
2023Kosch
Mainly reviews. Forest Shuffle is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 60 reviews, 23 how-to-play guides, 10 recorded sessions, 15 unboxings, and 9 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In Forest Shuffle, players compete to gather the most valuable trees, then attract species to these trees, thus creating an ecologically balanced habitat for flora and fauna. To start, each player has six cards in hand, with cards depicting either a particular type of tree or two forest dwellers (animal, plant, mushroom, etc.), with these latter cards being divided in half, whether vertically or horizontally, with one dweller in each card half. On a turn, either draw two cards - whether face down from the deck or face up from the clearing - and add them to your hand, or play a card from your hand by paying the cost, then putting it into play. During set-up, three winter cards were placed into the bottom third of the deck. When the third winter card is drawn, the game ends immediately, then players tally their points based on the trees and dwellers in their forest. Whoever scores the most points wins. Manufactured from FSC-certified material.
Forest Shuffle has 117 videos from 97 creators: 60 reviews, 23 how-to-play guides, 10 playthroughs, 15 unboxings and 9 other videos. They date from 2023 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Forest Shuffle | How To Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes!" by kovray, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Forest Shuffle ~ it grew and grew on us with every play... now we LOVE it | Board Game Review" by ThinkerThemer. 57 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Forest Shuffle A Rahdo Runthrough by Ruel" by Rahdo Runs Through, one of 10 playthroughs.
If you like it, try FYFE, Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor, Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge and Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains, also by Kosch.
8 of 97
2025Kosch
2 - 5 players60 minMedium weight
2024Kosch
2 - 5 players60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Forest Shuffle, players compete to gather the most valuable trees, then attract species to these trees, thus creating an ecologically balanced habitat for flora and fauna. To start, each player has six cards in hand, with cards depicting either a particular type of tree or two forest dwellers (animal, plant, mushroom, etc.), with these latter cards being divided in half, whether vertically or horizontally, with one dweller in each card half. On a turn, either draw two cards - whether face down from the deck or face up from the clearing - and add them to your hand, or play a card from your hand by paying the cost, then putting it into play. During set-up, three winter cards were placed into the bottom third of the deck. When the third winter card is drawn, the game ends immediately, then players tally their points based on the trees and dwellers in their forest. Whoever scores the most points wins. Manufactured from FSC-certified material.
Designer
Kosch
Artists
Toni Llobet, Judit Piella
Publisher
Lookout Games
Mechanics