2018 · Animals

Silk

Players act as isolated shepherds tending giant silkworms in high mountain pastures, moving and grazing their herds while defending feeding grounds from rivals and a roaming predator. Turns use dice to determine available actions from six options: breed more silkworms, move the shepherd or mastiff, build fences or farms, shift the predator, and feed silkworms on chosen terrain. When silkworms feed they generate silk points based on terrain, and those points can be spent to modify future dice results. The game focuses on area control and worker-placement decisions as players jockey for the best grass and aim to score the most silk by endgame.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 3

schedulePlaying time

45 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

2.4 / 5