Such a landmark in the boardgame world.
AGRICOLA, probably one of the most awarded and acclaimed modern board games of all time, is NOW AVAILABLE on Board Game Arena.
Published in more countries i can count on my fingers, the game from Uwe Rosenberg became an instant classic when it hit the shelves in 2007.
The 17th Century was not an easy time to be a farmer. Players begin the game with two family members and thus two actions; however, they can grow their families over the course of the game and gain actions. Just remember you have to grow more food to feed your family as it grows! Feeding your family is a special kind of challenge. Players will plant grain and vegetables while supplementing their food supply with sheep, wild boar, and cattle. Guide your family to wealth, health, and prosperity and you will win the game.
Let's dive more into the details:
Each round you get to take an action for each member of your family, initially one for each spouse, out of all of the possibilities you will find on a farm: collecting clay, wood, or stone; building fences; and so on. You might think about having kids in order to get more work accomplished, but first you need to expand your house. And what are you going to feed all the little rugrats?
The game supports many levels of complexity, mainly through the use (or non-use) of two of its main types of cards, Minor Improvements and Occupations.
Agricola is a turn-based game. There are 14 game rounds occurring in 6 stages, with a Harvest at the end of each stage (after Rounds 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 14).
Each player starts with two meeples (farmer and spouse) and thus can take two actions per round. There are multiple options, and as the game progresses, you will have more and more: first thing in a round, a new action card is flipped over.
Problem: Each action can be taken by only one player each round, so it is important to prioritize your moves.
Each player also starts with a hand of 7 Occupation cards (of more than 48 total) and 7 Minor Improvement cards (of more than 48 total) that he/she may use during the game if they fit in his/her strategy. Speaking of which, there are countless strategies, some depending on your card hand. Sometimes it is a good choice to stay on course, and sometimes it is better to react to your opponents' actions.
**It's brilliant, rich but not complex, and a lovely game to try if you have not done so yet.
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You can have a look at some games in progress as well as the complete game page right here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
Agricola is one of the games we wanted to bring to BGA with the highest standard. That is why we need to thank Tisaac and vincentt, our wonderful developers who worked for months on this landmark. Of course, such an achievement with so many details required them twice the effort, especially to deliver it on time. Despite all their effort there could still be some issues, so if you find one, do not hesitate to post it in the Bug Report form.
The Board Game Arena Team would like to warmly thank Uwe Rosenberg for his autorization to have Agricola on the platform, as well as the wonderful team of LookOut Games for their help.
A last word before we let you get your hands on the game:
LookOut Games is hosting the very first AGRICOLA CHAMPIONSHIP.
It's gonna be realtime, 5 matches, 30mins to play, on the 2nd October, 5PM Berlin time.
We strongly suggest you join ONLY if you are comfortable with the game rules and after you have played a few times on BGA. If you want to take part to this tournament, click here for more details. But beware: some of the world best Agricola players will join it.
**You want more?! We hear you: there will be additional decks coming... stay tuned!
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That's it for today!
See you next week for another amazing release.
Uwe Rosenbergs AGRICOLA: Paradis på jord!
En milepæl i brætspilverdenen.
AGRICOLA, sandsynligvis et af de mest prisbelønnede og anerkendte moderne brætspil nogensinde, FÅS NU på Board Game Arena.
Udgivet i flere lande, jeg kan regne med mine fingre, blev spillet fra Uwe Rosenberg en øjeblikkelig klassiker, da det kom på hylderne i 2007.
Det 17. århundrede var ikke en let tid at være landmand.
Spillere starter spillet med to familiemedlemmer og dermed to handlinger; de kan dog vokse deres familier i løbet af spillet og få handlinger.
Husk bare, at du skal dyrke mere mad for at brødføde din familie, når den vokser!
At fodre din familie er en særlig udfordring.
Spillere vil plante korn og grøntsager, mens de supplerer deres madforsyning med får, vildsvin og kvæg.
Vejled din familie til rigdom, sundhed og velstand, og du vil vinde spillet.
Lad os dykke mere ned i detaljerne:
Hver runde får du en handling for hvert familiemedlem, først en for hver ægtefælle, ud af alle de muligheder, du finder på en gård: indsamling af ler, træ eller sten; bygge hegn; og så videre.
Du tænker måske på at få børn for at få mere arbejde udført, men først skal du udvide dit hus.
Og hvad skal du fodre alle de små rugrats?
Spillet understøtter mange kompleksitetsniveauer, hovedsageligt ved brug (eller ikke-brug) af to af dets hovedtyper af kort, mindre forbedringer og erhverv.
Agricola er et turbaseret spil.
Der foregår 14 spilrunder i 6 etaper, med en høst i slutningen af hver etape (efter runde 4, 7, 9, 11, 13 og 14).
Hver spiller starter med to meeples (landmand og ægtefælle) og kan dermed tage to handlinger pr. Runde.
Der er flere muligheder, og efterhånden som spillet skrider frem, får du mere og mere: Først i en runde vendes et nyt handlingskort.
Problem: Hver handling kan kun foretages af en spiller hver runde, så det er vigtigt at prioritere dine træk.
Hver spiller starter også med en hånd på 7 besættelseskort (på mere end 48 i alt) og 7 mindre forbedringskort (på mere end 48 i alt), som han/hun kan bruge under spillet, hvis de passer ind i hans/hendes strategi.
Apropos der er der utallige strategier, nogle afhængigt af din korthånd.
Nogle gange er det et godt valg at holde kursen, og nogle gange er det bedre at reagere på dine modstanderes handlinger.
Det er genialt, rigt, men ikke komplekst, og et dejligt spil at prøve, hvis du ikke har gjort det endnu.
Du kan se nogle igangværende spil samt den komplette spilside lige her:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
Agricola er et af de spil, vi ønskede at bringe til BGA med den højeste standard.
Derfor skal vi takke Tisaac og vincentt, vores vidunderlige udviklere, der arbejdede i flere måneder på dette vartegn.
Selvfølgelig krævede en sådan præstation med så mange detaljer dem to gange indsatsen, især for at levere den til tiden.
På trods af al deres indsats kan der stadig være nogle problemer, så hvis du finder et, skal du ikke tøve med at sende det i fejlrapportformularen.
Board Game Arena Team vil gerne takke Uwe Rosenberg varmt for hans autorisation til at få Agricola på platformen, samt det vidunderlige team af LookOut Games for deres hjælp.
Et sidste ord, før vi lader dig få fingrene i spillet:
LookOut Games er vært for det allerførste AGRICOLA -EM.
Det bliver realtime, 5 kampe, 30 minutter at spille, den 2. oktober, 17.00 Berlin tid.
Vi anbefaler kraftigt, at du KUN deltager, hvis du er fortrolig med spillereglerne, og efter at du har spillet et par gange på BGA.
Hvis du vil deltage i denne turnering, klik her for flere detaljer.
Men pas på: nogle af verdens bedste Agricola -spillere vil slutte sig til den.
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