Strategic
Agricola
Build your farmstead by sowing fields and raising livestock. But don't forget to eat!
8“
The theme of the game is that it's a difficult time to be a peasant in mediaeval Europe, and it doesn't let you forget it at any point in the game. You're always planning how you're going to feed your family, which, as you have children, you get more workers to place, but also more mouths to feed. If you can't feed your family, you gain a begging token, which hurts your already meagre score (hey, it's a Rosenberg game, and he's not known to be generous with dishing out points).
The animeeples (animal meeples) are charming, but don't let that fool you into thinking that this is a game to crack out with the kids. It's tight resource management, and it brutally punishes inefficiency. There are certainly heavier Euro-style games out there, but we wouldn't bring this to the table with anything less than seasoned board gamers.
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