2017Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews
- Videos
- 112
- Creators
- 83
1 - 4 players45 minLight weight

2026Adrian Adamescu, Florin Purluca
Mostly reviews and unboxings. Red Leaf University is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 2 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Red Leaf University is a 1-4 player worker placement game where you'll recruit a team of bright young students and send them to specialized campuses to expand their knowledge, earn academic credits, and chase the ultimate honor: becoming Valedictorian! Red Leaf delivers a streamlined euro-style experience: with your students, you'll explore a university divided into six specialized campuses (Art, Business, Science, Architecture, etc.). Each campus allows players to recruit or upgrade a student of its discipline or engage in a unique minigame tied to its specialty. The core gameplay revolves around sending one of your student tokens to an action space on the campus boards. Turns proceed clockwise until all students have been placed. Placing a student on an already occupied space costs more ressources for each student already present. Students can be trained to Levels 1, 2, 3, or Master: higher levels unlock stronger actions and bonuses, and Master cards provide unique effect along with the ability to be placed on occupied spaces without paying. The game takes place over five rounds, each introducing new opportunities and challenges. By optimizing the combos between your students' effects, the benefits from each minigame (some using a tile-placement mechanism), and the various end-of-round and end-game objectives, you'll score the most promotion points and become the valedictorian!
Red Leaf University has 5 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 2 unboxings. They date from January to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Red Leaf University | How to Play | Learn to Play in 16 Minutes! Worker Placement Board Game" by kovray, which runs 17 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Red Leaf University - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa" by No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa.
If you like it, try Sagrada, Mistwind, Sagrada Artisans and Sparks, also by Adrian Adamescu.
2017Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews
1 - 4 players45 minLight weight
2024Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews
1 - 5 players75 - 120 minHeavy weight
2023Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews
2 - 4 players45 - 60 minMedium weight
2024Adrian Adamescu, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Florin Purluca, Kjetil Svendsen
1 - 4 players45 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Red Leaf University is a 1-4 player worker placement game where you'll recruit a team of bright young students and send them to specialized campuses to expand their knowledge, earn academic credits, and chase the ultimate honor: becoming Valedictorian! Red Leaf delivers a streamlined euro-style experience: with your students, you'll explore a university divided into six specialized campuses (Art, Business, Science, Architecture, etc.). Each campus allows players to recruit or upgrade a student of its discipline or engage in a unique minigame tied to its specialty. The core gameplay revolves around sending one of your student tokens to an action space on the campus boards. Turns proceed clockwise until all students have been placed. Placing a student on an already occupied space costs more ressources for each student already present. Students can be trained to Levels 1, 2, 3, or Master: higher levels unlock stronger actions and bonuses, and Master cards provide unique effect along with the ability to be placed on occupied spaces without paying. The game takes place over five rounds, each introducing new opportunities and challenges. By optimizing the combos between your students' effects, the benefits from each minigame (some using a tile-placement mechanism), and the various end-of-round and end-game objectives, you'll score the most promotion points and become the valedictorian!
Designers
Adrian Adamescu, Florin Purluca
Artist
Sylvain Leroy
Publisher
Grail Games
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