Seikatsu cover
2017BGG rank #2,288

Seikatsu

by Matt Loomis, Isaac Shalev · IDW Games

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Players1–4
Time15–30m
ComplexityLight
Age10+

About the game

What is Seikatsu?

In Seikatsu, players take turns placing tiles into a shared garden area, with each tile showing a colored flower and colored bird. Players score for groups of birds as they place them, but they score for rows of flowers only at the end of the game and only for the rows of flowers that exist from their perspective, i.e., that are viewable as lines from where they sit at the game board. Seikatsu: A Pet's Life features the same gameplay as Seikatsu, but with players placing tiles that show pets sitting on pillows instead of birds resting on flowers.

How it plays

Mechanics

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract StrategyAnimalsPuzzle

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in Seikatsu?
  • When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
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