Alderac Entertainment Group, Cascadia, Board Game, Multicoloured, Ages 10+, 1-4 Players, 45+ Minutes Playing Time

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Each carefully placed tile contributes to the growth and balance of your personal wilderness, and as your landscape evolves, you’ll find a deep sense of fulfillment in watching it flourish. The combination of gorgeous artwork, thoughtful gameplay, and the opportunity to create your own natural haven makes Cascadia a game that not only engages the mind but also nourishes the soul, leaving players with a tranquil sense of contentment after each playthrough. What’s included in Cascadia? Thistleville is the world’s most bustling little town — it’s a challenge to keep up with everything going on, from who took home first prize for their baked goods at the community fair to who has been digging in Mrs. Brambleberry’s carrot patch. The game’s simple yet strategic tile-laying mechanics make it accessible to players of all skill levels, while its intricate puzzle-like nature provides a gratifying challenge. Note: Achievements and Rule Restrictions aren’t intended for solo play, but I can’t see why not and I use them for added crunch sometimes! Final Thoughts

Adapt to Habitat Cards: Don’t be afraid to change your strategy during the game if you draw new Habitat Cards that offer better scoring opportunities. Flexibility is key to success. Cascadia is a tile and token drafting game for 1-4 players. It involves a dual-layer puzzle that progresses over time as more habitats and wildlife are added to each player’s individual ecosystem. Players score points by creating the most harmonious spatial arrangements of wildlife, and also by creating the largest contiguous habitat corridors. Then select your Wildlife Scoring Cards. There are 4 sets marked A, B, C, and D. Each one includes the 5 animals in the game: Bears, Elk, Salmon, Hawk, and Fox. They are spatially based, placement optimisation goals and you can play with a single set or mix and match (so long as you have one of each species). A is the simplest set which is good for your first few games. There’s also a Family variant Wildlife Scoring Card which replaces all 5 individual animal goals with a single objective which is great for younger or less experienced gamers.Terrain Diversity: Aim for a diverse selection of terrain types on your wilderness grid. Having a variety of terrain tiles will increase your flexibility in completing habitats that require different terrains. Players take turns placing their selected terrain tiles on their personal wilderness grid, matching terrain types and attempting to create habitats. After placing tiles, players score points for completed habitats according to the requirements on their habitat cards. Fit to Print is a puzzly tile-laying game about breaking news, designed by Peter McPherson and set in a charming woodland world created by Ian O’Toole! Balance Expansion and Optimization: While expanding your wilderness grid is important, ensure that you’re optimizing your existing habitats as well. Completing additional habitats often yields more points than simply adding terrain tiles.

Diversify Your Strategy: In games with multiple players, consider diversifying your strategy to avoid direct competition for specific terrain or animal types. This can make it easier to complete habitats without interference. Fit to Print late pledges are open here HERE: https://gamefound.com/projects/flatout-games/2023-releases Animal Placement: Be strategic with the placement of Animal Tokens. Consider how they will help you complete habitats in the future. Placing animals adjacent to incomplete habitats can set you up for big points in later turns. VERDANT is a puzzly spatial board game for 1 to 5 players. You take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest interior space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home. You must position your plants so that they are provided the most suitable light conditions and take care of them to create the most verdant collection. Each turn, you will select an adjacent pair of a card and token, and use those items to build an ever-expanding tableau of cards - your home. You will need to keep various objectives in mind as you attempt to increase plant verdancy by making spatial matches and using item tokens to take various nurture actions. You will also build your ‘green thumb’ skills allowing you to take additional actions to take care of your plants and create the coziest space!You can collect special pinecone tokens by placing an animal on its own hex, called a ‘keystone’ tile, which allows you to change the sets drawn, but these aren’t common and still require a blind draw from the bag. Otherwise, if there are three or more of one animal type you can swap them. You can never change the drawn hex tiles, which can prevent you from continuing a terrain. If you are playing with children, or you wish to simplify the gameplay for yourself or other players, the game includes variant scoring. There are two extra options, presented as an easy mode and an intermediate mode. The easy mode makes each animal score in a similar way, reducing the number of scoring conditions the player must learn. Intermediate mode increases the challenge of the spatial puzzle, without adding complex scoring conditions. The graphic design on the tiles, cards and discs is very attractive. The animal photos are gorgeous, the terrain tiles are bright, bold and very clear and the animal discs are also very bold and clean looking. Cascadia leaves no option for confusion in the components with very little symbology, clear, precise art and high-quality design. It’s all rather elegant, in a classically simple way. If that all seems a little overwhelming, fear not. There are family and intermediate variants that narrow down the scoring objectives. Animal Achievements And Rule Restrictions