Flourish

Draft cards, plan your dream garden and score sets over one growing season.

Designers: Clarissa A. Wilson, James A. Wilson
Published by: Starling Games (II)
Editions by: CMON Global Limited, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Gém Klub Kft., Hobby Japan, Galápagos Jogos, Matagot, Tycoon Games

Flourish (2021) is a garden-building card game about planning the garden of your dreams across one growing season. You draft cards, keep a few, pass the rest along, and fit your picks together so that sets and combinations score well by the end. What sets it apart is the player range: one to seven, with both a competitive mode and a co-operative one, plus a solo version. That makes it handy when the group size is unpredictable. The art is gentle and the planning is real, so you will still feel clever when your layout finally clicks. Expect about an hour of quiet, pleasant tinkering.

Card drafting with set scoringCompetitive, co-op and solo modesWorks from one to seven players

Who it's for

You like drafting and gentle planning, and you often play with a group whose size changes from week to week.

Not for you if…

You want sharp conflict or big swings. The pace is relaxed, and the solo and co-op modes are more of a quiet puzzle than a thriller.

Vibe's take

Calm, thoughtful and gentle. Each draft pick is a small planning puzzle, and the competitive tension is mild unless you start hate-drafting.