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It’s #firstimpressionsfriday🎲 and I finally tried Tend by @iv___studio
👩🏻🌾 1-6 players |⏳~40 minutes per player
⚙️simultaneous strategic flip and write
@gamenightnuggets taught me this one and it's pretty. I’m a sucker for flip/roll and writes, and I have never played one this complex. It took me about half of the first game to actually understand what I was doing
In Tend you’re managing your own little piece of land. Over 12 turns you’re choosing different actions to fish, mine, farm, raise animals and gather resources. You’re also interacting with your neighbors, which means some of your choices can benefit both of you. There are a lot of options, which brings me to my first and only problem. I wanted to do EVERYTHING!
Once I understood it, the game went relatively quickly and I definitely want to play it again. The components are fantastic. My friend even has the markers that are stamps, so building your cargo manifesto ends up looking really pretty. When she was explaining the rules, we had to pause because I couldn't get over the scratch off! I have never played a game with one before and I still can't get over it 😂
The scratch off is a pro for sure but also a consideration because depending on how often you play, you’re going to need replacement sheets. I really like the neighbor aspect. You want to win, but some of the things you do can benefit your neighbors and you at the same time. I liked that there was an incentive to help each other and really enjoyed getting free resources from time to time
A few things to know: Tend is largely language independent, heavier than the average flip and write, and you need a decent amount of table space. You only get to roll the fish dice. Why???? As you add plant and animal dice, they just sit on your farm, getting bigger as they grow and produce resources. The different sizes would be so awesome to roll around in your hands, but I get it
Because of our #boardgameintentions, I haven’t added it the collection, but if I see it at a good discount at my favorite game store, that might change. Whoops 🙈
🏷️ #boardgamereviews #flipandwrite #tendgame
👩🏻🌾 1-6 players |⏳~40 minutes per player
⚙️simultaneous strategic flip and write
@gamenightnuggets taught me this one and it's pretty. I’m a sucker for flip/roll and writes, and I have never played one this complex. It took me about half of the first game to actually understand what I was doing
In Tend you’re managing your own little piece of land. Over 12 turns you’re choosing different actions to fish, mine, farm, raise animals and gather resources. You’re also interacting with your neighbors, which means some of your choices can benefit both of you. There are a lot of options, which brings me to my first and only problem. I wanted to do EVERYTHING!
Once I understood it, the game went relatively quickly and I definitely want to play it again. The components are fantastic. My friend even has the markers that are stamps, so building your cargo manifesto ends up looking really pretty. When she was explaining the rules, we had to pause because I couldn't get over the scratch off! I have never played a game with one before and I still can't get over it 😂
The scratch off is a pro for sure but also a consideration because depending on how often you play, you’re going to need replacement sheets. I really like the neighbor aspect. You want to win, but some of the things you do can benefit your neighbors and you at the same time. I liked that there was an incentive to help each other and really enjoyed getting free resources from time to time
A few things to know: Tend is largely language independent, heavier than the average flip and write, and you need a decent amount of table space. You only get to roll the fish dice. Why???? As you add plant and animal dice, they just sit on your farm, getting bigger as they grow and produce resources. The different sizes would be so awesome to roll around in your hands, but I get it
Because of our #boardgameintentions, I haven’t added it the collection, but if I see it at a good discount at my favorite game store, that might change. Whoops 🙈
🏷️ #boardgamereviews #flipandwrite #tendgame
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