Stardew Valley: The Board Game

Stardew Valley: The Board Game
Board Game by ConcernedApe

A cooperative board game of farming and friendship based on the Stardew Valley video game by Eric Barone.

• For 1 to 4 players
• Ages 13+
• About 45 minutes per player

Work together with your fellow farmers to save the Valley from the nefarious Joja Corporation! To do this, you'll need to farm, fish, friend and find all kinds of different resources to fulfill Grandpa's Goals and restore the Community Center. Collect all kinds of items, raise animals, and explore the Mine. Gain powerful upgrades and skills, and as the seasons pass, do your best to protect the magic of Stardew Valley!

The goal of the game is to complete Grandpa's Goals and restore the Community Center, which requires you to gather different types of resources represented by tiles. You have a fixed amount of turns to accomplish this. This is driven by the Season Deck of 20 cards, one of which is drawn each turn to trigger certain events. Cooperatively the players decide each turn where they will focus their individual actions and place their pawn in that part of the Valley. Using their actions, they visit specific locations, trying to gather resources to complete their collective goals. Actions include things like: watering crops, trying to catch fish, rolling dice to explore the mines, and many more. When the Season Deck is exhausted, the game ends.

COMPLEXITY of the GAME

It's really important to us that as a buyer you understand Stardew Valley: The Board Game is not a casual quick game. While it is easy to play once you know the rules, it's meant to be challenging. We wanted an experience with depth and replayability. If your game group or family prefers short playtimes (less than 45 minutes) with a small number of rules and components, this game might not be a good fit.

Designer(s)
Eric Barone
Cole Medeiros Artist(s) Alex Van Der Aa
Gustavo "Goose" Gutierrez
Justin Williams
Luke Aiello
Christine MacTernan
Ed Puella
Rachel Lapidow
Gina Salvador
Publish Year
2021
Mechanics
Cooperative Game
Dice Rolling
Die Icon Resolution
Events
Point to Point Movement
Random Production
Solo / Solitaire Game
Variable Set-up
Worker Placement