Herbaceous Sprouts

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 1.8

Low interaction

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.3

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate interaction

Replay value

Herbaceous Sprouts has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their tactics over time. The player interaction score is fixed at 1.8. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. The game is moderately easy to learn, offering a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Herbaceous Sprouts has a strong replayability score of 7.7.

Luck profile

Herbaceous Sprouts has a moderate level of luck. The game outcome is influenced by both random elements and player decisions. Randomness, such as card draws, has a notable but not exclusive impact on the game. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate luck through strategic decisions and planning. Overall, luck plays a balanced role in the game, making it a good mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

A FLAVORFUL DICE GAME Everyone has a green thumb when playing Herbaceous Sprouts. Unwind while enjoying this beautiful and thoughtful game of collecting seeds, using tools, and growing sprouts in the community garden. Gather your seeds and tools from the shed, but don’t take too long or your friend might become the Head Gardener first. OBJECTIVE Become the Head Gardener by collecting herb and flower seeds and using your garden tools to plant in the community garden and scoring the most points. Each round, gardeners take turns collecting herb and flower seeds (represented by dice) which they place and save in their wheelbarrow, as well as tools (represented by cards) which they use to plant sprouts. Players can plant quickly for low point spots, or push their luck saving their seeds for premier spots in the garden. GAMEPLAY Herbaceous Sprouts is played over a series of rounds, each with a different Lead Gardener. When the last Tool Cards are used, the game ends the final score is tallied. Each round has three phases: Phase 1: Preparing the Tool Shed Phase 2: Picking and Planting Seeds Phase 3: Clean Up PHASE 1: Preparing the Tool Shed This phase is performed by the Lead Gardener of the current round. They set up the Tool Cards and Seed Dice for the round. PHASE 2: Picking and Planting Seeds In this phase, all players take turns picking resources from the shed and planting in the community garden. Starting with the Lead Gardener and moving clockwise, each player takes a turn. Each player performs the following steps, in this order: A. Take a Tool Card & Seed Dice from the Tool Shed B. Add Seeds to the Wheelbarrow C. Perform Special Actions D. Plant Herb and Flower Seeds PHASE 3: Clean Up Players set up for the next round, or proceed to End Game scoring. —description from the publisher

Mechanism

5

Closed Drafting Dice Rolling Open Drafting Push Your Luck Set Collection

Family

6

Components: Dice with Icons Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Game: Herbaceous Mechanism: Dice Drafting Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Theme: Flowers

Media