A short path for the first ten minutes. The full card tables live in the guides and the Dino Index.
A short path for the first ten minutes. The full card tables live in the guides and the Dino Index.
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First session
Before the first purchase — Open the official experience, then open Dinos on the left rail before you open the shop.
Learn the four top buttons — The top bar is Shop, Fight, Base, and 1x. Fight starts the wave and becomes Stop while it runs.
Claim the green cards — Compsognathus is $6 at wave 1. The other green cards are Triceratops Calf, Pegomastax, Microraptor, and Dilophosaurus, all at $26 or less.
Expect Titanhorn at wave 10 — Wave 10 is Titanhorn, HP 6K, DMG 90, SPD 3.5, $900. The badge name Trike Titan is not the name on that card.
No. Dino Shop and Elite Traps both show a New items in timer. Prices on this site for Bone Mender, Pterodactyl Perch, Tar Pit, Spine Roller, and Salvage Crane come from one restock filmed on 27 September 2026. Read the live row before you spend.
What is Build a Dino Defense?
It is a Roblox tower defense game by Big Chomp Games. You place traps and turrets, fight waves of dinosaurs, earn cash for every dinosaur you stop, and keep the egg alive. The Dino Index holds 33 dinosaur cards, and boss cards continue on a separate tab.
What should I buy first?
Compsognathus. The card says DINO - WAVE 1, HP 20, DMG 4, SPD 26, and $6. Open Dinos on the left rail and buy it before you open the timer shop.
Who is the first boss?
The first red boss card is Titanhorn at wave 10: HP 6K, DMG 90, SPD 3.5, $900. The Roblox badge Trike Titan says Topple the Trike Titan. That badge name is not printed on the wave 10 card.
Are there Build a Dino Defense codes?
No code string was printed in the official description on a 29 September 2026 reading, and the recorded HUD had Shop, Fight or Stop, Base, 1x, Abilities, Shop, and Dinos. There was no Codes button in that layout. This site does not list a code until one is actually printed.
How do I read a dino card?
The header is the name plus DINO, MINI BOSS, or BOSS, and the wave. Under the portrait, left to right, the pills are red HP, orange DMG, blue SPD, and a green dollar price. CLAIMED means you already own that card. The header color is not the same thing as the green price pill.
