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Before The Rain

Before The Rain

2026·Evan Wilcock

2 - 6 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Players take on the role of busy bees, set out to gather as much pollen as they can before the rainy weather comes in. Score points by taking valuable pollen from the five different flowers back to your hive. Be careful, timing your return against your opponents and the weather is crucial. Push your luck to contribute and collect as much pollen as possible, and always keep an eye on the skies to head back to the hive before the rain ends the round. Each turn, all players will simultaneously play a card facedown from their hand. When revealed, players will either add pollen to the growing central pile or play their "Return to Hive" card to safely collect everything accumulated so far and back out of the round. After each turn, Weather Cards are revealed to show if the rain is approaching. Once three rain symbols accumulate, anyone still in the field loses all their pollen for that round. The game will end after three rounds, adding up your best score from each round to find your total score! Will you be the first to take the pollen for yourself, or will you push your luck further and race against the rain? Before The Rain is an easy-to-learn, push-your-luck game featuring beautiful hand-illustrated artwork. -description from the publisher

Before The Rain

Which Before The Rain video should I watch?

Before The Rain has 4 videos from 3 creators: 3 how-to-play guides and 1 unboxing. They date from April to July 2026.

If you like it, try Kickabout, also by Evan Wilcock, or Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit, Take 5 and Diamant, which share several of its mechanics.

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How to Play Before the Rain | Board Game designed by Evan Wilcock | Published Molinarius Games LtdHow to play13:16

How to Play Before the Rain | Board Game designed by Evan Wilcock | Published Molinarius Games Ltd

Fun With Boxes

Fun With Boxes

Before the Rain - How to playHow to play9:55

Before the Rain - How to play

Molinarius Games Ltd

Molinarius Games Ltd

Before the Rain - UnboxingUnboxing1:46

Before the Rain - Unboxing

Molinarius Games Ltd

Molinarius Games Ltd

Before The Rain How To PlayHow to play11:25

Before The Rain How To Play

Shuffle Up and Deal

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Molinarius Games Ltd
Molinarius Games Ltd
2 videos of this game
Fun With Boxes
Fun With Boxes
1 video of this game
Shuffle Up and Deal
Shuffle Up and Deal
1 video of this game

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About Before The Rain

From BoardGameGeek:

Players take on the role of busy bees, set out to gather as much pollen as they can before the rainy weather comes in. Score points by taking valuable pollen from the five different flowers back to your hive. Be careful, timing your return against your opponents and the weather is crucial. Push your luck to contribute and collect as much pollen as possible, and always keep an eye on the skies to head back to the hive before the rain ends the round. Each turn, all players will simultaneously play a card facedown from their hand. When revealed, players will either add pollen to the growing central pile or play their "Return to Hive" card to safely collect everything accumulated so far and back out of the round. After each turn, Weather Cards are revealed to show if the rain is approaching. Once three rain symbols accumulate, anyone still in the field loses all their pollen for that round. The game will end after three rounds, adding up your best score from each round to find your total score! Will you be the first to take the pollen for yourself, or will you push your luck further and race against the rain? Before The Rain is an easy-to-learn, push-your-luck game featuring beautiful hand-illustrated artwork. -description from the publisher

Designer

Evan Wilcock

Artist

Hannah Bailey

Publisher

Molinarius Games Ltd

Categories

AnimalsCard Game

Mechanics

Card-DrivenPush Your LuckSimultaneous Action Selection
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