# Black Forest

Black Forest is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.1 out of 10 by 16 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $57.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** City Building, Medieval, Economic, Industry / Manufacturing
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement, Variable Set-up, Automatic Resource Growth, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Tile Placement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.1 out of 10, from 16 reviews
- **Owned by:** 40 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 95
- **Unique players:** 135

**Designers:** Tido Lorenz, Uwe Rosenberg

**Artists:** Lukas Siegmon

**Publishers:** Feuerland Spiele

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 57.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/black-forest-2nd-printing/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 76.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/black-forest |
| 401 Games | 77.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/black-forest |
| Mathom | 52.8 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/56890-selva-negra-8436578818792.html |
| Zatu Games | 27.79 £ | https://zatu.com/products/black-forest |
| Good Games | 72.93 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/black-forest |
| Lautapelikauppa | 46.13 € | https://lautapelikauppa.com/products/black-forest |
| World of Board Games | 549 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/black-forest |
| Hyggeonkel | 369.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/black-forest |
| Games Empire | 79.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/black-forest |
| Dungeon Marvels | 51.16 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/black-forest-82764.html |
| Milan Spiele | 51.4 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/black-forest-engl-p-37465.html |
| Magia de Tinta | 51.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/8027-selva-negra-8436578818792.html |
| Spelexperten | 599 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/black-forest.html |
| Va de jocs | 54 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/selva-negra |
| TLAMA games | 1349 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/cerny-les/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 1350 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/13965/black-forest |
| Spilforsyningen | 429.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/black-forest-eng |
| Alphaspel | 649 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/234535-black-forest-en |
| Pelipeikko | 58.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/3147-black-forest |
| Fantasy Shop | 59.99 € | https://www.fantasy-shop.gr/en/black-forest.html |
| Spielezar | 57.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/black-forest-de |
| Ludifolie | 62.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21020-black-forest.html |
| Get Your Fun | 69.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/030656-black-forest-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 72.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_238546 |
| Game Ninja | 849 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/black-forest/ |
| Nexus | 12995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/black-forest/ |

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to move my pawn on my turn, or can I stay and just take actions?

On a standard turn you must move your pawn (Movement is step 2 of a standard turn); if you cannot move you must go Begging instead, and only on your first turn may you place your pawn in any empty space instead of moving. (p.6, p.8)

### If gaining resources empties the dark-marked spaces on a wheel, do I have to produce immediately?

Yes — whenever both marked spaces on a wheel are empty you must immediately turn that dial clockwise and produce (you must produce until at least one marked space is no longer empty) and you cannot decline to produce. (p.4)

### Can I split charcoal or provisions between my two wheels when I gain or spend them?

Charcoal: when gaining it you must place the gain on a single wheel (you cannot split the gain), but when spending charcoal you may split the cost between both wheels; provisions can be split between both markers when gaining or spending. (p.4)

### Can I use a conversion (blue) Building while I'm visiting Tradespeople — even between the two I visit?

Conversion Buildings are 'anytime' actions so you may use them before or after your action, and you may use them between visiting the first and the second Tradesperson, but you cannot use anytime actions during a Tradesperson visit itself. (p.9, p.10)

### If I move into a village that already has other pawns, do I have to pay those players anything?

Yes — when you move into a village that contains other players' pawns you must pay each of those players 1 basic resource of your choice (they may decline it, but you still must spend it); in 2‑player games the neutral pawn can also cost you a resource. (p.6)

### What exactly triggers the end of the game and who gets the final turns?

The end is triggered at the end of the turn in which one or both provision markers on your Cooking wheel reach or pass the end‑of‑game symbol (you must announce it), and then every player, including the player who triggered it, takes one final turn before scoring. (p.10)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-forest-2)
- [Black Forest in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/black-forest-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420805)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._