A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.
Game Genre: Strategy Games / Family-fun
No. of players: 2 to 4 players
Suitable for Ages 8 and above
Game duration: 45mins
Game Content:
28 Plots
36 Green Bamboo sections
30 Yellow Bamboo sections
24 Pink Bamboo sections
20 irrigation channels
9 Improvements
46 “objective” cards
4 Individual boards
8 action chips
1 weather die
1 Panda
1 Gardener
1 Rule booklet
How to play?:
In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.
Card Sleeves needed for sleeves: Aquamarine 45x68mm
No. of Cards sleeves needed: 1 packet of Aquamarine
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