Botany

Adventure, Intrigue, and Flowers!

Botany is a strategy board game where you take on the role of a Victorian Era flower hunter as you explore the world to gather fortune... (read more)

Reviews
mostly positive, 70% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
45 minutes
Published
2024
Age
8+
Publisher
Dux Somnium
Players
1 to 5 players
Designers
Amy Droz and Dusty Droz
Playstyle
Relaxed
Game's Categories
Adventure, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, End Game Bonuses, Nature, Pick-up and Deliver, and Travel

Description

Adventure, Intrigue, and Flowers!

Botany is a strategy board game where you take on the role of a Victorian Era flower hunter as you explore the world to gather fortune and fame and be named the Royal Botanist. In Botany, each player takes on the role of a character whose abilities will shape the way they play the game. Will you focus on exploring the globe in search of the most valuable specimens? Will you make quick and efficient trips to gather reputation quickly and build your estate?

Each player begins the game with a set of randomized goals that they then use to plot their path to victory. When players set out from their estate, they have access only to the coins they can carry with them. They can use these coins to traverse the globe and gain crew members and items to improve their odds of surviving the unknown, enhance their abilities, and increase the efficiency with which they traverse the map. However, there is danger in spending too freely, and players must ensure they have enough wealth on hand to return to England with their specimens intact.

Turns in Botany are streamlined in order to minimize downtime and keep players engaged. Players will move around the map, build their character, and experience the story of their rise to fame, all with an eye for efficiency. Points are gained by improving the quality of your garden, retrieving live specimens from around the globe, and adding preserved flowers to your botanical press. The specimens that players hunt, the goals they focus on to achieve victory, and the events they experience create a unique feel across each game.

Contents

  • 1 Game Board
  • 105 Specimen Cards
  • 5 Estate Boards
  • 12 Character Cards
  • 76 Event Cards
  • 50 Expedition Cards
  • 2 Dice
  • 10 Wooden Pawns
  • 90 Cardboard Coins
  • 10 Wardian Case Cards
  • 5 Botanical Press Cards
  • 10 Orangery Cards
  • 5 Conservatory Cards
  • 5 Poisonous Path Cards
  • 5 Turn Reference Cards
  • 7 Bonus Scoring Cards
  • 1 Queen's Prize Card

Mechanisms:• Dice Rolling• End Game Bonuses• Events• Investment

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$59.99
USD 50.99

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Game's Categories

Publishers

  • Dux Somnium
  • Dux Somnium Games

Designers

  • Amy Droz
  • Dusty Droz

Editor

  • Chris Doka

Artists

  • Amy Droz
  • Dusty Droz