If a branch card is chosen that would score more than 10 points following its placement, it is not considered a legal move, and must be replaced with one of the others in the centre of the table. I like the way the feature icons score with the chaining of icons, giving players opportunity to have some pretty productive turns.

Over three growing seasons, you must cultivate trees with the right mix of flowers, insects, and branch arrangements to make your Kodama as happy as possible. Parcels will usually be despatched on the next working day - Tuesday to Friday - after payment has been accepted and availability confirmed.Even for those who don’t respond to the theme and are purely playing to maximize their points, there is plenty of thinking to be done to ensure you get the longest chain of features on your tree, without going over the 10 point limit. The photos in this review are taken of the deluxe version, which adds wooden tokens and some additional cards. The “tile-laying” aspect of playing branch cards using a non-grid pattern is something I personally have not seen prior to Kigi and so even with Kodama: The Tree Spirits, the mechanic and design are still fresh.

It wasn’t easy to decide how to grow each tree so that it would be in harmony with nature and be inviting to a varied flora and fauna. My nephew liked placing the branch cards, but said he did not understand all of the Kodama cards he was dealt so we helped him some during the game to select the best card to play for the first two seasons, but he selected and placed all of his own branch cards amd chose his final Kodama card. The Deluxe version adds 12 additional Decree cards for added variety, but the standard version will offer enough replayability. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.Steadily growing your tree across the table, choosing where to place new branches, these are immensely satisfying experiences in and of themselves. It feels very therapeutic when you attach each branch card to your tree's trunk or extend an existing branch.