Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
With a group of pioneers, you have left civilization behind to settle along the shores of Boonlake, a long-forgotten region inhabited by humans long ago. This unexplored area beckons you!
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Follow
Choose whether to perform a reduced version of another player’s selected action.
Income
Receive recurring resources according to your position, assets, or development.
Map Addition
Expand the playable map by adding new tiles, regions, or spaces.
End Game Bonuses
Earn additional points for meeting conditions evaluated when the game ends.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
With a group of pioneers, you have left civilization behind to settle along the shores of Boonlake, a long-forgotten region inhabited by humans long ago. This unexplored area beckons you! Become part of a new community and commit yourself to the common good. Explore the landscapes, build houses and settlements, raise cattle, produce raw materials, and develop an infrastructure. Do your best to automate these processes. Seize the opportunity to make the best of your new life in Boonlake. Boonlake is an expert game in which you are finding yourself improving your life — and your group's life — in this new territory...but how you accomplish this is completely up to you! Due to a novel action mechanism, each game progresses differently. Each action needs to be considered carefully since the other players also benefit from the action you choose. Besides this, the action determines how far you may move your ship — the further and faster, the better! —description from the publisher