Cover art for Takenoko

Takenoko

2011 · BGG
Avg rating
7.21
Bayes rating
7.07
Weight
1.98 (Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
45,899

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Description

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.

In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.



Mechanics

Action Points Contracts Dice Rolling End Game Bonuses Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Modular Board Network and Route Building Pattern Building Set Collection Tile Placement

Themes

Animals Environmental Farming Theme Gardening

Publishers

Asmodee Asterion Press Bombyx Bureau de Juegos Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) Filosofia Éditions FoxMind Israel Fractal Juegos Galápagos Jogos Geekach Games Gém Klub Kft. Hobby Japan Hobby World Kaissa Chess & Games Lex Games Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd Matagot Mostafil Games Pegasus Spiele REXhry Rebel Sp. z o.o. Salta da Caixa Surfin' Meeple Tower Tactic Games

Designers

Antoine Bauza