Players take on the role of one of the Zodiac animals. Each animal has a prefered meal and special abilities. The rotating steamer table is the main feature of this game and it moves every turn, making two steamers available to each player and one shared steamer. Fate and fortune cards can benefit the player or harm an opponent. Fate cards are drawn at the beginning of the round(starting with round 2) and affect the group. End of game is triggered when either the Fate Deck is empty or when the Steamer counter reaches 0. The player with the most Hearty Points wins.
Players take on the role of one of the Zodiac animals. Each animal has a prefered meal and special abilities. The rotating steamer table is the main feature of this game and it moves every turn, making two steamers available to each player and one shared steamer. Fate and fortune cards can benefit the player or harm an opponent. Fate cards are drawn at the beginning of the round(starting with round 2) and affect the group. End of game is triggered when either the Fate Deck is empty or when the Steamer counter reaches 0. The player with the most Hearty Points wins.
The Emperor of China gifts the Emperor of Japan with a Giant Panda to signify peace between their nations. The Panda is turned loose in the Emperor's prize garden and Pandamonium breaks out.
Description:
Takenoko is a game of strategy. Can you earn the most points by building the Emperor's garden in ways he finds pleasing by laying tiles according to the tile cards? Can you keep the Panda fed with the colored Bamboo he desires according to the Panda cards? Can you grow the right amount of Bamboo on Irrigated tiles with the right improvements that the Gardener needs for his cards? The weather Die can be your friend or can make things difficult.
The Emperor of China gifts the Emperor of Japan with a Giant Panda to signify peace between their nations. The Panda is turned loose in the Emperor's prize garden and Pandamonium breaks out.
Description:
Takenoko is a game of strategy. Can you earn the most points by building the Emperor's garden in ways he finds pleasing by laying tiles according to the tile cards? Can you keep the Panda fed with the colored Bamboo he desires according to the Panda cards? Can you grow the right amount of Bamboo on Irrigated tiles with the right improvements that the Gardener needs for his cards? The weather Die can be your friend or can make things difficult.