Earthquake Eggscape is a prototype game we designed in the summer of 2021 for the HABA Game Design Contest. It’s a cooperative game designed for players as young as 4 to play alongside older players. Although this game is still in a prototype phase, we’ve put together a free print & play version to make available for anyone to try out. It does involve a bit of paper-crafting, so grab those scissors and tape. You’ll also need 2 regular 6-sided dice.

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Free Print & Play!

The original Earthquake Eggscape prototype has chunky wooden pieces for the eggs and dinosaurs, allowing the dinos to carry the rescued eggs on their backs. For the Print & Play version, we’ve designed a specially folded paper dino pawn with a back pocket to carry eggs. We hope you enjoy both crafting and playing this award-winning family co-op game together!

Original Prototype

Print & PlayPrototype

How to Assemble

First print the pdf out in color (we don’t have a black and white version right now- let us know if you’re interested.) If you have heavier paper, you can use that but standard printer paper is fine too.

The Dino Pawns, Eggs, and Dice parts require a little special assembly. Check out the visual instructions below to see how to put them together.

Dino Pawns - Step 1

Start with the four Dino Pawns cut apart like this

Dino Pawns - Step 2

Fold in half along double red lines

Dino Pawns - Step 3

Cut off the black exterior lines (cutting through both layers of paper)

Dino Pawns - Step 4

Pre-crease the pawn at the top and bottom by folding over along the light grey lines.

Dino Pawns - Step 5

Turn the whole piece inside out so that the printed sides face one another and the blank sides are on the outside.

Dino Pawns - Step 6

At the top end of the piece, fold small pieces of tape around the edge (stay above the crease you made in the previous step.)

Dino Pawns - Step 7

Now flip the paper open so that the print is on the outside again. Now you should have a small "pocket" at the top of the dino.

Dino Pawns - Step 8

Fold a piece of tape over the open bottom edge of the pawn.

Dino Pawns - Step 9

Gently push apart the bottom two sides of the pawn, while pushing the bottom edges up into the center to create the base of the pawn.

Finished!

Dice - Step 1

Cut out the dice wrappers and have a standard 6-sided die at hand.

Dice - Step 2

Pre-fold along the solid black lines of the die wrapper

Dice - Step 3

Place the die inside the wrapper. Make sure the blank side of the wrapper is facing inward.

Die - Step 4

Tape the short grey tabs on the die, pulling the paper tight around the die.

Dice - Step 5

Take the final side of the die, completely covering the die. Add additional tape as needed to get each side to lay flat without gaps on the edge.

Finished!

Eggs - Step 1

Cut all of the eggs apart along the dotted lines. Each egg will be double sided.

Eggs- Step 2

Take one egg and fold it in half along the double red line.

Eggs - Step 3

Fold a piece of tape over the open end of the folded egg to secure the two sides of the egg together.

Eggs - Step 4

Cut the excess white edge off the sides of the egg to form the egg shape.

Finished!

Completed Pieces

Watch the assembly of one of the prototype test prints

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How to Assemble

How to Play

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