Got a green thumb? Test it out and see if you have what it takes to grow in this vibrantly illustrated worker placement board game, Reykholt!
Reykholt is a 1-4 player game designed by Uwe Rosenberg. Published by Frosted Games and distributed by Renegade Games in the United States. A typical game will play from 30 to 60 minutes.
Reykholt: $60.00
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In Iceland, you can climb volcanoes, marvel at the aurora borealis, count sheep, and eat delicious tomatoes. Thanks to geothermal energy, Iceland is a vegetable paradise! Players take on the roles of vegetable farmers to build a livelihood in beautiful Iceland. But, with all the tourism around the natural wonders, competition to have the best vegetables is fierce!
1. Seed fresh vegetables in your greenhouses!
2. Use service cards to your advantage…
3. Can you fulfill the orders of the hungry tourists to win the game?
Contents:
1 Game Board
8 Game Round Tiles
40 Goods Tiles
160 Wooden Goods
1 Covering Tile
5 Goods Boxes
4 Managers
12 Worker Discs
1 Sheet of Stickers
1 Start Player Card
4 Player Cards
36 Service Cards
23 Greenhouse Cards
34 Story Mode Cards
1 Rulebook
Ages: 12+
Players: 1-4
Game Length: 30-60 minutes
Be The Best: Grow Vegetables in Iceland
In Reykholt you are farmers making use of the geothermal energy found naturally in Iceland. You are trying to make the most of the short tourist season by showing that you have the best vegetables. Each player will have a team of workers that will be able to plant, harvest, and gather various vegetables.
The goal of the game is different than most. Instead of seeing who has the most points at the end, it is a race to be the farthest on the table track. Each table has a type of vegetable and increases in quantity. In order to advance a table, you must spend the type and quantity of the vegetables depicted. You can go as far as you want as long as you have the vegetables. Once you cannot you have to take what is called a bonus. The bonus is taking what is on the table instead of spending. This also will advance you to that table. The player who gets to the same table will jump ahead on that table and be first to play next round.
There are also service cards that will power up your actions or give you bonus items each time you do something specific. There is also an action that will let you share service cards with the player to your left or right. The cards have text on both the left and right so when placed between the sharing players they can be read by both. This is a very convenient detail that wasn’t necessary but is quite welcome.
Each round starts with a work time phase. This is where you send your three workers to action spots and gain the benefits there. This is also how you will get greenhouses necessary to grow more vegetables. Each time you seed from your supply you will grow enough vegetables to fill the greenhouse. Each greenhouse has a parcel limit and a list of what varieties you can grow.
Next is the harvest phase. This is when you can harvest one vegetable from each of your greenhouses. It’s definitely wise to have multiple greenhouses with different vegetables.
The third phase is the tourist phase. This is when you spend vegetables to advance tables. Don’t forget your bonus of taking from the supply one time as you advance.
The last phase is the homecoming. This is basically a cleanup phase in which you recall your workers to prepare for the next round.
Once the final round tile is flipped the player who is on the furthest table wins. If tied, the player who is ahead on the table, in other words, who made it there last wins.
Now as I’ve mentioned before I’m not the biggest fan of “race” style games. This one however really makes you plan out what vegetables you need and how many. It’s a roundabout point system and it’s pretty unique.
Overall I am a big fan of this game. The gameplay is quick and fun and very tactical. The components are fantastic each vegetable has a unique meeple that is unmistakable as to what it is. Each of the vegetables are stored in a bin that you put together and resembles a basket. The artwork is amazing and vibrant and really pops. The worker tokens are similar to poker chips and have stickers with realistic characters on them.
There is also a story mode that plays a bit like a campaign. It has a separate deck of cards to play this way.
I highly recommend this game if you want a good worker placement game. Definitely, if you are an Uwe Rosenberg fan. This is one of his best for sure and I hope you get a chance to check it out.
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