Herbaceous
2017 • 1-4 Players • Age 8+
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 8 and up. You can play with 1 to 4 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Push Your Luck, Set Collection und Solo / Solitaire Game...
Game Data
- Average time to play
- 20 Minutes
- Minimum age
- 8+
- Number of players
- 1 - 4
- Publisher
- Dr. Finn's Games, Pencil First Games, LLC, 17wanzy (Yihu BG), 64 Ounce Games, Granna, Little Rocket Games, Maldito Games, Matagot, Quality Beast
- Designers
- Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn
- Artists
- Beth Sobel
- Mechanics
- Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game
In Herbaceous, herb collectors compete to grow and store the most valuable medley of herbs. Everyone starts with four containers, each of which allows a different grouping action:
Group herbs of same type
Group different types
Group pairs
Group any three types (same or different)
On your turn, you draw a herb, then decide to either keep it in your personal collection or put in into the communal pile. If kept, the next card goes to the communal pile; if placed in the communal pile, the next card goes in your personal collection.
At the start of your turn, you can decide to use a container. If so, you assemble cards from personal and communal spaces, group them, then turn them all over. You have then "collected" those and can't use the container again.
At the end of the game, collectors determine the best collection as a combination of value from their collection, matching herbs, and herb sets.
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