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 Rosenberg 的《农家乐》:农民的乐土!
这是桌游界的一个里程碑式作品。
《农家乐》可能是有史以来获奖最多和最受赞誉的现代桌游之一,现在可以在Board Game Arena 上游玩。
Uwe Rosenberg的这款游戏在超过10个国家发行,在 2007 年上架后立即成为经典。
17 世纪对于农民来说是一个不容易的时期。
玩家以两个家庭成员开始游戏,因此可以执行两个动作;不过,他们可以在游戏过程中发展家庭并获得更多的行动。
请记住,随着人口的增长,您必须种植更多的食物来养活您的家人!
养家糊口是一种特殊的挑战。
玩家需要种植谷物和蔬菜,同时用羊、野猪和牛来补充他们的食物供应。
引导您的家庭成员走向财富、健康和繁荣,您将赢得比赛。
让我们更深入地了解细节:
每一轮你都可以为你的每个家庭成员采取行动,最初是为每个配偶采取行动,你会在农场找到所有可能性:收集粘土、木材或石头;建造栅栏;等等。
你可能会考虑生孩子来完成更多的工作,但首先你需要扩大你的房子。
并且你也得考虑如何喂饱这些孩子。
游戏支持多种复杂性级别,主要是通过使用(或不使用)两种主要类型的卡片:次要改进和职业。
农家乐是一款回合制游戏。
共有 14 轮游戏,分为 6 个阶段,每个阶段结束时(在第 4、7、9、11、13 和 14 轮之后)进行收获。
开始时,每个玩家拥有两个meeples(农民和配偶),因此每轮可以采取两个行动。
有多种行动可供选择,并且随着游戏的进行,您将拥有越来越多的选择:在每轮中的第一件事就是翻转一张新的行动卡。
问题是每个动作每轮只能由一名玩家执行,因此优先规划您的动作非常重要。
开始时,每个玩家还会获得 7 张职业卡(总数超过 48 张)和 7 张次要发展卡(总数超过 48 张),如果它们适合他/她的策略,他/她可以在游戏中使用。
也就是说,游戏有着无数的策略,其中一些依赖于你的手牌。
有时保持原状是一个不错的选择,有时对对手的行为做出反应会更好。
这是一款出色、丰富但不复杂的游戏,如果您还没有尝试过,不妨尝试一下。
您可以在此处查看一些正在进行的游戏以及完整的游戏页面:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
农家乐是我们希望以最高标准带给 BGA 的游戏之一。
因此,我们需要感谢Tisaac和vincentt,他们是我们出色的开发人员,他们为这个里程碑工作了数月。
当然,具有如此多细节的成果需要他们加倍努力,特别是还要按时交付。
尽管他们付出了很多努力,但仍然可能存在一些问题,因此如果您发现了问题,请不要犹豫,将其发布到错误报告表中。
Board Game Arena Team 衷心感谢Uwe Rosenberg授权农家乐登陆这一平台,也要感谢LookOut Games出色团队的帮助。
在我们让您开始游戏之前最后说一句话:
LookOut Games将举办第一届农家乐锦标赛 。
这将是,5 场 30 分钟的实时比赛,计划于在 10 月 2 日柏林时间下午 5 点开始。
我们强烈建议您仅在熟悉游戏规则并且在 BGA 上玩过几次之后再参加比赛。
如果您想参加本次比赛,请单击此处了解更多详情。
但要注意:一些世界上最好的农家乐玩家也将加入比赛。
你想要更多?!
我们听到了你们的声音:将会推出更多的牌组......
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今天就到这里了!
下周我们会再发布一个惊艳的作品。