# Forest Shuffle

Forest Shuffle is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 40–60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.9 out of 10 by 137 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $23.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 40–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals, Educational, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** Multi-Use Cards, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tags, Layering, Melding and Splaying
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.9 out of 10, from 137 reviews
- **Owned by:** 330 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4,336
- **Unique players:** 1,209

**Designers:** Kosch

**Artists:** Judit Piella, Toni Llobet

**Publishers:** Lookout Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 23.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/forest-shuffle |
| Atomic Empire | 23.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/340499 |
| Cardhaus Games | 23.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/forest-shuffle/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 30.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/forest-shuffle |
| 401 Games | 31.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/forest-shuffle |
| Rampi Games | 24.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/forest-shuffle/ |
| Mathom | 25.19 € | https://mathom.es/es/forest-shuffle/52201-forest-shuffle-promo-8435407641884.html |
| Element Games | 24.29 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/forest-shuffle |
| eFantasy | 32.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/310643-board-game-forest-shuffle-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B4%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%82-greek-edition |
| World of Board Games | 85 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/sagospelet-aventyr-spegelmagikernas-o-barnbok |
| Spelexperten | 259 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/forest-shuffle-swe.html |
| Zatu Games | 19.85 £ | https://zatu.com/products/forest-shuffle |
| Guf | 40 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/forest-shuffle |
| Ludifolie | 24.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/17370-foret-mixte.html |
| La Gameria | 24.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/forest-shuffle-14210.html |
| Travelling Man | 22.5 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/forest-shuffle |
| Alphaspel | 299 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/200576-forest-shuffle-en |
| Dragons Lair | 299 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/forest-shuffle-svensk-utgava |
| Good Games | 42.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/forest-shuffle-preorder |
| Pelipeikko | 26.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2617-forest-shuffle |
| Milan Spiele | 27.6 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/mischwald-p-34716.html |
| TLAMA games | 679 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/smiseny-les/ |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 27.99 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/49045-forest-shuffle-castellano-8435407641884.html |
| Zacatrus | 27.99 € | https://zacatrus.es/forest-shuffle.html |
| El Nucli | 27.99 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/forest-shuffle |
| Va de jocs | 28 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/forest-shuffle |
| Gameology | 48.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/forest-shuffle |
| Spilforsyningen | 229.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/forest-shuffle-dansk |
| Fantasiapelit | 30.8 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_230165 |
| Spielezar | 34.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/mischwald |
| Nexus | 5495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/forest-shuffle/ |

## Expansions

- [Forest Shuffle: Alpine](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-alpine-expansion)
- [Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-woodland-edge)
- [Forest Shuffle: Exploration](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-exploration)
- [Forest Shuffle: Hobby Next Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-hobby-next-promo-cards)
- [Mischwald: Dürer-Fledermaus / Feldhase Promokarte](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-durer-spielbox-promo)
- [Mischwald: Meeps / Frischling Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mischwald-meeps-frischling-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Elk / Troll Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-nordic-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Robin / Water Vole Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-ukge-2024-promo-card)
- [Mischwald: Oh Tannenbaum Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-oh-tannenbaum-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Roseate Spoonbill / American Alligator Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-roseate-spoonbill-american-alligator-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Cardinal / Say's Firefly Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-gen-con-promo-card-2024)
- [Forest Shuffle: Lookout Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-lookout-promo-card)
- [Leśne Rozdanie: Żubr / Bocian biały Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-polish-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Maretak / Bostulp Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-maretak-bostulp-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Cerro Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-cerro-promo-card)
- [Mischwald: Kuckuck / Chanterelle Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-austrian-promo-card)
- [Forêt Mixte: Palmier Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forrest-shuffle-cannes-promo-card)
- [Embosca't: Geneta / Teixó Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/emboscat-geneta-teixo-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Chinese Hare / Red Panda Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-chinese-hare-red-panda-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Sheep / Robber Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-sheep-robber-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Песец / Соболь Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Brimstone / Marsh Cinquefoil Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-brimstone-marsh-cinquefoil-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Blue Jay / Beaver Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-blue-jay-beaver-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Cigüeña negra / Lince ibérico Promo card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-ciguena-negra-lince-iberico-promo-card)
- [Mischwald: Rotkäppchen / Großer, böser Wolf Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mischwald-rotkappchen-groer-boser-wolf-promo-card)
- [Forêt Mixte: Cigale / Fourmi Rousse Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/foret-mixte-cigale-fourmi-rousse)
- [Forest Shuffle: Arara-Azul / Guaraná Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-arara-azul-guarana-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Maple Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-maple-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Gibbon / Pitta Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-gibbon-pitta-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Australian Magpie / Short-Beaked Echidna Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-australian-magpie-short-beaked-echidna-promo-card)
- [Forest Shuffle: Dracula / Paeonia peregrina Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-dracula-paeonia-peregrina-promo-card)

## Similar games

- [Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle-dartmoor)
- [Reforest](https://www.ludoya.com/games/reforest-plants-of-the-pacific-northwest-coast)
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- [Echoes of Time](https://www.ludoya.com/games/echoes-of-time)
- [Mystic Vale](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mystic-vale)
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- [Finspan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/finspan)
- [Meadow](https://www.ludoya.com/games/meadow)
- [Daybreak](https://www.ludoya.com/games/daybreak)
- [Innovation Ultimate](https://www.ludoya.com/games/innovation-ultimate)
- [Cascadia: Alpine Lakes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cascadia-alpine-lakes)
- [Kavango](https://www.ludoya.com/games/kavango)

## Rules questions

### How many cards do we draw at setup and can I mulligan if I don't have a tree?

Each player draws 6 cards at setup; if none of those is a tree you may take a mulligan by discarding all six and drawing six replacement cards, but each player may mulligan at most once (page 2).

### On my turn what actions can I take — do I have to play a card?

On your turn you must take exactly one action: either Draw Two Cards (one at a time, from deck or clearing) or Play a Card and Check the Clearing — you are not forced to play a card (page 2).

### When do winter cards trigger and what happens when they're drawn?

When you draw a winter card you place it face up next to the clearing and immediately draw a replacement, and when the third winter card is drawn the game ends immediately (you may not finish your turn) (pages 3 and 7).

### What's the difference between saplings and trees, and do saplings count as a tree species?

A tree sapling is any card played face-down as a universal sapling that provides four slots like a tree but does not belong to any tree species or show a species symbol (page 5); note that when you play a real tree you must also draw the top card from the deck into the clearing (page 4).

### How do I pay costs and activate bonuses — do payment cards need to match the played card's color?

To play a card you pay its cost by placing that many other cards from your hand face-up into the clearing (for split cards choose one half to play and pay only that half's cost); a binocular bonus activates only if all cards you discarded as payment show the same tree color/symbol as the card being played (pages 4 and 6).

### What's the difference between instant effects and mushroom (permanent) effects — when can I use them?

Most cards give an instant effect you may use immediately after playing the card, while mushrooms grant a permanent effect you may use from your next turn onward and each time their trigger condition occurs (page 6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle)
- [Forest Shuffle in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/forest-shuffle)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391163)

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