Living Forest: Kodama

2023 · Fantasy

Living Forest: Kodama

Receive help from the Kodama to save the Sacred Tree from Onibi’s growing flames. Play as a Spirit of Nature and use flowers from your Help Line, Forest, and victory tiles to call Kodama. Add their symbols to gain Fragment and Element tiles or perform additional actions, while new Guardian Animals and protective Trees expand your options. Each Kodama card purchased advances Onibi and adds Fire tiles to the Circle of Spirits. A solo mode is also included.

Players
1–4 best 3
Playing time
25–50 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.4 / 5
8.3 on Ludoyafrom $24.72Expansion for Base-gameCard GameTile PlacementPush Your LuckSimultaneous Action Selection

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Plays logged
14
Players
1h 18m
Average play
28
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Rules questions

Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.

Do Kodama symbols do anything during the Guardian Animals phase?

No. Count your visible Kodama symbols at the beginning of the Action phase; that’s when you gain their benefits. (p. 5–6)

What do I get for having 2, 3, or 4 Kodama symbols?

Spend the symbols toward benefits: 2 gets you a Fragment tile, 3 gets you an Element tile, and 4 gets you an additional basic Action. You can combine benefits as long as their total cost doesn’t exceed your visible symbols. (p. 6)

When I call a Kodama, do I count its cost as a Sun symbol?

No. Count visible Sun symbols on your Help Line, Forest, Victory tiles, and any Element tiles you choose to use; the Kodama card’s cost is not added to that calculation. Take one card from the top of a stack whose cost you can afford. (p. 7)

What happens when Onibi jumps over a Spirit?

Add one Fire tile of value 2 to the middle of the Circle of Spirits for each Spirit standee Onibi jumps over. The Circle can never hold more than 7 Fire tiles. (p. 7)

If a Kodama card stack runs out, can I still win with 13?

Not for the victory condition tied to that stack: its target permanently rises to 15 when the last card is taken. An empty Tree stack raises the Tree target, an empty Water stack raises the Fire target, and an empty Flower stack raises the Flower target. (pp. 7–8)

Can I repeat a basic Action if I have an extra Action?

Basic Actions must normally be different, even if you gain an extra one from Kodama symbols. Some effects let you repeat particular basic Actions; those effects remove the restriction but don’t themselves grant an additional Action. (p. 9)

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