Welcome to Dog Park, a mid-level, competitive set-collection and point-to-point movement game in which players take on the role of dog walkers who recruit, walk and care for their dogs over four rounds. Each round is divided into four phases:

Recruitment Phase: Players compete in two rounds of offers to add dogs to their kennels. Offers are made with players' reputation (victory points), so must be placed wisely.

Selection Phase: Players decide which dogs to keep on a leash to run this round.

Walking Phase: Players travel through the dog park with their fellow walkers, collecting resources, earning reputation, and interacting with other walkers.

Home Time Phase: Players earn reputation for their walked dogs and lose reputation for unwalked dogs in their kennel.

Players must choose their routes and dogs carefully to build the best reputation and prove that they are the most experienced hiker of them all. At the end of the game, the player with the most reputation wins.