Such a landmark in the boardgame world.
AGRICOLA, probably one of the most awarded and acclaimed modern board games of all time, is NOW AVAILABLE on Board Game Arena.
Published in more countries i can count on my fingers, the game from Uwe Rosenberg became an instant classic when it hit the shelves in 2007.
The 17th Century was not an easy time to be a farmer. Players begin the game with two family members and thus two actions; however, they can grow their families over the course of the game and gain actions. Just remember you have to grow more food to feed your family as it grows! Feeding your family is a special kind of challenge. Players will plant grain and vegetables while supplementing their food supply with sheep, wild boar, and cattle. Guide your family to wealth, health, and prosperity and you will win the game.
Let's dive more into the details:
Each round you get to take an action for each member of your family, initially one for each spouse, out of all of the possibilities you will 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.
Agricola is a turn-based game. There are 14 game rounds occurring in 6 stages, with a Harvest at the end of each stage (after Rounds 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 14).
Each player starts with two meeples (farmer and spouse) and thus can take two actions per round. There are multiple options, and as the game progresses, you will have more and more: first thing in a round, a new action card is flipped over.
Problem: Each action can be taken by only one player each round, so it is important to prioritize your moves.
Each player also starts with a hand of 7 Occupation cards (of more than 48 total) and 7 Minor Improvement cards (of more than 48 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 is a good choice to stay on course, and sometimes it is better to react to your opponents' actions.
**It's brilliant, rich but not complex, and a lovely game to try if you have not done so yet.
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You can have a look at some games in progress as well as the complete game page right here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
Agricola is one of the games we wanted to bring to BGA with the highest standard. That is why we need to thank Tisaac and vincentt, our wonderful developers who worked for months on this landmark. Of course, such an achievement with so many details required them twice the effort, especially to deliver it on time. Despite all their effort there could still be some issues, so if you find one, do not hesitate to post it in the Bug Report form.
The Board Game Arena Team would like to warmly thank Uwe Rosenberg for his autorization to have Agricola on the platform, as well as the wonderful team of LookOut Games for their help.
A last word before we let you get your hands on the game:
LookOut Games is hosting the very first AGRICOLA CHAMPIONSHIP.
It's gonna be realtime, 5 matches, 30mins to play, on the 2nd October, 5PM Berlin time.
We strongly suggest you join ONLY if you are comfortable with the game rules and after you have played a few times on BGA. If you want to take part to this tournament, click here for more details. But beware: some of the world best Agricola players will join it.
**You want more?! We hear you: there will be additional decks coming... stay tuned!
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That's it for today!
See you next week for another amazing release.
Uwe Rosenberg 設計的的農家樂:農夫的天堂!
在桌遊界如此的里程碑。
農家樂可能是有史以來獲獎最多和最受讚譽的現代桌遊之一,正式上架在桌遊競技場 。
烏玫瑰山的這款遊戲已在許多國家發行,在 2007 年出版後立即成為經典。
17 世紀務農非易事。
玩家以兩個家庭成員開始遊戲,因此只有兩個行動;然而,可以在遊戲過程中養育家庭成員來獲得更多行動。
只要記得當家庭成員長大成人後,你必須獲得更多食物來餵飽家人!
養家糊口是一項特別的挑戰。
玩家將種植小麥和蔬菜,同時用羊、野豬和牛來補充食物的供應。
帶領你的家人走向財富、健康和繁榮,你將贏得比賽。
讓我們更深入地了解細節:
每一回合為你的每個家庭成員採取一個行動,遊戲初為每對配偶採取行動,你會在農場找到所有可能性:收集黏土、木材或石頭、建造圈地等等。
你可能會考慮生孩子來完成更多的工作,但首先你需要擴建你的房子。
然後你準備要餵那些小鬼頭吃什麼?
遊戲提供多種程度的複雜性,主要是通過使用(或不使用)兩種主要類型的卡片:次要發展卡和職業卡。
農家樂是一款回合制的遊戲。
一場遊戲共有 14回合,分為 6季,每個季結束時(在第 4、7、9、11、13 和 14回合之後)進行收成。
每位玩家從兩個米寶(農民和配偶)開始,因此每回合可以採取兩個行動。
遊戲中有多種選擇,隨著遊戲的進行,你將擁有越來越多的選擇:每回合中的第一件事,翻開一張新的行動卡。
問題是每個行動格只能由一名玩家執行每個動作,因此優先順序處理你的行動很重要。
每位玩家還會從遊戲開始拿到的 7 張職業卡(總數超過 48 張)和 7 張次要發展卡(總數超過 48 張),依照適合的策略,可以在遊戲中使用。
說到這,無數的策略有些還取決於你的手牌。
有時保持既定策略是一個不錯的選擇,有時依對手的行動做出反應會更好。
這是一款出色、豐富但不複雜的可愛遊戲,如果你還沒有嘗試過,不妨嘗試一下。
你可以在此處查看一些正在進行的遊戲以及完整的遊戲頁面:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
農家樂是我們希望以最高標準帶給 BGA 的遊戲之一。
這就是為什麼我們需要感謝Tisaac和vincentt ,我們出色的開發人員為這個里程碑工作了數月。
當然,如此多細節的成就需要他們加倍努力,尤其要按時上架。
儘管他們付出了很多努力,仍然可能存在一些問題,因此如果發現了問題,請不要猶豫,將其發佈到錯誤報告表中。
Board Game Arena Team 衷心感謝烏玫瑰山對農家樂在平台的授權,以及LookOut Games優秀團隊的幫助。
在我們讓你開始遊戲之前的最後一句話:
LookOut Games舉辦了第一屆農家樂錦標賽 。
這是即時的比賽,5 場次,每場次30 分鐘,在 10 月 2 日柏林時間下午 5 點。
我們強烈建議只在熟悉遊戲規則並且在 BGA 上玩過幾次之後再參加。
如果您想參加本次錦標賽,點選此處了解更多詳情。
但要注意:一些世界上最好的農家樂玩家將加入。
你想要更多?!
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