Tend Review | What 10 Plays Reveal

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Is Tend just a cozy resource-gathering game—or does it offer deeper strategic choices after repeated plays? In this review, I take a deep dive into Tend after playing it at least 10 times, focusing on how the strategy develops over repeated plays, how player interaction subtly shapes each session, and whether this cozy-looking game holds up long-term. Designed by @iv-studio-games, Tend is a 1-6+ player flip-and-write board game where players play as a pioneer working for the Zenith corporation, sent to establish a homestead on a new alien world. Players will build out their farm, manage resources, and send goods back to headquarters for study. ⏱ Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 0:11 – Game Description 1:07 – How It Plays: One thing I missed in the teach is how when you completely fill out a row in your cargo manifest, you will get to do the action shown on the right of that row (~14:40). 18:55 – Thoughts on the Game 22:38 – My Stats 25:38 – Thanks for Watching If you enjoy games where small decisions compound over time—and you're okay with committing to a strategy that might not always pan out—Tend is absolutely worth your attention. 🎲 Game Info Players: 1-6+ Play Time: 30–120 minutes Designers: Toby Sarnelle, Austin Harrison, Max Anderson, Zac Dixon Publisher: IV Studio BoardGameGeek: [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/427388/tend] Publisher Website: [https://shop.iv.studio/] 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY 🎲 BoardGameGeek: [https://boardgamegeek.com/profile/DecaDice] ▶️ YouTube: @DecaDiceBoardGames 📷 Instagram: @decadiceboardgames 🎵 TikTok: @decadice 📈 Chopping/Mining/Neighbor Card Distribution 🪓 Chopping Top half: All | (17) Logs Rows 3-4 | (4) Moonstone & (4) Stump ------------------------------------------------------------- Bottom half: All | (15) Stump Rows 5-6 | (4) Bone Rows 7-8 | (3) Geode & (4) Honey ⛏️ Mining Top half: All | (10) Red Ore & (12) Stone Rows 3-4 | (3) Blue Ore ------------------------------------------------------------- Bottom half: All | (7) Geode Rows 5-6 | (5) Blue Ore, (2) Moonstone, and (4) Yolkstone Rows 7-8 | (2) Bone, (4) Crystal, (2) Rainbow 🏘️ Neighbor Cards Animal | (12) Eggs Animal / Tend | (4) Blue fruit ("Berries"), (4) Pink fruit ("Fruit"), and (8) Wool ("Yarn") Chop | (4) Stump Chop / Mine | (4) Yolkstone / Moonstone Fish | (12) from Pond only & (20) from Pond / River Tend | (12) Pineapple #TendBoardGame #boardgamereview #boardgames #tabletopgames #cozygames #strategygames #sologames #gamenight #DecaDice #BGG