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PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest

2024·Thomas Cardwell

1 - 8 players
20 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest is a beautifully illustrated book of six modern games for fans of card games, board games, and the Pacific Northwest. All you need is a deck of cards to hunt with a pod of orcas, forage for tasty mushrooms, brave the swift rivers of the salmon run, and more. Created and illustrated by Pacific Northwest locals as an ode to card games and the beauty of the PNW, these six games are a great way to dive into a world of fast and fun games with a familiar set of components. Free official downloads of the games are available on our itch page. Forage | Players: 2-8 - Complexity: 1 Explore a forest and gather baskets of mushrooms faster than your opponents in this set-collection game. Trail | Players: 3-4 - Complexity: 2 Pack supplies for your journey, then hike past landmarks in this drafting and resource-management game. Orca Isles | Players: 3-6 - Complexity: 2 Place orcas from your pod to gather prey, and collect poker hands to hunt at wooded isles in this worker-placement game. Cabin by the Sea | Players: 1 - Complexity: 3 Build stacks of cards from the sea, the beach, and your supply. Each turn, the sea gives and the sea takes in this solitaire game. Salmon Run | Players: 2 - Complexity: 4 Brave the chilly waters and predators along the salmon run, acclimating to changing conditions of the sea, the river, and the stream in this deckbuilding game. Signal Fire | Players: 4 - Complexity: 5 Communicate to your partner with smoke and fire signals, moving around the ridge and valley strategically in this partner trick-taking game. -description from the designer

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest

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Learn to play

Cabin by the Sea - How to Play3:48

Cabin by the Sea - How to Play

Thomas Cardwell

Thomas Cardwell

Review

PNW5:05

PNW

Mel's Board Game Room

Mel's Board Game Room

Which PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest video should I watch?

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to February 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Cabin by the Sea - How to Play" by Thomas Cardwell, which runs 4 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "PNW" by Mel's Board Game Room.

If you like it, try Texas: Card Games Inspired by the Lone Star State, also by Thomas Cardwell, or Books of Time, 3 Chapters and How to Save a World, which share several of its mechanics.

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Cabin by the Sea - How to PlayHow to play3:48

Cabin by the Sea - How to Play

Thomas Cardwell

Thomas Cardwell

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest Product OverviewUnboxing0:36

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest Product Overview

Thomas Cardwell

Thomas Cardwell

PNWReview5:05

PNW

Mel's Board Game Room

Mel's Board Game Room

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About PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest

From BoardGameGeek:

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest is a beautifully illustrated book of six modern games for fans of card games, board games, and the Pacific Northwest. All you need is a deck of cards to hunt with a pod of orcas, forage for tasty mushrooms, brave the swift rivers of the salmon run, and more. Created and illustrated by Pacific Northwest locals as an ode to card games and the beauty of the PNW, these six games are a great way to dive into a world of fast and fun games with a familiar set of components. Free official downloads of the games are available on our itch page. Forage | Players: 2-8 - Complexity: 1 Explore a forest and gather baskets of mushrooms faster than your opponents in this set-collection game. Trail | Players: 3-4 - Complexity: 2 Pack supplies for your journey, then hike past landmarks in this drafting and resource-management game. Orca Isles | Players: 3-6 - Complexity: 2 Place orcas from your pod to gather prey, and collect poker hands to hunt at wooded isles in this worker-placement game. Cabin by the Sea | Players: 1 - Complexity: 3 Build stacks of cards from the sea, the beach, and your supply. Each turn, the sea gives and the sea takes in this solitaire game. Salmon Run | Players: 2 - Complexity: 4 Brave the chilly waters and predators along the salmon run, acclimating to changing conditions of the sea, the river, and the stream in this deckbuilding game. Signal Fire | Players: 4 - Complexity: 5 Communicate to your partner with smoke and fire signals, moving around the ridge and valley strategically in this partner trick-taking game. -description from the designer

Designer

Thomas Cardwell

Artist

Megan Wyreweden

Publisher

Gameswell

Categories

AnimalsCard GameExplorationTravel

Mechanics

DraftingDeck BuildingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game
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