Stonemaier Games Viticulture Essential Edition Board Game, for 156 months to 9600 months

Veticulture is a super table game, you can do a lot of actions between one to six player. I love it.

Weird theme, but no complaints with the game. Nice bits, great production.

This game is very easy to learn and it makes sense. Every step you do is a step you would do making wine

Im sure others have said it better but the blend of card abilities and using workers for different seasons makes for a great game I prefer the essential to the base edition and to the expansion but not by much.

Absolutely a must buy if you are new to the world of Viticulture. This is the newest edition that has some of the most popular expansions built into it. You dont need any other expansions to enjoy this world; just this game is enough. However, I also purchased the Tuscany expansion, which has a few more modules to fold into this game. The game works excellent with 1 player (solo) and is even better at 2-player. There is no major competition or blocking or sabotage going on, and there is more than enough for each person to do to focus on their own play style. You can gain points from a variety of ways, and the replayability is fantastic (youll always be starting with different resources, and be going after different orders with different vines and having different visitors come each round). The game is just unreal, the production and design is top notch, the mechanics are superb (you always have a wild card meeple that can also be played at a position that is already claimed) and the theme is just excellent. I cannot recommend this game enough. It is a breeze to set up, and I have purchased a set of metal coins to use instead of the paper coins. The table presentation is just sleek and I cannot praise this game high enough.

My wife and I enjoy games like Carcassonne, Century Spice Road and Splendor so since we both like the wine industry we thought this game would be fun. Well, it is fun, but it took us much longer to learn than other games - it has many elements to it. If you want to invest the time to learn this game, and you like the wine industry, then git it a shot.

As a disclaimer: I am not a big board games player at all, but I like this one quite a bit. This particular edition feels well balanced, engaging, and fun. Check youtube tutorials if the rules look overwhelming at first.

The game is very fun- everyone agrees. Very clear rules, great quality pieces, all accounted for. Single and multiplayer available and you can play with just two people and have a really great time. Highly suggested.

This game has similarities to other worker placement games such as Agricola, but the two things I like more about Viticulture are 1) you dont have to feed your workers on a regular basis, and 2) growing and harvesting grapes to make wine is a much more fun theme in my opinion. The summer and winter visitor cards add a ton of variety to each game too. My only minor gripe is if you are unlucky enough not to draw any red grape vine cards, you pretty much have zero chance of winning. Also, it will take you at least 60-90 minutes to set up and play, so you have to be in the mood (not one of those you can knock out in half an hour like Splendor). But otherwise this is a very good game that my family and I enjoy playing any chance we get.

I like the game concept and the great combinations the random card draws can offer. Solo mode with AUTOMA is very challenging. I think the 4 sets of cards are a little small. And the essentials version board is only one sided..but it plays up to 6 players and easy and intuitive to learn. 5 Stars!