2024James Newman (I)
- Videos
- 4
- Creators
- 4
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 5 players15 - 25 minLight weight
Oakspire: The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove
2027James Newman (I)
- Videos
- 17
- Creators
- 12
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Oakspire: The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
1 - 5 players
20 - 100 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
It's time to build, Architect! Welcome to Sunleaf Grove, where a community of animal residents work paw-in-paw/fin/hoof/claw to build a home in harmony with nature – and they need your help! As a Grove Architect, you'll plan projects, organize supply lines, and transform timber into beautiful, sustainable structures. Gather fallen wood from the forest floor, float it downstream, shape it into sturdy planks, and raise buildings of every size – from snug burrows to towering treetop apartments. Collect, craft, build: it's a peaceful, puzzle-y cycle! Oakspire is a cozy tableau-building game where you'll carefully select Project Cards that represent different stages of wood crafting. These cards can be used in a multitude of ways: Turn them into Reclaimed Wood to fuel your production chain, play them as Company Actions to move, process, or upgrade your resources on supply lines, or blueprint them to start working on a new building! You'll only get 3 actions per turn, so the key is optimising your supply line and minimising the amount of actions you take to grow your tableau of project cards. Each completed project increases your crafting capabilities, and as the game progresses, so does our woodland city, as cozy cafés and riverside markets transform it into a bustling metropolis of nature. But you can't just focus on your own projects! When community actions are triggered each round, they may give you a helpful boost or nudge your plans in an unexpected direction - so keep an eye on the Community Board! The race is on to be the first to build a certain number of projects for the city, securing their reputation as the best architect and carpenter in the city. Maybe you'll even get a statue made of you in the city centre... -description from the publisher
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Which Oakspire: The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove video should I watch?
Oakspire: The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove has 17 videos from 12 creators: 6 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 5 other videos. They date from March to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Oakspire : The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove - How to Play. Complete, Concise, Clear Tutorial" by Meeple University, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Oakspire: The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Oakspire - Teach & Playthrough" by Before You Play.
If you like it, try Floral and Deck of Spies, also by James Newman, or Funfair and Café Baras, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Oakspire: The Builders of the Sunleaf Grove
From BoardGameGeek:
It's time to build, Architect! Welcome to Sunleaf Grove, where a community of animal residents work paw-in-paw/fin/hoof/claw to build a home in harmony with nature – and they need your help! As a Grove Architect, you'll plan projects, organize supply lines, and transform timber into beautiful, sustainable structures. Gather fallen wood from the forest floor, float it downstream, shape it into sturdy planks, and raise buildings of every size – from snug burrows to towering treetop apartments. Collect, craft, build: it's a peaceful, puzzle-y cycle! Oakspire is a cozy tableau-building game where you'll carefully select Project Cards that represent different stages of wood crafting. These cards can be used in a multitude of ways: Turn them into Reclaimed Wood to fuel your production chain, play them as Company Actions to move, process, or upgrade your resources on supply lines, or blueprint them to start working on a new building! You'll only get 3 actions per turn, so the key is optimising your supply line and minimising the amount of actions you take to grow your tableau of project cards. Each completed project increases your crafting capabilities, and as the game progresses, so does our woodland city, as cozy cafés and riverside markets transform it into a bustling metropolis of nature. But you can't just focus on your own projects! When community actions are triggered each round, they may give you a helpful boost or nudge your plans in an unexpected direction - so keep an eye on the Community Board! The race is on to be the first to build a certain number of projects for the city, securing their reputation as the best architect and carpenter in the city. Maybe you'll even get a statue made of you in the city centre... -description from the publisher
Designer
James Newman (I)
Artists
Jakub Chełstowski, Longque Chen, Kary Jane, Georgi Karadenizov, Mateusz Komada, Amelia Połtoracka, Rio Sabda, Thomas Bouzillé
Publisher
Lucky Duck Games
Mechanics
Card-DrivenContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management