Bardwood Grove (Kickstarter – Standard Edition)
Contents - Description
Bardwood Grove is a tableau-composition euro game where each player assumes the role of a fantastical Bard. Set in The Five Realms universe (Merchants Cove, Rise to Nobility, Cavern Tavern), players will adventure to the Halfling Realm, the home to the finest, highly-talented, and most-legendary Bards of all the land.
As Bards, players will manage a unique tempo dial mechanism to build temporary Song tableaus from your deck, while exploring and activating locations around the lush woodland city. Each Bard starts with asymmetric skill decks that match their style, such as the Bardbarian, Sword Dancer, and Wardrummer. Learn new Bardic skills, tell tales and perform gigs, soothe the dissonant creatures invading the Grove, and contend with other Bards for the most Glory and Fame. Once all Glory has been collected, the Bard with the most combined Glory and Fame wins!
Each turn, players draw two cards from their unique skill deck and play one to their Story (discard pile) for instant benefits, while the other is added to their Song (tableau). Bardwood Grove challenges players to carefully craft their Song tableaus, coordinating them with their Composition cycle that governs how frequently they sing. As players strategically use resources to upgrade their decks, Songs will release powerful combos and allow players to interact with multiple locations. This creates a unique ebb and flow to the game, as players build their songs, and then decide when and where to sing them.
Rumor has it that Bardwood Grove is full of hidden secrets. As the game is played and decisions are made, players will unlock content and evolve the game naturally. An achievement system tied to the choices and performances of each game will guide players through a series of unlockable content. As new content emerges through each play, the game will provide players with new content that is based on unique outcomes and player decisions. Grove locations will change, additional Bardic skills can be unlocked, Bard decks become more powerful, new Bards arrive in town, and a variety of characters (both good and bad) can enter the game.
Unravel the mysteries of Bardwood Grove!
Additional information
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 90m |
| Designer | Carl Van Ostrand |
| Mechanics | Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, End Game Bonuses, Movement Points, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Card Game, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Final Frontier Games, Giant Roc, Super Meeple |
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qtzlboardgamer
Activating your cards is some how too often and not often enough at the same time. Too often because you haven't played many cards yet to make it interesting. Not often enough because it's too much downtime waiting for others to activate theirs.
Mrtickles
This medium/heavy euro is a joy to play. Building up your song tableau, readying yourself to unleash your lyrics and melody amongst the Bardwood Forest. There are so many locations to spend them, performing at huts, legend tales, soothing creatures and so much more. The variety makes it so replayable. Plus the unlockable content pretty much doubles the base game content, great value. A definite winner from Final Frontier Games if you love Euros!
JesseW
Not sure what happened here. Somehow too simple and also completely overbaked. Moving feels pointless because the map feels the same all over. It never felt like I had much control over when songs would happen. Turns are either 5 seconds long or 5-10 minutes which is completely insane. Just not worth the time and effort to go through all the motions