
- BGG rank
- BGG #220
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Meadow
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2021

Rules assistance for Dream Home: Pets
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Dream Home: Pets is an expansion for Dream Home released in 2020 for 2–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Klemens Kalicki and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Memory, and Pattern Building.
The expansion adds four Animal tokens. The last player in the turn picks a card and places a random animal token on it. Whenever a player takes the card, they also take the token. At the end of the game whoever has the most tokens of a single animal type takes that animal.
Dream Home: Pets supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Dream Home: Pets is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Dream Home: Pets for ages 7 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Dream Home: Pets has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Dream Home: Pets belongs to these categories: Card Game and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Memory, and Pattern Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Dream Home: Pets are: Klemens Kalicki. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Dream Home: Pets as an expansion for Dream Home. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dream Home to use it. Check that your edition of Dream Home is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.