Agricola title

The 17th Century: Not an easy time for farmers

Agricola Box

Box info:

Designer : Uwe Rosenberg
Published : 2007
Publisher : Lookout Games
Publisher : Z-Man games
Players : 1 – 5
Ages : 12 to Adult
Playing Time : 120 minutes
Availability : In print
Publisher's Description:

Central Europe, around 1670AD. The plague which has raged since 1348 has been overcome. The civilised world is revitalised. People are upgrading and renovating their huts. Fields must be ploughed, tilled and harvested. The famine of the previous years has encouraged people to eat more meat (a habit that we people of growing affluence have still not abandoned today).

In each of the 14 rounds, each member of a players family can take one action. They can generate resources such as wood and clay, add more people to the family and ensure that they are fed. At the end of the game, the winner is the one who has established the best farmyard.

NOTE: This game was originally in German only and there is a lot of text. Z-Man Games released an English version in 2008.

Agricola contents

Agricola token closeup

What You Get:

1 rules booklet
5 Farmyards
3 Game boards
1 Major Improvement board
166 Occupation cards
136 Minor Improvement cards
10 Major Improvement cards
16 Game Round cards
16 Action cards
8 Begging cards
6 Game Summary cards
5 Family members, stables, fences in 5 colours
33 Wood counters
27 Clay counters
15 Reed counters
18 Stone counters
27 Wheat counters
18 Vegetable counters
21 Sheep tokens
18 Wild Boar tokens
15 Cattle tokens
18 Field tiles
24 Wood/Clay hut tiles
15 Stone house tiles
36 Food Markers
1 Scoring pad

LINKS:Z Man Games and Lookout Games

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