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Agricola Board Game by Z-Man Games | 
 enlarge | Brand: Z-Man Games
Category: Toy
List Price: $70.00
Buy New: $65.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 4711
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 14 x 3 x 10
MPN: ZMG7026
Model: ZMG7026
UPC: 681706070261
EAN: 0681706070261
ASIN: B001C7617Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1-5 players, ages 12 and up, 120 minutes | | • | 360 Cards, Over 300 Wooden Components | | • | 50+ Tiles, 9 Boards | | • | Tokens, Scoring Pad |
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Product Description
In Agricola (Latin for "farmer"), you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else. On a turn, you get to take only two actions, one for you and one for the spouse, from all the possibilities you'll find on a farm: collecting clay, wood or stone; building fences; and so on. You might think about having kids in order to get more work accomplished, but first you need to expand your house. And what are you going to feed all the little rugrats?Agricola is a turn-based game. There are 14 game turns plus 6 harvest phases (after turn 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 14). Each player starts with two playing tokens (farmer and wife) and thus can take two actions per turn. There are multiple options, and while the game progresses, you'll have more and more: first thing in a turn, a new action card is flipped over.Problem: Each action can be taken just once per turn, so it's important to do some things with high preference. Each player also starts with a hand of 7 Occupation cards (of more than 160 total) and 7 Minor Improvement cards (of more than 140 total) that he may use during the game if they fit in his/her strategy. This amounts to countless strategies, some depending on your card hand. Sometimes it's a good choice to stay on course, sometimes you better react on what your opponents do.Agricola can also be played without cards (family game) and can even be played solo.Designed by Uwe Rosenberg
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View from a new board gamer November 18, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just this year I was introduced to a game that chances are you know by now: Settlers of Catan. It was my first experience with European-style board games; up until then I only knew about Monopoly and Clue (granted, I have owned and enjoy Scotland Yard which I consider on a different league than those two, but not as good as Catan). After playing Catan for half a year, I decided to go for something else. I've had read good things about Agricola on Boardgamegeek (it's number one, after all) so I decided to almost blind buy, enticed by the idea of being a farmer (a dream of mine). So I've played this game enough to say that it's the next logical step from Catan to a "deeper" or more complex gaming experience. As a person who just got into complex board games, I can say that this game is deep and complex, but not difficult, which is a plus because people from different ages and non-gamers are more open to play. There's also no dice involved, so it's less a game of chances and more a game of choices (making the right ones). I can see this game is gonna consume a lot of my time. Highly recommended.
Great game September 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw some people playing this game on a cruise I went on. It looked really cool from afar. there were building pieces and they made stacks of stuff. I asked them what game it was, remembered the name and bought it.
The first game took a really long time to set up, get the hang of, and understand the cards. Once we got the gist of the game everyone liked it. You have so many options and every game is entirely different. You get sheep and cows and grow grain and vegetables, set up fences, expand your family, gather resources, feed your family ect. Just really neat.
After the game I couldn't wait to play the next week. It takes a while but is just a fun game of strategy. Sort of like risk for farming.
Pros:
Awesome game, choices, tons of occupations and improvements, good instructions.
Cons: not enough time to play it as often as I would like.
Agricola, exceptional FAMILY boardgame, great replay value & SOLO play! September 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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It will take you directly to the Agricola page on BoardGameGeek.com, the world's largest resource site for boardgames!
With over 200,000 members on Boardgamegeek they currently rank Agricola #1...so that says something right there!
Awards for Agricola:
* 2007 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
* 2008 Spiel des Jahres Winner, Special Prize for Complex Game.
* 81st game to be added to the Austrian Hall of Games.
* 2008 J.U.G. Winner
* 2008 Deutscher Spiele Preis Winner
The rules include a beginner's version (which most people use to teach new players) and an advanced version. There is also a SOLO VERSION!! You can play just once, or you select occupations to carry on from game to game and play a series of 8 games in a row (yes, it can play fairly quickly) and then you total up your over all score.
Agricola is a turn-based game. There are 14 game turns plus 6 harvest phases (after turn 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 14).
Each player starts with two playing tokens (farmer and wife) and thus can take two actions per turn. There are multiple options, and while the game progresses, you'll have more and more: first thing in a turn, a new action card is flipped over.
Problem: Each action can be taken just once per turn, so it's important to do some things with high preference.
Each player also starts with a hand of 7 job cards (of more than 160 total) and 7 item cards (of more than 140 total) that he/she may use during the game if they fit in his/her strategy. Speaking of: there are countless strategies, some depending on your card hand. Sometimes it's a good choice to stay on course, sometimes you better react on what your opponents do.
This is the type of game that you play three or four times and then it clicks all together and turns from a fun game to an excellent game!!!
Excellent Complex Euro Game September 4, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had the opportunity to play Agricola over the past weekend and I must admit, I was impressed. First of all, this is a VERY weighty box. You get a lot of bits for your money. The game has 9 small boards (one for each player and several that create the shared interaction area), about 200 wooden pieces (representing people, resources, animals, etc.), several sheets of high quality cardboard tiles and several hundred cards. When you open it, the box is really full which is decidedly satisfying.
There are two versions of the game. The Family version (which I played) does not use most of the cards, but is still a very complex game. I recommend reading the rules and setting aside ample time on your first play to figure out the flow of the game. Also, definitely take the suggestion of starting with the Family game first. And this may be a good one to play 2-3 rounds of and then start over since the strategies only really become apparent after digging into the game. The length of the game is such that if you find yourself behind in early rounds, the rest of the game may be a major drag if you play it to the end.
The game play is not atypical of many Euro games (Puerto Rico in particular) with aspects of resource management, role selection and territory management all coming into play together. However, they are brought together in a very nice way that makes for a unique and challenging gaming experience.
One final aspect of Agricola that is appealing is that it can be played as a single player game. Although, I haven't played the single player version, I've heard that it is very challenging and satisfying which is delightful given the dearth of good solo games.
All in All, this is a top notch Euro Game. I would not recommend it for someone who is new to Euro style games as there are better gateway game choices (Carcassonne, Catan, etc.) but it is an excellent way to take your Euro gaming experience to a new level.
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