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Publisher's estimated release date: August 2008.
Please Note: The publisher has informed us that all pre-orders placed on our site before June 1 will receive the bonus pack of 24 new cards as well. As stated this applies only to pre-orders. Also, the animeeples promo is exclusive to orders placed directly with Z-Man Games. Retailers will not receive the animeeple promos. Please direct any questions concerning the availability of the cards after the release of Agricola to Z-Man Games.
Production Note: Z-Man has sold all of the games of the first printing of Agricola. We were told we would receive our pre-order in full, so customers' pre-orders would be filled at least up to May 27. We have just found out there is a possibility that the first printing will be allocated due to a shortage. We are unsure of the extent of the shortage, but the second printing is running one month behind the first. (updated June 1)
Please read news update about Agricola on BGN.com!
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
Game Contents:
- 360 Cards
- Over 300 Wooden Components
- 50+ Tiles
- 9 Boards
- Tokens
- Scoring Pad
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