Takenoko reviews

This game, affectionately named “Panda MUNCH!” by my wife is an excellent family game, with many tactical decisions to make.

The luck element is strong in this one, and who takes the win can feel a little random some games, cementing this into the ‘family games’ category, but it is a beautiful and well produced game that captures the imagination and gives some good low-level chances to screw over other players.

This game was a lot of fun for my eleven year old and us, but her younger sister was in over her head a bit. The game was complex enough to keep us interested, but simple enough to learn quickly. We love it!

Fantastic game. Beautiful production and a great family game. Quick to learn with easy rules for kids to understand while enough depth to keep adults entertained.

Extremely well made and very cute. My copy had a piece missing, I just emailed the game publishers and a few weeks later they sent me out a replacement piece.

After purchasing this because of all the positive reviews and the great theme, I was quite surprised to see how thin the punch out boards were. A couple of them tore while I was taking them out and they are far too thin. However, the box and player pieces are very nice indeed. Yet to play the game.

This game is wonderful for boardgame lovers and haters alike. It's super simple to pick up and is enjoyable for many games after your initial one. It is wonderfully designed and mechanics are simple. Absolutely wonderful game.

Fun to play, easy to learn and many ways to win. Lay your landscape the way you want it, garden and watch your bamboo grow or let your panda eat all the bamboo. Which ever way you do you won't be disappointed. Ages 9 up in our house works great.

If you're looking for a fun, fast and cute game, this is it! Not to mention the artwork is amazing!

Really simple and easy to learn, would highly recommend.

It works just as well with 2 players as 3 or 4. Has a good balance of luck and skill. And it's built so that no one should ever spend half the game feeling like they have no chance of winning.

Love this game. Equal parts luck and strategy with no traditional dice rolls. (a Weather die only) There are many jokes to had, at the expense of one very hungry Panda!