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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+
Arboretum is a strategic card game that challenges players to create the most beautiful path through the garden.
agrenon0418
I got this game because I loved the artwork and thought creating paths of trees sounded interesting. But I played it with a couple of family members and one of them killed it for me. While I was creating all kinds of different paths, one family member was literally just creating straight lines of the same tree and that person won every game. I cannot enjoy playing a game where the point of the game is to create paths, but you get more points for creating straight lines.
Airborne_GR
Amazing how much strategy can lie in such few rules. In Arboretum 2-4 players (as it scales perfectly) attempt to do well on its set collection and grid creation while struggling with extremely tight hand management thanks to that unique scoring rule. The gameplay is engaging, mind sharpening and overall very enjoyable. Aesthetically, Arboretum is just gorgeous. Try to find the Z-MAN version, chances are you won't be able, so I suggest you get the standard edition of Renegade in which the trees' colors pop out more. Gets the spot of my favourite card game, beating Mandala just because it plays more than 2.
adel9591
It is a good game, but very quickly starts to feel like a multiple choice math test where every choice looks like the wrong answer. In my experience suits are often abandoned from the start of the game, and you have no idea whether someone else is holding the key to your ability to score a suit or if it's in the deck waiting to be drawn. Quality game though it is, it has a large, fundamental guesswork aspect to it.