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

This has quickly become one of our favorite games! Viticulture is a strategy board game where you have a winery and earn points by making wine, filling orders and other various ways.

This and the basic Catan are my two favorite games. It is strategy, but less competitive than Catan. Sometimes our board game group gets a little too competitive so this is a good break, because you focus on building up your own vineyard and cant really hinder another players plans, but it is a race to win. Its also a little better than Catan because you cant use the same one strategy every time and win, the summer and winter visitor cards can really throw your plans for a loop in a close game or give a losing player a comeback if they are lucky.

My family hates long, drawn out games like Monopoly. Despite the first few games taking 2-3 hours to complete with 3 players, everyone was engaged with the game and wanted to play more. The game times are getting quicker as we improve in our knowledge of the game. This game definitely replaces a lot of older bored games!

This game quickly made it to my top ten all time favorites list! Great game, a middleweight but very learnable.

My husband and I are obsessed with this game. It does take a long time to learn so Id recommend getting someone who knows how to teach you or watching a video or SOMETHING. I cant imagine just reading the instructions and figuring it out. A bottle of wine while you play is a must.

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

The back of the box was very damaged......

One of the best games to play in a group it takes a couple of games to inderstand it but after that is amazing

This game was soooo fun. There are many different paths to victory and everyone has a chance to the end. I have a ton of board games and this immediately became one of my favorites. Check out the dice tower review for a thorough explanation of the game. You wont go wrong with this one.

I am a fan of Stomemeier games anyway, so I was looking forward to playing this one, and I was not disappointed. Quick setup, easy to learn and lots of enjoyment. The game definitely plays differently, depending on number of players - I think 3 or 4 play best, but still very enjoyable for 1 to 6. The basic solo game isnt very deep, but the solo campaign game is awesome. Like all Stonemeier games, the creators are very responsive to rules questions.