Takenoko

2011

Antoine Bauza

BGG Geek Rating

7.1

based on 47,177 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.2

community average

BGG Ranking

#427

all board games

Players

2-4

Weight

1.97/5.00

Playtime

45 min

Age

🎮

Play Online

Available on multiple platforms

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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Modular Board Tile Placement Action Points End Game Bonuses Die Icon Resolution Set Collection Grid Movement Dice Rolling Contracts Tags Race Hexagon Grid Pattern Building Network and Route Building

📂 Categories

Environmental Environmental Animals Territory Building Farming

🎨 Artists

Nicolas Fructus Picksel Yuio

🏢 Publishers

asmodee Asterion Press Bombyx Bureau de Juegos Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) Filosofia Éditions FoxMind Israel Fractal Juegos Galápagos Jogos Geekach LLC Gém Klub Kft. Hobby Japan Hobby World Kaissa Chess & Games Lex Games Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd Matagot Mostafil Games Pegasus Spiele Rebel Sp. z o.o. REXhry Salta da Caixa Surfin' Meeple Tower Tactic Games

📖 About This Game

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden. In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.