Verdant cover
2022BGG rank #762

Verdant

by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Aaron Mesburne, Kevin Russ, Shawn Stankewich · Flatout Games

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Players1–5
Time45–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age10+

About the game

What is Verdant?

Verdant is a puzzly spatial card game for 1 to 5 players. You take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest interior space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home. You must position your plants so that they are provided the most suitable light conditions and take care of them to create the most verdant collection. Each turn, you select an adjacent pair of a card and token, then use those items to build an ever-expanding tableau of cards that represents your home. You need to keep various objectives in mind as you attempt to increase plant verdancy by making spatial matches and using item tokens to take various nurture actions. You can also build your "green thumb" skills, which allows you to take additional actions to care for your plants and create the coziest space! —description from the designer

How it plays

Mechanics

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesOpen DraftingPattern BuildingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTile PlacementVariable Set-up

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameEnvironmentalPuzzle

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

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