again!

This is how you collect the dinosaur tokens:

If you move forward with a researcher or over a board space with a dinosaur token, you can collect this dinosaur and put the token in the dinosaur trailer of the corresponding researcher. When collecting the dinosaurs, every researcher has a few special features to consider:

Illustration of a person standing beside a blue truck with four circular insets showing elephant and forest scenes (no text or symbols)

Maxx:

Maxx can collect two Triceratops and two Brachiosauruses at the same time. So he can collect up to four dinosaur tokens and bring them back to the research station.

Illustration of a person standing beside a multi-wheeled vehicle decorated with animal images (elephant, rhino, monkey) on yellow tracks, no text or symbols present.

Luis:

Luis can collect two Triceratops and three Stegosaurus tokens at the same time. He can thus collect up to fi ve dinosaur tokens and bring them back to the research station.

Illustration of a person standing beside a red freight train with circular diagrams on boxes (no text or symbols)

Flynn:

Flynn is very fl exible. He can collect any three dinosaur tokens and bring them back to the research station.

And this is how you bring the dinosaurs to safety in the research station:

At the latest when the dinosaur trailers are full, you have to bring the dinousars to the research station with Maxx, Luis or Flynn, in order to save more dinosaurs afterwards. You can take the researchers there with the collected dinosaurs at any time, even if not all the places in the trailer are occupied. To do this, you have to walk back to the research station with the respective researcher. When you reach the research station with one of the Colby brothers, you take the dinosaur tokens from his trailer and place them in the research station. These dinosaurs are now safe from the Spinosaurus. The researcher can set off again on his next move and collect more dinosaurs!

Other rules:

→ Several dinosaur researchers can stand on a board space at the same time.
→ You can collect several dinosaur tokens with a researcher in one turn, provided there is enough space in his trailer.
Once collected, dinosaur tokens cannot be exchanged among the researchers or returned to the game board.
→ You are not allowed to move with a researcher across a board space on which the Spinosaurus is currently standing!
→ If the Spinosaurus moves onto or over a board space with a dinosaur token or a researcher, you have unfortunately lost the game immediately.

End of the game

You win the game together if you manage to collect all the dinosaurs from the game board with the researchers and pull the three researchers back into the dinosaur station. The dinosaur researchers quickly activate the security fence and the Spinosaurus no longer has a chance to get into the research station. Well done – you are really cool dinosaur researchers!

Illustration of a utility scene with warning signs and three labeled portraits below, likely indicating safety or hazard zones.

You lose the game together as soon as the Spinosaurus reaches the research station and you have not yet brought all the dinosaurs and the researchers to safety. This time you were unlucky – but you better try again.

Caution: You have also lost immediately if the Spinosaurus moves on or over a fi eld with a dinosaur researcher or dinosaur token during the game!

Game variant for experienced dinosaur researchers

In this variant of the game, the dinosaur researcher has to remain on the game board space on which he wants to collect a dinosaur token. So you can only collect one dinosaur token per turn!

Game variant for the ultimate dinosaur experts

Have you already won the game for absolute super dinosaur researchers several times and you want to increase the level of diffi culty again? Put the Spinosaurus one fi eld (or even two fi elds) forward at the start. Now the game is even harder to win!

Illustration of a Tyrannosaurus dinosaur in a prehistoric landscape with three smaller dinosaurs (no text or symbols)

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