Rustling Leaves

Roll dice, draw rectangles on seasonal forest sheets and score the symbols inside.

Designer: Paolo Mori
Published by: KOSMOS
Editions by: IELLO, Devir

Rustling Leaves (2020, originally Blätterrauschen) is a roll-and-write built around the four seasons. Each season has its own themed sheet with its own rules, so the game keeps changing shape. The dice do something clever: their numbers give the side lengths of a rectangle you mark on the sheet, and inside that area you pick a forest symbol that counts toward your score. So every roll is a little spatial puzzle of how big a patch you dare to draw and what ends up inside it. Most points wins. It is quick, plays with two to six, and fits nicely between longer games.

Four seasonal sheets with different rulesDice numbers set your rectangle's sizePick a forest symbol inside it to score

Who it's for

You enjoy roll-and-writes and want one with real spatial thinking, ideally with a group of two to six and a handful of pencils.

Not for you if…

You dislike pencil-and-paper games or want heavy decisions. It is short and light, and luck of the dice shapes each turn.

Vibe's take

Light, tactile and puzzly. You scribble, squint at the grid and wonder whether the bigger patch is worth the risk.