2021 · Puzzle
Meadow
Players take the role of nature explorers collecting hand-painted cards that represent species, landscapes and discoveries. On each turn, players place path tokens on one of two boards: the main board to draw and play cards (subject to placement requirements), or the campfire board to trigger special actions and pursue goal objectives. Cards accumulate in each player’s meadow and surroundings area, and envelopes with additional cards are opened at specified moments during play. The game scores points from cards and campfire goals, and the highest total determines the winner.
- Players
- 1–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 60–90 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 2.3 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 958
- Plays logged
- 729
- Players
- 1h 12m
- Average play
- 262
- In collections
- 35
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
7.4/10
from 106 Ludoya reviews
Garfield3.0 Quite a multiplayer solitaire. The only interaction comes from when other do things that you wanted to do... Not much interesting things going on. [c] Theme: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> Gameplay: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Too repetitive, not much going on --> Interaction: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Almost none --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very nice --> Luck: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Random revealed cards --> Strategy: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Not really --> Components: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok, nothing special --> Play duration: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good --> Easy to teach: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> No downtime: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> Replay value: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Not much I can think of --> [/c]
Mohasz7.0 Beautiful artwork & solid gameplay. However, I don't think this is a game you'd want to play over and over again, since there's not a lot of variety in the strategies. You're pretty much doing the same thing every game to maximize your points, there's not much else to explore beyond the 3rd or 4th play. Plus, you need to go in with the right mindset, since the random factor of what cards are showing up can and will affect your end game result. That said, the flow of the game seems pleasant enough (the artwork, unique card selection and thematic tableau building is a nice mix) that I can see myself coming back to this occasionally. One small negative I found, is that some of the rules are not very intuitive. It's easy to forget some parts if you've not played for a while. Update: still absolutely beautiful, still a bit too long for what it offers. Update 2: I'm a bit torn, I like it a bit less now. I don't like the randomness and the game is just kinda clunky. I cannot really put my finger on it, but something is 'off' with it.
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Can I move or rotate cards after I play them?
No — once played cards stay where they are for the whole game and you may not move or rotate them; grounds and observations are placed vertically and landscapes/discoveries horizontally (see page 8).
How do observation card requirements work — can I cover a symbol and still use others?
If a card has one requirement you must play it on a card showing that symbol, and if it has multiple requirements you must have all required symbols visible in your meadow but may choose which one to cover when placing the card; a covered symbol cannot be used again (see page 9).
Can I discard 2 cards to ignore any requirement (like road or tree)?
You may discard 2 cards from hand to ignore one missing requirement symbol, but you cannot use this to ignore a road token requirement or the 🌳 (tree) requirement for discovery cards (see pages 10–11).
How do road tokens work when I play a landscape card?
To play a landscape you must also place one of your unused road tokens beneath it and flip that token so the road side is no longer visible (marking it used); the other required symbols must be visible but are not consumed (see pages 10–11).
What does the “?” path token do on the main board and campfire board?
On the main board the ? token lets you choose any number 1–4 when counting spaces to take a card, and on the campfire board placing the ? token lets you take any special action available there (see pages 7 and 12).
How do I get my starting 5 cards — do I pick rows or get a random deal?
Normally players pick a full row (4 cards) from the main board in turn and then draw one card from the unused N deck to make five, but for your first game you may instead be dealt a suggested random starter of 1 W, 2 S, 1 E and 1 N (see page 6).
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