Foodie Forest

In Foodie Forest it is all about timing. Taking turns, you play cards onto a growing pile. As soon as the total is ten or more, the whole pile goes to the player who played the last card. Handy? Sometimes yes, sometimes not at all. It depends on your goal for that round. The game has five rounds, each with a different goal. One time you want to collect as many mushrooms as possible, then pea soup, onions or peppers. And in one round you do not want to take any cards at all. Watch out for the peppers, because they count as minus one, unless collecting them is your goal. All goals are revealed at the same time, so sometimes two players are after the same cards and sometimes you can happily follow your own plan. A goal you have already used may not be used again. That makes the final round especially tense, because then you have to work with the goal you had left over. This game by master designer Reiner Knizia is tightly built. Five rounds, always around half an hour, and every time a new puzzle with your fellow players. Perfect for a fun game at the table where everyone keeps thinking along until the very last moment.