Cascadia, Award-Winning Board Game Set in Pacific Northwest, Build Nature Corridors, Attract Wildlife, Ages 10+, 1-4 Players, 30-45 Min, Flatout Games, Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)

Really nice components, but of a thinker, scoring scales well to all ages. Fun and very pretty little game

Excellent gameplay and replayable. Plays very well with 2 players. Becoming one of our favorite games. Its nice to score points on terrain and animals. Also helps to have 4 scoring conditions for each animal.

This game is deceptively fun, after reading the instructions we were a little apprehensive. That quickly changed after we started playing and immediately after we were ready to play again.

I love board games. That being said, there are very few that have such a high replay value for me. I love that its simple but strategic. Once you get the hang of it you can blow through a game very quickly. I played it once with friends and ordered it immediately.

Good choice to people who is starting on board game, great family option

This game is so much fun! It takes about 45 minutes for me and my husband to play one game. It’s easy to learn but it does take some thinking while playing. It’s our new favorite right now!

Had fun playing this with my family.

Our family plays a lot of board games and this one is a keep. We played the heck out of it over Thanksgiving break.

The rules are simple and can be taught in about five minutes. Games are relatively quick. The puzzle nature of the game does not lead to analysis paralysis. All around fun for everyone and highly recommended. I did not expect painted wood animal markers at this price point, nice!

I tend to lean toward the heavier side of strategy games, things like Everdell, Terra Mystica, Castles of Burgundy, and Voyages of Marco Polo. However, sometimes you just want a fun, easy to play game that has just enough strategy to keep you interested, without jarring the sensibilities of the less hardcore players. In the past, Splendor was my go-to game of this kind, but I am ecstatic to add Cascadia into the mix. Its a fantastic blend of fast, easy to learn playability, with just enough strategy to keep things interesting. The core strategies are simple -- form an arrangement of animals in a pattern to score points, while attempting to match (as best as possible) the terrain types to maximize bonus scoring. The minor mechanic that lets you alter the basic tile/animal selection (the pine cone bonus tiles) is just perfect for adding a little bit more strategy without radically altering the core. Our family loves it. My 9 and 11 year-olds enjoy the theme with the wildlife and animals, and the overall strategy is clear to them (even if they are still learning the nuances). The parts are well made; the terrain tiles and animal tokens are a nice, thick cardstock. The bag, box, and storage are compact and easy to manage. I suspect over time this will be a game ripe for expansions, as I can see perhaps after 25+ plays that you might want more variety in animals, terrain, and scoring options. But even out of the box youre getting a fantastic game at a very good price, one thats absolutely worth having in your collection.