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Caverna: The Cave Farmers

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"Quite complex to learn initally but lots of fun after that"
5 stars"
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You need to set a lot of time aside to learn this game initally, but after one time playing it becomes much much easier and super fun. However it will always be a rather time consuming game, with heaps of little bits that need sorting out, but totally worth it. Also not so good for younger kids, as it is too complex and lengthy.

"A great combination of building and questing"
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The interesting thing with Caverna is that there are so many possible winning strategies. Another intriguing aspect is the way it changes with different numbers of players. Have only tried it with 3 or 4 people so far, looking forward to more challenges.
It has a large number of different pieces, so buying a large plastic box with lots of compartments helps to speed up the game.

Description

Following along the same lines as its predecessor (Agricola), Caverna: The Cave Farmers is a worker-placement game at heart, with a focus on farming. In the game, you are the bearded leader of a small dwarf family that lives in a little cave in the mountains. You begin the game with a farmer and his spouse, and each member of the farming family represents an action that the player can take each turn. Together, you cultivate the forest in front of your cave and dig deeper into the mountain. You furnish the caves as dwellings for your offspring as well as working spaces for small enterprises.

It's up to you how much ore you want to mine. You will need it to forge weapons that allow you to go on expeditions to gain bonus items and actions. While digging through the mountain, you may come across water sources and find ore and ruby mines that help you increase your wealth. Right in front of your cave, you can increase your wealth even further with agriculture: You can cut down the forest to sow fields and fence in pastures to hold your animals. You can also expand your family while running your ever-growing farm. In the end, the player with the most efficiently developed home board wins.

You can also play the solo variant of this game to familiarize yourself with the 48 different furnishing tiles for your cave.

Caverna: The Cave Farmers, which has a playing time of roughly 30 minutes per player, is a complete redesign of Agricola that substitutes the card decks from the former game with a set of buildings while adding the ability to purchase weapons and send your farmers on quests to gain further resources. Designer Uwe Rosenberg says that the game includes parts of Agricola, but also has new ideas, especially the cave part of your game board, where you can build mines and search for rubies. The game also includes two new animals: dogs and donkeys.

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Release date NZ
April 14th, 2014
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Board Game Mechanics
Number of Players
1-7
Play Time
30-210 minutes
Recommended Age
12 years or over
Board Game Type
Board Game
Board Game Requirement
Base Game
Box Dimensions (mm)
227x317x105
UPC
029877035014
Product ID
22189174

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