Verdant: Core Game Plus Potless Plants Mini-Expansion (Kickstarter Special)

Board Game Geek Rating: 5.63
Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 7.38
Players: 1 to 5
Published: 2022
Content Notes: Kickstarter Edition of Verdant Board Game by Flatout Games. Includes core board game, Potless Plants mini-expansion (16 KS Promo Cards), and all unlocked stretch goals. Please note: unless otherwise stated paid add ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included.

Verdant is a puzzly spatial card 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.





 In Verdant, you take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home. In this multi-layered spatial puzzle, you must position your plants so that they receive the most suitable light conditions and take care of them using various nurture actions to create the most verdant collection!

Verdant features over 50 unique plants for players to collect and care for, each with accurate individual attributes, facts about the plants, and stunning artwork!

Verdant comes with a variety of end game scoring goal cards allowing you to mix and match new challenges each and every time you play! There are hundreds of unique game setups to explore! Create a beautiful tableau of plants, pets and furnishings as you compete to curate the coziest home!

The game is designed by Molly Johnson, Aaron Mesburne, Robert Melvin, Kevin Russ, and Shawn Stankewich - designers of titles such as Point Salad, Dollars to Donuts, Calico, and Overboss.  It is developed and directed by the team behind Calico and Cascadia, along with new team member Joseph Z. Chen, designer and publisher of Fantastic Factories. The graphic design is by Dylan Mangini and artwork by Beth Sobel who have each designed and illustrated countless gorgeous board games.

Each turn, you select an adjacent pair of a card and token, then use those items to build an ever-expanding tableau of cards that represents your home. You 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 can also build your "green thumb" skills, which allows you to take additional actions to care for your plants and create the coziest space!

Verdant can be played solo! The solo mode elegantly simulates a 2-player game experience by turning the token and card drafting into a shifting market. Players must make difficult decisions about which cards and tokens to take, as each turn brings changes to what is available. Players must also strategically set up for future turns as Green Thumb Token bonuses cascade through the market, but will be eliminated if too many accumulate on a single card. The solo mode is a quick and relaxing experience that is simple to learn, and does not require the upkeep of an AI player, while still offering interesting puzzly choices and challenging thresholds to overcome! If you enjoyed the solo modes in Calico and Cascadia, you will feel right at home with Verdant!

--from the publisher

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