Dinosaur Train Fossil Finder

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Dinosaur Train Fossil Finder Game for Kids Game Play Instructions

• Starting the Game
  • On the welcome screen, select the button on the lower right corner to start the game.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • Using your mouse, left click on the buttons to navigate or select fossils after you’ve found them.
    • Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through the underground. You can also use the mouse to move, but it is not as granular of a control and can be a bit frustrating.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Although this game might load in touchscreen devices, its controls were optimized for
• Game Play
  • Basic
    • Collect fossils before your drill wears out.
    • Collect minerals to strengthen your drill.
    • Get hints from cave-dwelling animals (troglobites).
    • The conductor will tell you about random facts about the fossils throughout the game.
  • Digging
    • You only have a limited time to dig before the drill train’s mechanisms wear out.
      • Look at the meter on the upper left corner to see how worn your drill is.
      • Alternately, you can examine the state of your drill by looking at it.
    • Compacted earth will wear out your drill faster.
    • Collect minerals to strengthen your drill. This will help you keep digging for longer.
      • The blue minerals provide a lot of power while the red minerals provide a smaller boost.
      • If your energy is almost full keep digging around for a while & do not grab the blue minerals until you are at around half power or less so you do not waste them as you can’t power up more than 100%.
    • Avoid unnecessary digging whenever you can.
      • Pay attention to the Fossil-o-meter to avoid digging in dead ends.
      • When backtracking, turn around and follow the paths you’ve excavated as much as you can.
  • Searching for fossils
    • Each level has a specific number of fossils to find.
    • The Fossil-o-meter on the upper right corner glows whenever you are near a fossil, with it glowing brighter the closer you are.
    • Below the Fossil-o-meter is the number of fossils you need to find to clear the level.
    • Besides the Fossil-o-meter, you can also ask troglobites for help.
      • They will pointy to the direction of fossils.
      • However, their arrows will fade over time, so act quickly.
      • Dig toward the direction of the fossils closest to the troglobite.
    • Some fossils are large enough that you can spot them as larger chunks of earth.
    • Once you found all the fossils, you’ve cleared the level.
  • Fossils
    • Fossils in this game are distributed in three layers, representing different points in time.
    • Much like in real life, the lower down the fossil is found, the older it is.
    • Some of the fossils you can find are as follows
      • Upper layer
        • Egg
        • Fish
        • “Giant dragonfly” (Meganeura)
        • Horsetail plant
        • Tree branch
      • Middle layer
        • Large armored fish (Dunkleosteus)
        • Armored fish (Ostracoderm)
        • Plant
        • Clam shell
        • Spiral shell (Ammonite)
        • Primitive plant (Cooksonia)
      • Lower layer
        • Brittle star
        • Anomalocaris
        • Trilobite
        • Long shell (Orthocone)
        • Lamp shell (Brachiopod)
    • All of the species featured in this game existed before the dinosaurs appeared.
    • To learn more about the fossils you’ve uncovered, select them at the end of the level before proceeding to the next one.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for children of all ages and for fans of the PBS series Dinosaur Train.
  • The game has no adult content.

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CardGames.pro published this Dinosaur Train on September 2, 2021