Takenoko

Grow your plot of bamboo while the sacred panda eats your crops! Score by maneuvering the panda and gardener.

GAME INFO

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden. In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages their land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.

Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players

Game Length

Complexity

Middleweight

Mechanics

Building Routes, Tile Laying