- Publisher(s) : Rebel Studio
- Designer(s) : Klemens Kalicki
- Artist(s) : Karolina Kijak, Katarzyna Fiebiger
- Players : 1–4
- Playing time : 60–90 Min
- Weight BGG : 2.26
What's this?
Meadow is a nature discovery game where players take on the role of observers who have set out to explore a natural environment. The goal is to collect the most points by discovering animals, plants and landscapes.
How do you play?
Player Turn:
During your turn, you place one of your Path tokens in an empty slot on the main board to draw cards and, if you wish, play them in your Grassland or Surroundings area or the Campfire board to perform a special action and complete an objective. The special action will depend on your Path token.
➡️ Actions on the main board:
You place a token and take a card by counting a number of spaces equal to the number indicated on the token. The taken card can then be played in the Grassland or Surroundings area.
Playing cards: Ground and Observation cards are played in the Grassland area, while Landscape and Discovery cards are placed in the Surroundings area.
Each card has prerequisites to respect (for example, icons visible in your area).
You can ignore a prerequisite by discarding two cards from your hand, but at least one of the prerequisites must always be met.
➡️ Actions on the Campfire board:
You can perform special actions such as drawing cards, looking at a deck or playing cards.
If you complete an objective, place a Bonus token between two icons in your play area to score points. To complete an objective, you must have the indicated icons in your play area.
End of round:
A round ends when all players have used their Path tokens. Then, pass the First Player token and advance the round marker.
End of game and score calculation:
At the end of the last round, points are counted according to the cards played and the objectives completed. The player with the most points wins.
Is it good?
The first quality of Meadow that stands out is its beautiful illustrations. A relaxing and peaceful atmosphere emerges from the first games. The beauty of the game lies in its neat visuals, with watercolors representing flora and fauna, which makes its natural theme particularly enjoyable.
The game mechanics, although simple, require good planning over several turns. You will have to build your card board by creating food chains in the most optimal way possible.
The interaction between players is rather soft: it will be a question of completing common objectives before the others and stealing the most interesting cards. You will have to take a look at your opponents’ cards. But be careful, the locations of the Path tokens around the boards are limited.
In terms of replayability, Meadow offers a wide variety of cards and objectives that will not be placed in the same way, which guarantees always different games. The game also offers envelopes to open for even more content.
Meadow is a board game that will appeal to fans of planning games, people looking for simple but deep rules, and anyone looking to escape into nature with a relaxing theme.
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Review Meadow
Positives
- Relaxing theme and atmosphere
- Accessibility for all types of players
- Optimal planning
Negatives
- The wait between two turns can be long with 4 players
- A little lack of interaction
Breakdown
- Components and illustrations 10.0
- Mechanics 7.5
- Thematic 8.5
- Replayability 7.5
- Handling 10.0
- Interaction 8.0
- Originality 8.0
