Alien Petshop (2022)

About this game

Alien Petshop is a light, dice placement and set collection game for 2 to 4 players. In Alien Petshop, players compete to run the most efficient shop. Gather cute, exotic, and even dangerous pets from across the galaxy. Be careful with dangerous pets as they can overwhelm your shop with pests, slime, or fire!! Hire workers to care for your pets, sell goods, and even mutate your pets into the ultimate designer pets! Collect sets of pets to earn awards worth Victory Points. Money you have at the end of the game, plus the value of your awards determines your pet shop value and the winner! —description from the designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.5/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 11 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.