Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Wildcraft
Wildcraft is one of our favourite board games that I just had to give a shout out for. It’s cooperative so winning always happens and it’s fun to help others as they play too. I can’t say enough for this beautiful game. The artwork alone makes it worth playing.
The story goes that you all are off to climb the mountain from Grandma’s house to pick huckleberries for pie. She knows that you’re all capable and knowledgeable enough to go off on your own but if you aren’t back before it gets dark then she’ll be able to come up and get you and help gather the berries and get you back to her home where you can then bake some pie. Along the way you collect plants and encounter different problems that the plants you and your friends collect will help you with. There are twists and turns along the path climbing trees and sliding down water falls and following deer paths. It’s great fun!
I love that Lily recognises many of the plants on the plant cards in the game. She’s starting to remember what herbs help with what problems and is suggesting different plants to grow in the garden come spring.
Lily is especially dramatic when dealing with the trouble cards!
on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 1:50 pm:
I love it! I really want to try it now, maybe I’ll just need to get one for myself. It looks really great. Thanks for the post!
on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 2:34 pm:
This sounds GREAT. I’m going to check it out. Thanks for posting about it. Happy New Year to you and yours. -Debbie
on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 4:07 pm:
Wow! Thank you so much for letting us know about this game, I am off to order one right now! Your little Lily is sooo expressive!
on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm:
OH yes…the drama around the Trouble cards…that’s what makes the game for my kids (um, and my husband)! And when they are finally able to cure a problem, they say “Thank you Plantain! Good BYE scraped knees!” We don’t always finish the game, but no one seems to mind – we still spend an hour or more on it at a time…
on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 9:02 pm:
we love it too!
on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 2:03 am:
I’ve seen this before in Northern Hemisphere blogland and it sounds wonderful. My concern is that it may be too Northern Hemisphere orientated for us at the bottom of the earth. What do you think? We don’t have huckleberries and then there’s the obvious season switch. Hey, I love your blog. Happy 2010.
on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 12:06 pm:
We love this game too!
on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 5:55 pm:
It’s been our favorite game for 3 years now. I bought it for Fauna on her 5th bday. Wow, to good stuff leaned from this game!
lisa
on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 10:43 am:
Thanks Annie! Based on your great review (and others’ comments) I’ve ordered some games for my store. I’m not sure but I think I might be the only place in Canada to get this game. Pre-orders now available! Can’t wait to try it out!:)