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A Few Acres of Snow

A Few Acres of Snow

2011·Martin Wallace

2 players
60 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

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A Few Acres of Snow is a two-player, deck-building Strategic level board-wargame about the French and British conflict in North America. The card-play contains a focus on a deck-building mechanic similar to Dominion, each card will have multiple uses like card-driven games. The players have to choose only one aspect of the card to use when it is played. Each space captured by a player will add another card to the capturing player's deck. From the box description: A war fought at the edge of two mighty empires. For over one hundred and fifty years Britain and France were locked in a struggle for domination of North America. Thousands of miles from their homes, settlers and soldiers were faced with impenetrable forests, unpredictable American tribes, and formidable distances. Despite these obstacles they were able to engage in bitter warfare, with the British ultimately taking the prize of Quebec. A Few Acres of Snow is a two-player game that allows you to recreate this contest. You can change the course of history by your decisions. A Few Acres of Snow takes an innovative approach to the subject, using cards to represent locations and manpower. As the game progresses you add to your selection of cards, increasing the range of actions available to you. There are many strategies to be explored. How quickly should you build up your forces, do you employ Native Americans, what energy should be expended on your economy? The game is about more than just fighting – you must successfully colonize the land to have a chance.

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Review: A Few Acres of Snow46:26

Review: A Few Acres of Snow

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A few Acres of Snow game and player turn in action. CDG game from Tree Frog games.14:09

A few Acres of Snow game and player turn in action. CDG game from Tree Frog games.

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A Few Acres of Snow has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 playthrough. They date from 2022 to March 2025.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Review: A Few Acres of Snow" by The Players Aid. To see it played, watch "A few Acres of Snow game and player turn in action. CDG game from Tree Frog games." by Walk up to games.

If you like it, try Brass: Birmingham, Anno 1800: The Board Game, AuZtralia and Age of Steam, also by Martin Wallace.

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Review: A Few Acres of SnowReview46:26

Review: A Few Acres of Snow

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A few Acres of Snow game and player turn in action. CDG game from Tree Frog games.Playthrough14:09

A few Acres of Snow game and player turn in action. CDG game from Tree Frog games.

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About A Few Acres of Snow

From BoardGameGeek:

A Few Acres of Snow is a two-player, deck-building Strategic level board-wargame about the French and British conflict in North America. The card-play contains a focus on a deck-building mechanic similar to Dominion, each card will have multiple uses like card-driven games. The players have to choose only one aspect of the card to use when it is played. Each space captured by a player will add another card to the capturing player's deck. From the box description: A war fought at the edge of two mighty empires. For over one hundred and fifty years Britain and France were locked in a struggle for domination of North America. Thousands of miles from their homes, settlers and soldiers were faced with impenetrable forests, unpredictable American tribes, and formidable distances. Despite these obstacles they were able to engage in bitter warfare, with the British ultimately taking the prize of Quebec. A Few Acres of Snow is a two-player game that allows you to recreate this contest. You can change the course of history by your decisions. A Few Acres of Snow takes an innovative approach to the subject, using cards to represent locations and manpower. As the game progresses you add to your selection of cards, increasing the range of actions available to you. There are many strategies to be explored. How quickly should you build up your forces, do you employ Native Americans, what energy should be expended on your economy? The game is about more than just fighting – you must successfully colonize the land to have a chance.

Designer

Martin Wallace

Artist

Peter Dennis

Publisher

Treefrog Games

Categories

Age of ReasonAmerican Indian WarsCard GameTerritory Building

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