Spirits of the Forest
2018Michael Schacht
- Videos
- 52
- Creators
- 40
Mainly how-to-play and reviews. Spirits of the Forest is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 12 reviews, 17 how-to-play guides, 8 recorded sessions, 12 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 4 players
20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Once an age, a mythic wind lifts the veil between the spirit world and ours. Whimsical seraphs, drawn to the vigor of an ancient forest, descend through clouds to once again take up their centennial game. You are one of these seraphs – a being of great power and curiosity. The life of the forest fascinates you, and you eagerly gather plant, animal, and sprite alike to add to your mystical menagerie. But beware, for you are not alone. Other beings just like yourself contest to collect the life of the forest as well! In Spirits of the Forest, players represent the four elements that nourish the forces of nature. Up to four players compete to acquire the most (of nine different) spirit symbols, which are bound to a different element of nature. Each turn, a player drafts up to two spirit tiles from the forest (a common pool of 48 spirit tiles), collects favor tokens, and moves, places, or recovers gemstones. Players continue taking turns until all tiles have been collected from the forest. At the end of the game, players score nature points for each spirit (augmented by favor tokens) of which they have a majority. Whoever has the most nature points at the end of the game wins.
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Which Spirits of the Forest video should I watch?
Spirits of the Forest has 52 videos from 40 creators: 12 reviews, 17 how-to-play guides, 8 playthroughs, 12 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2017 to January 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "LEARN SPIRITS OF THE FOREST IN ~4 MINUTES" by Tim Chuon, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Spirits of the Forest Review with Sam Healey" by The Dice Tower. 12 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Spirits of the Forest, Playthrough Line vs Helle (In English, board game)" by Game4LifeBG, one of 8 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Zooloretto, Lucky Numbers, Magellan: Elcano and Patrician: Towers of Influence, also by Michael Schacht.
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About Spirits of the Forest
From BoardGameGeek:
Once an age, a mythic wind lifts the veil between the spirit world and ours. Whimsical seraphs, drawn to the vigor of an ancient forest, descend through clouds to once again take up their centennial game. You are one of these seraphs – a being of great power and curiosity. The life of the forest fascinates you, and you eagerly gather plant, animal, and sprite alike to add to your mystical menagerie. But beware, for you are not alone. Other beings just like yourself contest to collect the life of the forest as well! In Spirits of the Forest, players represent the four elements that nourish the forces of nature. Up to four players compete to acquire the most (of nine different) spirit symbols, which are bound to a different element of nature. Each turn, a player drafts up to two spirit tiles from the forest (a common pool of 48 spirit tiles), collects favor tokens, and moves, places, or recovers gemstones. Players continue taking turns until all tiles have been collected from the forest. At the end of the game, players score nature points for each spirit (augmented by favor tokens) of which they have a majority. Whoever has the most nature points at the end of the game wins.
Designer
Michael Schacht
Artist
Natalie Dombois
Publisher
ThunderGryph Games
Categories
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