Bonsai

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Bonsai

410.2Tile Placement

Players
1–4 (Ideal 3)
Time
40 min
Complexity
Rating

Master gardeners cultivate exquisite miniature trees to earn a place in the Imperial gardens.

Gameplay

Each turn you either meditate to draft a card and its tiles, or cultivate by placing tiles into your bonsai up to your symbol capacity from Growth cards. Build patterns on a hex grid to meet public goals and score tile values and bonuses.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:7.21.79BoardGameGeek

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