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Forage
2026Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich
- Videos
- 19
- Creators
- 18
Mainly reviews. Forage is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 6 players
15 - 30 min
From BoardGameGeek
Forage is a puzzly tableau-building roll-and-write game for 1-6 players with gorgeous artwork by Beth Sobel! It is designed and developed by the team that brought you the Calico, Cascadia, and Point Salad series of games! Rules are simple: Roll the forage dice and reveal a unique journey tile each round. Choose a combination of dice and carry out one of the actions: exploring, storing, or gift-giving. As you carry out actions, you'll earn bonuses that allow you to power up your future actions or make additional moves to complete your goals! Use your time wisely - there are several journeys you can take to collect knowledge, experience, and prestige. Once you have completed your turn, you'll choose one of the three types of cards to draw and add to your tableau giving you more ways to combo and complete goals! Completing exploration cards involves traversing trails through the forest and collecting bonuses by surrounding them via a spatial puzzle that extends as you add cards to your tableau. Completing pantry cards involves storing goods in jars and unlocking bonuses as you complete rows and columns within your shelves. Completing gift-giving cards involves collecting specific ingredients in the exact quantities to produce gifts, providing you with immediate and end-game scoring bonuses! There are over 90 unique exploration, pantry, and gift-giving cards to collect, so you will have a completely unique foraging journey each and every time you play! 6 unique double-sided goal cards and 27 unique journey tiles also encourage player interaction and strategic thinking throughout the game. Forage is a unique roll-and-write game where you write on cards in an ever-changing tableau. As the game progresses, your options increase and your scoring conditions change. It is easy to learn, but challenging for everyone! -description from the designer
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Which Forage video should I watch?
Forage has 19 videos from 18 creators: 11 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from February to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Forage - Teach" by Steph Hodge, which runs 23 min. For a quicker teach, "Forage | How to Play | Learn to Play in 13 Minutes! | A Cozy Roll & Write Board Game" by kovray runs 14 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Forage Review: Digging in the Dirt" by The Dice Tower. 11 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Forage Playthrough and First Impressions" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Verdant, Point City, Cascadia: Landmarks and Propolis, also by Molly Johnson. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2026.
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About Forage
From BoardGameGeek:
Forage is a puzzly tableau-building roll-and-write game for 1-6 players with gorgeous artwork by Beth Sobel! It is designed and developed by the team that brought you the Calico, Cascadia, and Point Salad series of games! Rules are simple: Roll the forage dice and reveal a unique journey tile each round. Choose a combination of dice and carry out one of the actions: exploring, storing, or gift-giving. As you carry out actions, you'll earn bonuses that allow you to power up your future actions or make additional moves to complete your goals! Use your time wisely - there are several journeys you can take to collect knowledge, experience, and prestige. Once you have completed your turn, you'll choose one of the three types of cards to draw and add to your tableau giving you more ways to combo and complete goals! Completing exploration cards involves traversing trails through the forest and collecting bonuses by surrounding them via a spatial puzzle that extends as you add cards to your tableau. Completing pantry cards involves storing goods in jars and unlocking bonuses as you complete rows and columns within your shelves. Completing gift-giving cards involves collecting specific ingredients in the exact quantities to produce gifts, providing you with immediate and end-game scoring bonuses! There are over 90 unique exploration, pantry, and gift-giving cards to collect, so you will have a completely unique foraging journey each and every time you play! 6 unique double-sided goal cards and 27 unique journey tiles also encourage player interaction and strategic thinking throughout the game. Forage is a unique roll-and-write game where you write on cards in an ever-changing tableau. As the game progresses, your options increase and your scoring conditions change. It is easy to learn, but challenging for everyone! -description from the designer
Designers
Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich
Artist
Beth Sobel
Publisher
Flatout Games
Categories
Mechanics
Action SelectionContractsDice RollingPattern Building