Herbaceous Sprouts
- Players: 1–4 players
- Play time: 30 min
- BGG rating: 7.0
About Herbaceous Sprouts
A FLAVORFUL DICE GAME Everyone has a green thumb when playing Herbaceous Sprouts. Unwind while enjoying this beautiful and thoughtful game of collecting seeds, using tools, and growing sprouts in the community garden. Gather your seeds and tools from the shed, but don’t take too long or your friend might become the Head Gardener first. OBJECTIVE Become the Head Gardener by collecting herb and flower seeds and using your garden tools to plant in the community garden and scoring the most points. Each round, gardeners take turns collecting herb and flower seeds (represented by dice) which they place and save in their wheelbarrow, as well as tools (represented by cards) which they use to plant sprouts. Players can plant quickly for low point spots, or push their luck saving their seeds for premier spots in the garden. GAMEPLAY Herbaceous Sprouts is played over a series of rounds, each with a different Lead Gardener. When the last Tool Cards are used, the game ends the final score is tallied. Each round has three phases: Phase 1: Preparing the Tool Shed Phase 2: Picking and Planting Seeds Phase 3: Clean Up PHASE 1: Preparing the Tool Shed This phase is performed by the Lead Gardener of the current round. They set up the Tool Cards and Seed Dice for the round. PHASE 2: Picking and Planting Seeds In this phase, all players take turns picking resources from the shed and planting in the community garden. Starting with the Lead Gardener and moving clockwise, each player takes a turn. Each player performs the following steps, in this order: A. Take a Tool Card & Seed Dice from the Tool Shed B. Add Seeds to the Wheelbarrow C. Perform Special Actions D. Plant Herb and Flower Seeds PHASE 3: Clean Up Players set up for the next round, or proceed to End Game scoring. —description from the publisher
- Released
- 2019
- Designers
- Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn
- Age
- 8+
- Best with
- 4 players (BGG community)
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How many players can play Herbaceous Sprouts?
Herbaceous Sprouts plays with 1–4 players.
What is the best player count for Herbaceous Sprouts?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Herbaceous Sprouts is best with 4 players (22 votes).
How long does Herbaceous Sprouts take to play?
A game of Herbaceous Sprouts takes 30 min.
What age is Herbaceous Sprouts for?
The recommended minimum age for Herbaceous Sprouts is 8+.
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