DOGSOCK
Dog carefully carrying one clean sock like recovered evidence.
○ Innocent“Found this unsecured. Honestly, your security protocols are embarrassing.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-001
← ZOOMIES!
Paper prototype
All 52 cards at standard poker trim (63.5 × 88.9 mm), nine per sheet, then the rule sheet. Print at 100% scale, single-sided, cut on the dashed lines. The dashed box on each Scene is where the illustration goes; the text inside it is the art brief. Ugly on purpose: prove the loop before commissioning art.
50 Scenes (5 pets × 5 loot × INNOCENT/CAUGHT) · 1 VET! · 1 YOUR PET.
DOGSOCK
Dog beside demolished sock, refusing eye contact.
! Caught“You keep buying them in pairs like that fixes anything.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-002
DOGSNACK
Dog sitting perfectly upright beside human eating chicken.
○ Innocent“Not begging. Conducting a long-term study on gravity and chicken.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-003
DOGSNACK
Empty snack wrapper near dog; crumbs on muzzle.
! Caught“The court would like to remind you there were no witnesses.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-004
DOGBALL
Dog staring intensely at ball placed at human feet.
○ Innocent“We can stop whenever you want. That would be insane, but technically we can.”
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DOGBALL
Exhausted human surrounded by balls; dog still ready.
! Caught“You threw it once. Congratulations, this is your job now.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-006
DOGBOX
Dog inspecting unopened delivery box like airport security.
○ Innocent“A package arrived. I have assumed command.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-007
DOGBOX
Shredded shipping carton; dog standing proudly in debris.
! Caught“Good news: the box was definitely not a threat.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-008
DOGTOILET PAPER
Dog studying perfectly intact bathroom roll.
○ Innocent“I noticed the paper was too organized.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-009
DOGTOILET PAPER
Dog in room covered with long toilet-paper trail.
! Caught“Interior design is subjective. Grow up.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-010
CATSOCK
Cat loafing directly on freshly folded sock.
○ Innocent“This is not your sock anymore. It has been rezoned.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-011
CATSOCK
Cat dragging single sock away while human searches.
! Caught“I stole one. The mystery is better this way.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-012
CATSNACK
Paw hovering one inch from human dinner plate.
○ Innocent“Relax. I’m just checking whether your dinner respects me.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-013
CATSNACK
Cat licking mouth beside mysteriously empty salmon plate.
! Caught“You left salmon unattended and somehow I’m the criminal.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-014
CATBALL
Expensive cat toy untouched; cat glaring at price tag.
○ Innocent“You spent fourteen dollars on this. I prefer the receipt.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-015
CATBALL
Cat batting ball through bedroom at 3:17 a.m.
! Caught“I scheduled recreation for 3:17 a.m. Check your calendar.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-016
CATBOX
Cat perfectly seated in recent delivery box.
○ Innocent“I see you bought me another apartment with free shipping.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-017
CATBOX
Oversized cat wedged confidently into undersized box.
! Caught“The box fits. Your eyes are being negative.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-018
CATTOILET PAPER
Cat staring at dangling loose edge of toilet roll.
○ Innocent“One loose end. That feels irresponsible.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-019
CATTOILET PAPER
Bathroom covered in shredded paper; cat sitting calmly.
! Caught“I fixed the loose end. There are now several hundred.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-020
RABBITSOCK
Rabbit intensely sniffing abandoned gym sock.
○ Innocent“Smells like feet and poor decisions. Interesting.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-021
RABBITSOCK
Rabbit caught chewing neat crescent from sock.
! Caught“Fiber is important. You’ve been saying that for years.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-022
RABBITSNACK
Rabbit staring toward closed refrigerator from another room.
○ Innocent“I can hear a refrigerator drawer from three rooms away.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-023
RABBITSNACK
Rabbit surrounded by remnants of human salad.
! Caught“That salad was becoming emotionally available.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-024
RABBITBALL
Rabbit nudges tiny ball with one skeptical nose.
○ Innocent“I moved it two inches. ESPN has been notified.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-025
RABBITBALL
Rabbit aggressively shoving ball away.
! Caught“I don’t fetch. I conduct hostile negotiations with objects.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-026
RABBITBOX
Rabbit peeking into dark cardboard opening.
○ Innocent“Small door. Dark room. No rent. Finally, a market I can afford.”
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RABBITBOX
Box chewed into elaborate rabbit architecture.
! Caught“The renovation budget was zero, so I became the contractor.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-028
RABBITTOILET PAPER
Rabbit assessing untouched toilet roll like raw material.
○ Innocent“Unlimited paper and no supervision. Strong business model.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-029
RABBITTOILET PAPER
Rabbit sitting inside giant shredded-paper nest.
! Caught“You see a mess. I see a boutique hotel.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-030
BIRDSOCK
Bird perched proudly inside clean ankle sock.
○ Innocent“Soft, stolen, smells like you. This is basically real estate.”
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BIRDSOCK
Bird pulling one thread while entire sock unravels.
! Caught“I needed one string. The sock chose escalation.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-032
BIRDSNACK
Bird staring accusingly at human portion versus own bowl.
