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Dux Somnium Games
Adventure, Intrigue, and Flowers!
Botany is a strategy board game where you take on the role of a Victorian Era flower hunter as you explore the world to gather fortune and fame and be named the Royal Botanist. In Botany, each player takes on the role of a character whose abilities will shape the way they play the game. Will you focus on exploring the globe in search of the most valuable specimens? Will you make quick and efficient trips to gather reputation quickly and build your estate?
Each player begins the game with a set of randomized goals that they then use to plot their path to victory. When players set out from their estate, they have access only to the coins they can carry with them. They can use these coins to traverse the globe and gain crew members and items to improve their odds of surviving the unknown, enhance their abilities, and increase the efficiency with which they traverse the map. However, there is danger in spending too freely, and players must ensure they have enough wealth on hand to return to England with their specimens intact.
Turns in Botany are streamlined in order to minimize downtime and keep players engaged. Players will move around the map, build their character, and experience the story of their rise to fame, all with an eye for efficiency. Points are gained by improving the quality of your garden, retrieving live specimens from around the globe, and adding preserved flowers to your botanical press. The specimens that players hunt, the goals they focus on to achieve victory, and the events they experience create a unique feel across each game.
Contents:
1 Game Board
105 Specimen Cards
5 Estate Boards
12 Character Cards
76 Event Cards
50 Expedition Cards
2 Dice
10 Wooden Pawns
90 Cardboard Coins
10 Wardian Case Cards
5 Botanical Press Cards
10 Orangery Cards
5 Conservatory Cards
5 Poisonous Path Cards
5 Turn Reference Cards
7 Bonus Scoring Cards
1 Queen's Prize Card
105 Specimen Cards
5 Estate Boards
12 Character Cards
76 Event Cards
50 Expedition Cards
2 Dice
10 Wooden Pawns
90 Cardboard Coins
10 Wardian Case Cards
5 Botanical Press Cards
10 Orangery Cards
5 Conservatory Cards
5 Poisonous Path Cards
5 Turn Reference Cards
7 Bonus Scoring Cards
1 Queen's Prize Card
Ages: 8+
Players: 1-5
Game Length: 45-90 minutes
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3 reviews
Easy to learn, entertaining to play
I have a tendancy to pick games that are overly complex and frustrate my friends. On the surface this looks like a game that could fit into this mold with a map the size of the world and lots of beautiful decks of cards, but it is in fact incredible easy to learn. My friends grasped the rules within the first round of turns and we were all having a blast quickly collecting plant specimens and encountering events that are cleverly written along the way. There's something almost pandemic like about the way you have to think carefully about your path so that you don't stray too far from the estate to get back without running out of money for your expedition. My only critique of the game is that I worry that once the basics are grasped and the strategy learned, will it continue to be as entertaining on replay? In some ways I wish that there was an extra layer of complication to the game or a way to increase the difficulty. I know some expansions are coming so I hope they had some of this. Overall, a really fun play with beautiful art and a well-crafted setting.
July 26, 2024 1:33 PM
Easy to learn, entertaining to play
I have a tendancy to pick games that are overly complex and frustrate my friends. On the surface this looks like a game that could fit into this mold with a map the size of the world and lots of beautiful decks of cards, but it is in fact incredible easy to learn. My friends grasped the rules within the first round of turns and we were all having a blast quickly collecting plant specimens and encountering events that are cleverly written along the way. There's something almost pandemic like about the way you have to think carefully about your path so that you don't stray too far from the estate to get back without running out of money for your expedition. My only critique of the game is that I worry that once the basics are grasped and the strategy learned, will it continue to be as entertaining on replay? In some ways I wish that there was an extra layer of complication to the game or a way to increase the difficulty. I know some expansions are coming so I hope they had some of this. Overall, a really fun play with beautiful art and a well-crafted setting.
July 26, 2024 1:33 PM
PLANTS
Low strategy and low complexity game. Perfect for those who want to play a simple game but enjoy plants!
July 12, 2024 2:33 PM
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