Bamboo

Grow bamboo season by season and turn the harvest into family happiness in a tile-optimizing Euro.

Designer: Germán P. Millán
Published by: Devir
Editions by: IELLO, Hobby World, Broadway Toys LTD, Skellig Games

Your clan has grown bamboo for generations, and it has made a small town flourish, even if it grew at the expense of the cane fields. Now you use the harvest to look after your family and collect happiness points. Bamboo is a tile-optimizing, action-management game spread over four years, each split into four seasons. In your turns you burn incense in temples to win the spirits' favor and spend bamboo shoots on actions like seeking balance, cooking, improving your home or managing finances. It sits in the Kemushi saga alongside Bitoku and Silk, aimed at ages 14 and up, with two to four players and a game that takes close to two hours. Released in 2023.

Four years, each with four seasonsBurn incense in temples for the spirits' favorPart of the Kemushi saga with Bitoku and Silk

Who it's for

You like planning Euros with an optimizing puzzle at heart and a gentle, nature-minded theme.

Not for you if…

You want fast turns, take-that or a game under an hour. This one rewards patient planning.

Vibe's take

Calm, thoughtful and tidy, with a satisfying puzzle of tiles and timing behind a peaceful theme. The cycle of seasons gives each round a clear rhythm, and you plan a few steps ahead.