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AEG & Flatout Games | Verdant - A Board Game for the Houseplant Collector | From the Creators of Cascadia | Easy to Learn | Quick to Play | Ages 10+ | 1-5 Players
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Age Range (Description) | 10 and up |
Number of Players | 1-5 |
Brand | AEG |
Theme | Caring for houseplants and decorating your home |
Material | Wood, Cardboard, Fabric |
About this item
- LEARN ABOUT PLANTS: includes facts about over 50 house plants
- GORGEOUS ARTWORK: a gorgeous spatial puzzle game
- FAMILY-FRIENDLY: includes both a family mode and plays up to 5 players
- SPATIAL PUZZLE GAME: water your plants, build the coziest home
- ENDLESSLY REPLAYABLE: with plenty of modular scoring cards and variable setup, no two games of Verdant will be the same!
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 9.4 x 9.4 x 2.7 inches |
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Item Weight | 2.2 pounds |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B0BDMPMTH2 |
Item model number | AEG7134 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 10 years and up |
Best Sellers Rank | #130,790 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #4,264 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.9 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | November 18, 2022 |
Language | English |
Manufacturer | Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) |
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Verdant is a gorgeous spatial puzzle game for the whole family. Take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast - collecting and caring for plants as you compete to create the coziest, most verdant home! Turns are simple - select a card/token set and place each into your expanding home. Earn points by providing plants with the lighting conditions they desire, coordinating your interior space with furniture and pets, and racing against your opponents to pot plants and earn bonuses. With variable scoring goals, each game of Verdant brings a new spatial puzzle to your table! Ages 10+, 1-5 Players, 30-45 Mins.
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Compete against your opponents to pot plants!
A vibrant and colorful game with variable scoring goals.
With the option for 1-5 and a minimum age of 10 this game is fun for the whole family!
Verdant - Card Game
A gorgeous spatial puzzle game!
Verdant is a gorgeous spatial puzzle game for the whole family. Take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast - collecting and caring for plants as you compete to create the coziest, most verdant home! Turns are simple - select a card/token set and place each into your expanding home.
Cultivate plants and create the coziest home!
Earn points by providing plants with the lighting conditions they desire, coordinating your interior space with furniture and pets, and racing against your opponents to pot plants and earn bonuses.
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Number of Players | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Recommended Player Age | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ |
Average Playtime | 30-45 min | 30-45 min | 30-45 min | 30-45 min |
Theme | Cats, Quilts, Puzzle | Nature, Wildlife | House plants, | Newspapers |
Easy Rules | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Perfect for | New gamers, family game night, cat lovers! | New gamers, family game night, nature lovers! | Plant lovers, adding a bit of strategy! | Large groups |
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Independent of the other games, Verdant is puzzley game - you must build out a 3 by 5 checker board of plant and room cards, but you can only place a card adjacent to a previously placed card. Meanwhile, you also acquire an item each turn to decorate your rooms with, like a cockatiel or a blue arm chair OR an item like a watering pail to help grow your plants. Players are rewarded for watering their plants and placing plants next to rooms with the perfect lighting conditions. The player who does it best wins.
The rulebook I think is not as clear regarding the green thumbs and it might be good to review the Overview or a video tutorial.
There are a few differences between solo and multiplayer. First, in a multiplayer game, after taking your turn, there are 1-4 other players who will go after you. Since there are only 4 options available at one time it is possible that by the time it is your turn again, the options may have all changed and you have to reassess which card/item combination is best for you. This can lead to a loooonnnng if players are carefully considering which combination to select. Even if they aren't, they would need to consider all the new options which still takes up time. I experienced this in a 4-player game of Canvas and personally I don't enjoy it. It is mentally exhausting to have to reexamine the options. Maybe it's fun for others, because during other player turns, you're hoping and praying that the other players won't take the card/item you want.
In a solo game, at the end of your turn, whatever is in the far-right column is discarded. This means you can better plan ahead for turns, but you also have to consider what is in the right column and select it before it is discarded. On the other hand, this makes the game more annoying to handle and makes me wish there was an app version, because at the end of your turn you have to move down a pot, a plant card, an item token, and a room card down three times, like an ancient version of a conveyor belt as in one without a belt.
Compared to the other Flatout Games, I like Verdant more than Calico but less than Cascadia. All three games have 3-4 options you select from and the goal is to place your tile/card strategically to meet requirements and score points. Cascadia uses hexagon tiles so you have 6 different sides to consider instead of only 4 in Verdant.
In Cascadia and Verdant, you have to place tiles/cards adjacent to other tiles but there is no restriction like in Verdant (3x5 tableau) or Calico (a predetermined board). I also prefer the Cascadia theme better, although Verdant is more thematic because each plant card in Verdant features a real houseplant (similar to Wingspan), the lighting requirements are more or less what they are in real life, and there is some text tidbits at the bottom giving some description of the plant and its scientific name.
