Black Forest
A Glass Road successor where worker placement replaces simultaneous turns, and your resource wheels never stop spinning.
Who it's for
Euro veterans who loved Glass Road's resource wheels and want a heavier, more contested worker-placement version, solo included.
Not for you if…
You're new to heavy euros or want a light evening, because this asks for real planning and a two-hour commitment.
Vibe's take
dense, satisfying, cerebral, meticulous, rewarding
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About this game
Black Forest drops you into a modest homestead that needs everything: buildings, livestock, fields, a glass-blowing operation, the works. You'll travel from village to village to recruit specialists, and each one you use nudges you toward collecting resources, laying new landscape tiles or raising a fresh building. Uwe Rosenberg brings back the beloved resource wheels from Glass Road, but swaps simultaneous action selection for proper worker placement, giving the whole thing a sharper, more contested edge. It is a dense, satisfying build-up game where every wheel-turn matters and your domain slowly becomes a small, thriving world of its own.
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By the numbers
Players
Duration
60–120 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
3.2 / 5 — MediumBGG Rating
6.6/10
Rank #1,024
3.1k ratings
Published
2024
Language
Moderate text
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