Ankama Draftosaurus: Aerial Show - Add New Dino-meeples to Your Park, New Ways to Score Points, Play with or without Marina Expansion | 2-5 players, 15-20 mins, Ages 8 & Up

This is a great addition that adds some more flexibility and strategy to the game.

My 3.5yo is OBSESSED with this game! She started playing board games at 1 day old so she’s more advanced than average in terms of following board game rules. To help you understand better at 2 days old she was playing Brass and at 3 days old Twilight Imperium. This is definitely her most favorite “pleb” game, her words not mine. She’s even able to calculate the victory points herself and she has strategy that would rival that of the most battle hardened generals, having tiny dinos in her hands and putting them in her park is still entertaining enough for her to beg to play every day. The game format is a bit like Sushi Go (my daughter loves Sushi Go too) but more complex. Passing the little dinos around is definitely more entertaining than passing cards.

This expansion does not add too much to the game. It adds another small step to setup but doesn't get in the way otherwise. It isn't my favorite expansion as it seems like a side quest. But the advantage of using them is you don't have to follow placement rules which can help you out of a tight situation. Bottomline, it is nice and it can add a little more to the game but doesn't feel too necessary.