In the last turns of Verdant, similar to Calico, you only have a few spots left so there is less choice because the best option is more easily determined. Calico is also more restrictive because it doesn't have a mechanism to refresh/replace cards or tokens. Both Cascadia and Verdant have a way for players to clear out the options in case none of them are to the player's liking.
All three games have main mechanisms of drafting and pattern placement. All three games have high replayability: they all have objectives to complete that vary per game w (Verdant has 30 bonus cards of which you use 3 per advanced game) and all three have special achievements you can mark off in the rulebook. All three have a solo mode and family variant so the game caters to a lot of different groups of people. Personally, I think Cascadia is the easiest to learn and teach. I like the freedom of the 6 sided tiles and the theme. Verdant is second best to me because it is more thematic and I have some of the plants featured and it plays to 5 players. Calico is the most restrictive and stressful for me to play.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
Independent of the other games, Verdant is puzzley game - you must build out a 3 by 5 checker board of plant and room cards, but you can only place a card adjacent to a previously placed card. Meanwhile, you also acquire an item each turn to decorate your rooms with, like a cockatiel or a blue arm chair OR an item like a watering pail to help grow your plants. Players are rewarded for watering their plants and placing plants next to rooms with the perfect lighting conditions. The player who does it best wins.
The rulebook I think is not as clear regarding the green thumbs and it might be good to review the Overview or a video tutorial.
There are a few differences between solo and multiplayer. First, in a multiplayer game, after taking your turn, there are 1-4 other players who will go after you. Since there are only 4 options available at one time it is possible that by the time it is your turn again, the options may have all changed and you have to reassess which card/item combination is best for you. This can lead to a loooonnnng if players are carefully considering which combination to select. Even if they aren't, they would need to consider all the new options which still takes up time. I experienced this in a 4-player game of Canvas and personally I don't enjoy it. It is mentally exhausting to have to reexamine the options. Maybe it's fun for others, because during other player turns, you're hoping and praying that the other players won't take the card/item you want.
In a solo game, at the end of your turn, whatever is in the far-right column is discarded. This means you can better plan ahead for turns, but you also have to consider what is in the right column and select it before it is discarded. On the other hand, this makes the game more annoying to handle and makes me wish there was an app version, because at the end of your turn you have to move down a pot, a plant card, an item token, and a room card down three times, like an ancient version of a conveyor belt as in one without a belt.
Compared to the other Flatout Games, I like Verdant more than Calico but less than Cascadia. All three games have 3-4 options you select from and the goal is to place your tile/card strategically to meet requirements and score points. Cascadia uses hexagon tiles so you have 6 different sides to consider instead of only 4 in Verdant.
In Cascadia and Verdant, you have to place tiles/cards adjacent to other tiles but there is no restriction like in Verdant (3x5 tableau) or Calico (a predetermined board). I also prefer the Cascadia theme better, although Verdant is more thematic because each plant card in Verdant features a real houseplant (similar to Wingspan), the lighting requirements are more or less what they are in real life, and there is some text tidbits at the bottom giving some description of the plant and its scientific name.
In the last turns of Verdant, similar to Calico, you only have a few spots left so there is less choice because the best option is more easily determined. Calico is also more restrictive because it doesn't have a mechanism to refresh/replace cards or tokens. Both Cascadia and Verdant have a way for players to clear out the options in case none of them are to the player's liking.
All three games have main mechanisms of drafting and pattern placement. All three games have high replayability: they all have objectives to complete that vary per game w (Verdant has 30 bonus cards of which you use 3 per advanced game) and all three have special achievements you can mark off in the rulebook. All three have a solo mode and family variant so the game caters to a lot of different groups of people. Personally, I think Cascadia is the easiest to learn and teach. I like the freedom of the 6 sided tiles and the theme. Verdant is second best to me because it is more thematic and I have some of the plants featured and it plays to 5 players. Calico is the most restrictive and stressful for me to play.
Verdant is both relaxing and mentally challenging, which is a good description of all flatout’s games. This isn’t nearly as complex as calico but is a bit more involved than cascadia. It’s simple enough for fairly casual gamers but might hit the sweet spot of those who want something more complex than the most common games (eg ticket to ride, catan, etc) but doesn’t require tons of playtime and can be learned relatively quickly. I would recommend watching a video play through just to get started quickly. It’s not hard to learn once you start playing as you only have a few options each turn. It just helps to see someone else take a few turns to get you going.
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
Verdant is both relaxing and mentally challenging, which is a good description of all flatout’s games. This isn’t nearly as complex as calico but is a bit more involved than cascadia. It’s simple enough for fairly casual gamers but might hit the sweet spot of those who want something more complex than the most common games (eg ticket to ride, catan, etc) but doesn’t require tons of playtime and can be learned relatively quickly. I would recommend watching a video play through just to get started quickly. It’s not hard to learn once you start playing as you only have a few options each turn. It just helps to see someone else take a few turns to get you going.