Stonemaier Games Viticulture Essential Edition Board Game, for 156 months to 9600 months

Tons of fun, but best with 3 or 4 players in my opinion. Very thematic and enjoyable worker placement style game. Id also recommend playing with the Tuscany expansion if you like this.

The level of quality I have come to expect from Stonemaier games. Nice package with the base game and the best of the Tuscany expansion already included.

This game is beautiful! From the artwork to the many structural pieces to the theme and design. Stonemaier games used a lot of thought and care in designing one of the most unique games I have played. You are running a vineyard in Tuscany and have workers who help you on your farm from Spring through summer, the fall harvest and into winter. From selecting your turn order by a placement of a rooster to deciding if it’s more important to plant grapes or build structures for your farm in the summer, to helpful visitors in summer and winter who offer choices to help further you farm.. and of course harvesting grapes using clear beads that magnify the grape age, and then processing those grapes into red, white or blush wine or sparkling wine and filling orders for your vineyard. I don’t think the designers left one thing to chance and everything was thought out and the components are superb and high quality right down to the upside down St.Louis Arch as the”V” for viticulture and on the coins.. I grew in St.Louis and recognized the subtle symbol of Stonemaier’s home town location immediately. This is an amazing game, but it takes time to learn, with excellent descriptive instructions, it can be done- my 11 yr old just beat my husband and I handily and it was his 3rd time playing. I love the artwork, such time and thought went into every aspect of this game. Our first run we played it with a glass of wine and Italian music in the background, someday I’ll get to Tuscany, but for now I have Viticulture!

I got this game for my husband for a Christmas present. He loves strategy games, and this seemed like a slightly more challenging game than some of our normal favorites like Settlers of Catan. Well, we worked on trying to figure out this game for a loooong time before giving up. There are a lot of pieces, a lot of rules, and it is difficult to pick up. We tried watching some youtube videos to help figure out how the game is supposed to be played, and it is still a bit unclear. It was disappointing because we both ended up frustrated by the many complicated rules and couldnt figure it out.

Its a very nicely put-together worker placement game, with economic development at the heart of it. The mechanics are simple enough, clearly explained, for the most part, and with the bonus feature of a very good 2-page rules summary included. Physical components are of good, durable quality, with fair sized cards (in a tray that allows for the thickness of any sleeves to be used). The game scales well, in that additional places for ones workers become available as player numbers increase. There is also an automaton (cards) to play against, should the need arise; Ive yet to try that. Ive only played with three, but I didnt feel that there would be an excessive downtime with 5/6, largely because ones own plans have to continuously be updated in the light of others placements.

Got the game for my sister and we played it without anybody in the group knowing what it was. Which was a mistake. Definitely research how to play a game before actually trying to play it, the instructions are confusing. After the first game everything made sense and it was much more enjoyable and quicker. Now everybody loves the game

I waited awhile to purchase this game but Im so glad I did. This is a beautiful game, a worker placement that really makes you feel like youre making wine! The summer and winter cards really help you get ahead and achieve more than one action on your turn. Ive played a couple times with three players and we all enjoyed the experience. This is my new favorite worker placement, my old favorite was Lords of waterdeep.

Totally worth it. Such a great game and I appreciate the complexity.

Great game, quickly became one of our favorites. Makes drinking wine during game night much more fun

I love this game. The artwork and quality is fantastic