New York Zoo

I didn't know this was an Uwe Rosenberg game until halfway through the game. It being a polyomino game should have tipped me off. The polyominoes in this game are animal enclosures in a zoo. Everyone starts the game with an empty zoo. You collect enclosure tiles to place in your zoo. You also collect animals to place in these enclosures. Animals will breed. Whenever an enclosure is fully occupied with animals, you get to claim a bonus tile. Your goal is to be first to completely fill your zoo with tiles. 

The main game board is that long piece at the top. It is a long circular path with many stops. On your turn you move the common pawn (the elephant) along this path, taking up to 4 steps at a time. Depending on where you stop, you claim either an enclosure tile or two animals. You then place them on your player board. 

The orange spots on the main board are not stops, they are breeding points. You can't stop there, but whenever you pass a breeding point, that particular animal type breeds. In any enclosure with at least two animals, you get one new animal. Yes, just like in Agricola. 

You have three temporary storage cages for animals on your player board. 

These along the bottom are special tiles you can claim whenever you fill an enclosure with animals. Quantities are limited except for those tiny single square tiles. Everyone will be fighting for the large ones. These help you fill your zoo faster. 

The game offers a pleasant play experience. It is light so I'd group this under the family game category. There are several tactics you can employ. There is some strategy to consider. The enclosures are of different sizes. One consideration is the balance between bigger enclosures helping you fill your board faster, and smaller enclosures getting filled with animals faster so that you can claim the bonus tiles. You will be watching out for claiming pairs of animals so that you can make use of every breeding opportunity. There are ways to hinder your opponents. You can grab what you think they want. You can quickly go past the breeding points before they get a pair of animals. 

Mid game

Late game