Such a landmark in the boardgame world.
AGRICOLA, probably one of the most awarded and acclaimed modern board games of all time, is NOW AVAILABLE on Board Game Arena.
Published in more countries i can count on my fingers, the game from Uwe Rosenberg became an instant classic when it hit the shelves in 2007.
The 17th Century was not an easy time to be a farmer. Players begin the game with two family members and thus two actions; however, they can grow their families over the course of the game and gain actions. Just remember you have to grow more food to feed your family as it grows! Feeding your family is a special kind of challenge. Players will plant grain and vegetables while supplementing their food supply with sheep, wild boar, and cattle. Guide your family to wealth, health, and prosperity and you will win the game.
Let's dive more into the details:
Each round you get to take an action for each member of your family, initially one for each spouse, out of all of the possibilities you will 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?
The game supports many levels of complexity, mainly through the use (or non-use) of two of its main types of cards, Minor Improvements and Occupations.
Agricola is a turn-based game. There are 14 game rounds occurring in 6 stages, with a Harvest at the end of each stage (after Rounds 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 14).
Each player starts with two meeples (farmer and spouse) and thus can take two actions per round. There are multiple options, and as the game progresses, you will have more and more: first thing in a round, a new action card is flipped over.
Problem: Each action can be taken by only one player each round, so it is important to prioritize your moves.
Each player also starts with a hand of 7 Occupation cards (of more than 48 total) and 7 Minor Improvement cards (of more than 48 total) that he/she may use during the game if they fit in his/her strategy. Speaking of which, there are countless strategies, some depending on your card hand. Sometimes it is a good choice to stay on course, and sometimes it is better to react to your opponents' actions.
**It's brilliant, rich but not complex, and a lovely game to try if you have not done so yet.
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You can have a look at some games in progress as well as the complete game page right here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
Agricola is one of the games we wanted to bring to BGA with the highest standard. That is why we need to thank Tisaac and vincentt, our wonderful developers who worked for months on this landmark. Of course, such an achievement with so many details required them twice the effort, especially to deliver it on time. Despite all their effort there could still be some issues, so if you find one, do not hesitate to post it in the Bug Report form.
The Board Game Arena Team would like to warmly thank Uwe Rosenberg for his autorization to have Agricola on the platform, as well as the wonderful team of LookOut Games for their help.
A last word before we let you get your hands on the game:
LookOut Games is hosting the very first AGRICOLA CHAMPIONSHIP.
It's gonna be realtime, 5 matches, 30mins to play, on the 2nd October, 5PM Berlin time.
We strongly suggest you join ONLY if you are comfortable with the game rules and after you have played a few times on BGA. If you want to take part to this tournament, click here for more details. But beware: some of the world best Agricola players will join it.
**You want more?! We hear you: there will be additional decks coming... stay tuned!
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That's it for today!
See you next week for another amazing release.
AGRICOLA Uwea Rosenberga: Raj za poljoprivrednike!
Takav orijentir u svijetu društvenih igara.
AGRICOLA, vjerojatno jedna od najnagrađivanijih i najcjenjenijih modernih društvenih igara svih vremena, SADA JE DOSTUPNA u Board Game Arena.
Objavljena u više zemalja koje mogu nabrojati na prste, igra Uwe Rosenberga postala je trenutna klasika kada se pojavila na policama 2007. godine.
17. stoljeće nije bilo lako biti poljoprivrednik.
Igrači započinju igru s dva člana obitelji, a time i s dvije radnje; međutim, tijekom igre mogu povećati svoju obitelj i steći akcije.
Sjetite se samo da morate uzgajati više hrane kako biste prehranili svoju obitelj dok raste!
Hraniti svoju obitelj posebna je vrsta izazova.
Igrači će saditi žito i povrće dok će svoju hranu opskrbljivati ovcama, divljim svinjama i govedima.
Vodite svoju obitelj do bogatstva, zdravlja i prosperiteta i dobit ćete igru.
Zaronimo više u detalje:
Svaki krug morate poduzeti za svakog člana svoje obitelji, u početku po jednu za svakog supružnika, od svih mogućnosti koje ćete pronaći na farmi: skupljanje gline, drva ili kamena; izgradnja ograda; i tako dalje.
Mogli biste razmišljati o tome da imate djecu kako biste ostvarili više posla, ali prvo morate proširiti svoju kuću.
I čime ćete hraniti sve male propalice?
Igra podržava mnoge razine složenosti, uglavnom korištenjem (ili nekorištenjem) dviju glavnih vrsta karata, Manja poboljšanja i Zanimanja.
Agricola je potezna igra.
U 14 faza igra se 14 rundi igre, a žetva na kraju svake faze (nakon 4., 7., 9., 11., 13. i 14. kruga).
Svaki igrač započinje s dva meeplesa (farmer i supružnik) i tako može poduzeti dvije radnje po rundi.
Postoji više mogućnosti, a kako igra napreduje, imat ćete sve više i više: prva stvar u krugu, nova akcijska kartica se preokreće.
Problem: Svaku radnju može poduzeti samo jedan igrač u svakom krugu, stoga je važno dati prioritet svojim potezima.
Svaki igrač također počinje sa rukom od 7 karata zanimanja (od više od 48 ukupno) i 7 kartica za manje poboljšanje (od više od 48 ukupno) koje može koristiti tijekom igre ako se uklapaju u njegovu/njezinu strategiju.
Kad smo već kod toga, postoji bezbroj strategija, neke ovisno o ruci vaše karte.
Ponekad je dobar izbor ostati na kursu, a ponekad je bolje reagirati na postupke vaših protivnika.
To je briljantno, bogato, ali ne i složeno, i lijepa igra koju možete isprobati ako to još niste učinili.
Ovdje možete pogledati neke igre u tijeku, kao i cijelu stranicu igre:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=agricola
Agricola je jedna od igara koje smo htjeli unijeti u BGA s najvišim standardima.
Zato moramo zahvaliti Tisaac -u i vincenttu, našim divnim programerima koji su mjesecima radili na ovoj znamenitosti.
Naravno, takvo postignuće s toliko detalja zahtijevalo je od njih dvostruko više napora, posebno da ga isporuče na vrijeme.
Unatoč svom trudu, još uvijek bi moglo biti problema, pa ako ga pronađete, ne ustručavajte se objaviti ga u obrascu Izvješće o greškama.
Ekipa Board Game Arena želi se toplo zahvaliti Uweu Rosenbergu na ovlaštenju da Agricola bude na platformi, kao i prekrasnom timu LookOut Games na pomoći.
Zadnja riječ prije nego što vam dopustimo da se dočepate igre:
LookOut Games domaćin je prvog AGRICOLA PRVENSTVA.
Bit će to u stvarnom vremenu, 5 utakmica, 30 minuta do igranja, 2. listopada, 17:00 po berlinskom vremenu.
Predlažemo da se pridružite SAMO ako vam odgovaraju pravila igre i nakon što ste nekoliko puta igrali na BGA -i.
Ako želite sudjelovati na ovom turniru, kliknite ovdje za više detalja.
Ali oprez: pridružit će mu se neki od najboljih igrača Agricole na svijetu.
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