The shelf Cascadia
Cascadia
A quiet puzzle of forests, rivers and the animals that live there.
- Players
- 1–4 players
- Time
- 30–45 min
- Weight
- Light
- Year
- 2021
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Why it lands at the table
Cascadia is set in the Pacific Northwest. Each player builds a landscape of hexagonal habitat tiles and places wildlife on them: bears, elk, salmon, hawks and foxes.
Turns are calm and quick. You take one tile and one animal from a small market and fit them into your growing map. Each animal scores in its own way, bears in pairs, salmon in runs, foxes next to a mix of other animals, so every placement is a small decision.
It won the Spiel des Jahres in 2022 and it is easy to see why: rules in five minutes, and a satisfying final count where a well-planned river or a long mountain range pays off.
How it plays
- 01
Take one of four habitat tile and wildlife token pairs from the centre.
- 02
Place the tile next to your existing tiles, and the animal on a habitat that allows it.
- 03
Use nature tokens to break the pairs or refresh the market.
- 04
Play until the habitat tiles run out.
- 05
Score wildlife by this game's scoring cards, plus your largest habitat areas.
Good for
- One to four players, including people new to board games
- A calm table and conversation
- A solo game at home
See it on the table
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- Type
- Base game
- Designer
- Randy Flynn
- Publisher
- Flatout Games
- Mode
- Competitive / solo
- Edition
- English edition
Written from: en.wikipedia.org.