Undergrove

“If you are interested in a nature game that is easy to learn but has lots of depth, has gorgeous artwork, and some really weird mushroom names then check out Undergrove”
Shea Parker – Rahdo Runs Through

Undergrove a new game by Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton

For over 300 million years, trees have traded with fungi in an underground symbiotic relationship known as mycorrhizas (my-co-RISE-ahs). Trees offer some of the carbon they photosynthesize in exchange for nutrients that the fungi extract from the soil. Scientists continue to make new discoveries about this hidden world. Including hints that some of the carbon may go through the fungal network and into trees’ seedlings.

In this game, you will play a mature Douglas-fir tree in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Your goal is to establish seedlings and help them successfully grow into trees. At the end of the game, the player who has grown the most successful set of seedlings with the most valuable symbiotic relationships will win.

“This game is simply a gem, it´s THE mushroom game we´ve been waiting for. Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton have outdone themselves! The art from Beth Sobel is simply delightful.”
Ilya & Tylor – Kovray

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Designed by:

Elizabeth Hargrave

Mark Wootton

Illustrations and Graphic Design by:

Beth Sobel

Bridgette Indelicato

Adelheid Zimmerman

Kirk W Buckendorf

Other games by Elizabeth Hargrave:

“This game is about something I didn’t know: How the mushrooms and trees work together to survive. I think it’s super cool, that’s something I never thought about, and so I actually care about the theme.”
Johannes Lindrupsen – Board Gaming Ramblings

“This game is about something I didn´t know: How the mushrooms and trees work together to survive. I think it´s super cool, that´s something I never thought about and so I actually care about the theme.”
Johannes Lindrupsen – Board Gaming Ramblings

Game Info

Players: 1 – 4 players
Ages: 10+
Playing Time: 60 – 75 minutes

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Rule book
Player Boards
Quick Sprout Guides
Bonus Tiles
Carbon Track Board
Goal Cards
Goal Track Disks (4 per player)
Seedling Tokens (6 per player)
Tree Tokens (4 per player)
Root Tokens (18 per player)
Activation Tokens (4 per player)
Carbon Track Discs (1 per player)
Mushroom Tiles
First Player Marker
Wooden Black Disks – Carbon
Wooden Blue cubes – Nitrogen
Wooden Orange Cubes – Phosphorus
Wooden Purple Cubes – Potassium
Solo Cards
Scorepad

Retailer Info

SKU: AEG 1038
UPC: 7-29220-01038-4
MSRP: $49.99
Case Count: 6

“Undergrove is a gorgeous and innovative new game co-designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton. Their design styles both shine though in a brilliant way, making this one truly unique. It is one of the best additions to my collection this year.”
Woosung – Board Game Diaries