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Agricola


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Minimum age:
(official)
12 years
 
     
Rating:
(average)
5.5 
Year: 2007 
Publishers:
Lookout Games

 

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UserRatingMin. AgeAdults TooComment
CDRodeffer69Yes Agricola can be a long game, especially when played by new players, but it's not really that hard. The family game (without the minor improvements and occupations cards) is quite approachable, even for kids as young as 9. The key for playing this one with kids is to let them choose a particular strategy early on, something with clear goals they can work toward (such as "get an oven, upgrade the house to stone and don't grow the family too big," or "get food production going early to grow a big family so I can do more things later" or "build fences and enclose lots of pastures to breed animals"). Coaching and friendly play will help minimize frustration when the player right before them chooses to take all the reeds out from under their nose. The full game is complicated by having so many cards available and that some of them work wildly in combination. But the full game is appropriate for older kids, probably beginning around 12 years old.
Ed the Red613Yes This is a fairly complex game, both in terms of rules and conceptually. It would only be enjoyable for older children, and only a sub-set of them I feel. The theme (being a medieval peasant) is surprisingly engaging, which is a plus, and it's a great gamers' game, but not terribly suitable for family play.
guantanamo612Some  
Thommy8612Some  
wkusau513Some To hard for most kids. Teens could play will enough.
boltongeordie414Yes Great game, but not for kids