○ Innocent“I’m not asking for a bite. I’m auditing portion fairness.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-033
BIRDSNACK
Bird standing in snack crumbs with zero remorse.
! Caught“You said “don’t touch that” like we don’t live together.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-034
BIRDBALL
Bird circling unfamiliar ball suspiciously.
○ Innocent“Round. Suspicious. Loud when dropped. We continue.”
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BIRDBALL
Bird deliberately nudging ball off tabletop.
! Caught“Gravity still works. I check because nobody else here is thorough.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-036
BIRDBOX
Bird sitting on unopened delivery carton like supervisor.
○ Innocent“New box. Same household. Morale unchanged.”
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BIRDBOX
Bird amid confetti-like shredded shipping carton.
! Caught“I opened it. Whatever was inside seemed less important.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-038
BIRDTOILET PAPER
Bird studying toilet roll with calculating expression.
○ Innocent“A thousand tiny nesting materials disguised as one bad decision.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-039
BIRDTOILET PAPER
Bird surrounded by toilet-paper streamers like parade.
! Caught“This bathroom needed a parade and you lacked vision.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-040
HAMSTERSOCK
Hamster peeking happily from inside oversized sock.
○ Innocent“Studio apartment. Utilities included. Smells criminal, but the rent is right.”
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HAMSTERSOCK
Hamster packing pieces of sock into elaborate nest.
! Caught“I didn’t steal it. I converted it into housing.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-042
HAMSTERSNACK
Hamster staring at food while cheeks remain suspiciously empty.
○ Innocent“I’m saving for later. Later is also now.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-043
HAMSTERSNACK
Hamster with comically enormous stuffed cheeks.
! Caught“This is not hoarding. This is vertical integration.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-044
HAMSTERBALL
Hamster next to ball nearly larger than body.
○ Innocent“Finally, a sport with realistic expectations.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-045
HAMSTERBALL
Hamster triumphant after moving ball several inches.
! Caught“I pushed it six inches. Please update the record books.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-046
HAMSTERBOX
Tiny hamster standing in cavernous shipping carton.
○ Innocent“Open concept. Terrible commute.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-047
HAMSTERBOX
Hamster inside heavily chewed miniature box fortress.
! Caught“The inspection found structural issues. I ate them.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-048
HAMSTERTOILET PAPER
Hamster carefully tugging exactly one paper square.
○ Innocent“I need one square. Historically, this has gone well.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-049
HAMSTERTOILET PAPER
Hamster almost completely buried beneath shredded paper.
! Caught“There was a plan. The plan is under here somewhere.”
ZOOMIES!ZM-050
VET!
Empty room with five pet-shaped dust clouds disappearing in different directions; vet carrier visible. Giant SHHH icon.
“Somebody said “vet” and the entire organization has gone offline.”
Do nothing. Flipper counts to two.ZM-051
Guzzy
The pet exploding heroically through the frame while all five loot objects fly around them. Name extremely prominent.
“This is Guzzy. Management has been notified.”
First to shout the nameZM-052
ZOOMIES! — Match it. Shout it. Blame the pet.
2–6 players · 16+ · 10–15 min. One Anchor card sits face-up. The Flipper turns the next card beside it. Compare only the two icons:
DOG = PACK!
THING = MINE!
BOTH = ZOOMIES!
NOTHING = PLEASE SHUT UP.
Setup
Shuffle all 52. Reveal cards until the first Scene appears: that is the Anchor (specials before it go to the Doghouse discard pile unresolved). The Flipper role rotates clockwise after every card; turn cards away from yourself.
A reveal
| Same PET, different LOOT | PACK! First correct caller takes the old Anchor (1 pt). The new Scene is the Anchor. |
| Same LOOT, different PET | MINE! Same again. |
| Same PET and LOOT | ZOOMIES! only. Take the Anchor plus the top card of the Doghouse. PACK or MINE here is a false call. |
| Nothing matches | Nobody says anything. Old Anchor to the Doghouse; new Scene is the Anchor. |
The INNOCENT / CAUGHT badge and the caption never decide a match. Laughing, swearing at your pet, or any noise that is not an identifiable game call is free.
False calls
Wrong call? Return one card you have scored to the Doghouse. Nothing to return? You are in the Doghouse: one hand on your head, no calling on the next Scene reveal.
The two specials
VET! — do absolutely nothing. The Flipper counts “one… two…”. Anyone who calls anything takes the false-call penalty. VET! goes to the Doghouse; the Anchor stays. YOUR PET — first to shout the pet’s name wins it: 2 points. The Anchor stays. With three or more players the pet’s owner cannot claim it (Pet Parent Handicap).
End
When the deck is empty: each Scene 1 point, YOUR PET 2. Highest total wins. Tie? Shuffle the Doghouse and the tied players alone play Sudden Zoom: reveal until the first valid match; first correct call wins. If the Doghouse runs dry, share it.
Variants
Duel (2): the card must fully touch the table before anyone calls. Crowd (5–6): the Flipper referees and cannot call on their reveal. Quick Zoom: first to 5 points. No Mercy: a false call costs 2 cards. Prefer the untimed, verbal game to any slapping — nothing in ZOOMIES! needs physical contact.