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?
In Upkeep, your perfect and beautiful yard is being bombarded with unusual Autumn weather. Your neighbors have always coveted your pristine lawn, immaculate deck and tidy section.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Race
Compete to reach a destination, threshold, or objective before opponents.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Read the full game description
In Upkeep, your perfect and beautiful yard is being bombarded with unusual Autumn weather. Your neighbors have always coveted your pristine lawn, immaculate deck and tidy section. Now they are eager to snatch the coveted title of the neighborhoods most exquisite yard. Stormy weather or not, you must do everything you can to clean your yard before your neighbors. —description from the designer