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2020 Ranked #8,445

Kodama Forest

A collaborative tile-laying game has neighbors cover shared forest boards with plants and animals to attract spirits. Each player scores both boards, so helping adjacent forests can be as important as protecting personal opportunities.

Abstract Strategy Tile Placement Theme: Nature Theme: Trees and Forests

Players

1-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

1.17/5

Rating

6.75

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.8/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Springtime has come again, and your forest is blooming! However, the magical kodama spirits will only grace the lushest and most beautiful of landscapes.

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Springtime has come again, and your forest is blooming! However, the magical kodama spirits will only grace the lushest and most beautiful of landscapes. Plant bamboo and flowers to attract friendly pandas and butterflies to beautify your plot of land. Plan carefully to ensure that your two forests can be filled with as many plants and animals as possible in order to please the colorful kodama In Kodama Forest, everyone works with their neighbors to cover as much of their shared player boards as possible. Every round, each player places one tile on the board to their right and one tile on the board to their left. Forests are penalized for every uncovered dirt section and the game ends when one board has covered all of its “5” and “10” dirt spaces. Players score both of their shared boards, with the lowest combined score determining the winner. Balancing cooperation and competition is the key to victory. –description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
30 min
Age
14+
Complexity
1.2/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Jenny Iglesias Kevin Riley

Artists

1
Kwanchai Moriya

Publishers

1
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