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In Herbaceous, herb collectors compete to grow and store the most valuable medley of herbs. Everyone starts with four containers, each of which allows a different grouping action: Group herbs of same type Group different types Group pairs Group any three types (same or different) On your turn, you draw a herb, then decide to either keep it in your personal collection or put in into the communal pile. If kept, the next card goes to the communal pile; if placed in the communal pile, the next card goes in your personal collection. At the start of your turn, you can decide to use a container. If so, you assemble cards from personal and communal spaces, group them, then turn them all over. You have then "collected" those and can't use the container again. At the end of the game, collectors determine the best collection as a combination of value from their collection, matching herbs, and herb sets.
| Year | 2021 |
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| Designers | Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn |
| Artists | Beth Sobel |
| Publishers | Maldito Games, Matagot, Arclight Games, 64 Ounce Games, Granna, 17wanzy (Yihu BG), Quality Beast, Little Rocket Games, Pencil First Games, LLC, Dr. Finn's Games |
| Players | 1–4 |
| Time | 15–20 min |
| Status | Previously owned |
| BGG Rating | 6.9 |
| Categories | Card Game, Print & Play |
| Mechanics | Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game |
| BGG Rank | 1210 |
| Complexity | 1.22 / 5 |
| Language | No necessary in-game text |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2021-04-24
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At home | – | 1 | Yashima | 97.00 | 97.00 |
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2021-04-23 | At home | – | 1 | Yashima | 51.00 | 51.00 |
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2021-04-23 | At home | – | 1 | Yashima | 38.00 | 38.00 |
My BGG Comment
This game just lacks depth and replayability. Once I grokked it, the solo loses its appeal--unlike Sprawlopolis. It might be good to bring on a trip but spending an afternoon with it like we did with Die Crew? I don't think so. There's even less here than Village Green. I keep buying these small games in hopes of finding another Sprawlopolis but I never do.