Agricola (2016 ed)

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The reworked edition of the internationally acclaimed strategy boardgame!

The 17th Century Was Not an Easy Time to be a Farmer.

A wonderfully fun yet strategically challenging family board game - for when you want to think more than required to simply roll the dice!  This is a quality game, that is well presented and the winner of multiple awards (including: Boardgamegeek Winner).  It has been raved about since 2008 and proves to have stood the test of time.

In Agricola, you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else. On a turn, you get to take only two actions, one for you and one for the spouse, from all the possibilities you'll find on a farm: collecting clay, wood, or stone; building fences; and so on. You might think about having kids in order to get more work accomplished, but first you need to expand your house. And what are you going to feed all the little rugrats?

The game supports many levels of complexity, mainly through the use (or non-use) of two of its main types of cards, Minor Improvements and Occupations. In the beginner's version these cards are not used at all. For advanced play the rulebook encourages players to experiment with the various decks and mixtures thereof. Expansion decks such as the Z-Deck and the L-Deck also exist.

Each player also starts with a hand of 7 Occupation cards (of more than 160 total) and 7 Minor Improvement cards (of more than 140 total) that he/she may use during the game if they fit in his/her strategy. Speaking of which, there are countless strategies, some depending on your card hand. Sometimes it's a good choice to stay on course, and sometimes it is better to react to your opponents' actions.

  • 1 to 4 players
  • Ages 12+
  • 30 minutes per player playing time

Jo says – Agricola is a classic game, a real family favourite here. This new version improves some of the pieces.

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