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Arboretum Deluxe
Arboretum is a strategic card game that challenges players to create the most beautiful path through the garden.
30m
2 - 4 Players
Ages 8+
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Arboretum is a strategy card game for 2-4 players, aged 10 and up, that combines set collection, tile-laying and hand management while playing in about 25 minutes. Players try to have the most points at the end of the game by creating beautiful garden paths for their visitors.
The deck has 80 cards in ten different colors, with each color featuring a different species of tree; each color has cards numbered 1 through 8, and the number of colors used depends on the number of players. Players start with a hand of seven cards. On each turn, a player draws two cards (from the deck or one or more of the discard piles), lays a card on the table as part of her arboretum, then discards a card to her personal discard pile.
When the deck is exhausted, players compare the cards that remain in their hands to determine who can score each color. For each color, the player with the highest value of cards in hand of that color scores for a path of trees in her arboretum that begins and ends with that color; a path is a orthogonally adjacent chain of cards with increasing values. For each card in a path that scores, the player earns one point; if the path consists solely of trees of the color being scored, the player scores two points per card. If a player doesn’t have the most value for a color, she scores zero points for a path that begins and ends with that color. Whoever has the most points wins.
| Ages | 8+ |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dan Cassar |
| Publisher | ABACUSSPIELE, Filosofia Éditions, Fractal Juegos, Gen-X Games, Lavka Games, Vagabund, Z-Man Games, Inc., Rebel, Renegade Game Studios |
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 30m |
| Mechanics | Card Games, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tile Placement |
| Theme | Bluffing, Card Game |
adamisclassy
This game is simple and snappy. I know this is an abstract set collection game, but the theme of walking alongside a path of trees in an arboretum works really well here. The trees themselves are charismatic, giving the game a lovely table presence. There is a deceptive level of strategic depth behind this light, breezy game.
ajewo
Set collection card game with spatial puzzle by creating paths (same type, sequential numbers). The puzzle can turn into a real brain burner, and calculating the best option can be stressful. [b]Pros:[/b] + Artwork + Building spatial paths with different types of trees + Players play a card and discard a card + Players can draw a card from the two common discard piles + Players want to play cards but also need to hold them in their hand to score at the end of the game: only one path of a type is scored (the highest left-over card in players hand decides who scores, except for the 1 card) + Compact game + Quick playing time [b]Neutrals[/b] # Cut-throat with 2 players # Very thinky game, calculating best options [b]Similar games:[/b] * Piepmatz (set collection card game, less thinky)
aaj94
Difficult, brutal, brain-burner. In a twilight zone because it looks like a light, simple filler but is actually a fairly involved, lengthy, difficult card game. Not sure this will get a ton of play, but my interest is piqued! Edit: I cannot get this game to the table, for some reason. It looks deceptively pretty while the actual result is a knife fight in a phone booth. For some reason, no one is drawn to this one the way I am.