Botany

Adventure, intrigue, and flowers! Botany is a strategy board game where youtake on the role of a Victorian Era flower hunter as you explore the world togather fortune and fame and be named the Royal Botanist. In Botany, each playertakes on the role of a character whose abilities will shape the way they playthe game. Will you focus on exploring the globe in search of the most valuablespecimens? Will you make quick and efficient trips to gather reputation quicklyand build your estate?

Each player begins the game with a set of randomized goals that they then useto plot their path to victory. When players set out from their estate, they haveaccess only to the coins they can carry with them. They can use these coins totraverse the globe and gain crew members and items to improve their odds ofsurviving the unknown, enhance their abilities, and increase the efficiency withwhich they traverse the map. However, there is danger in spending too freely,and players must ensure they have enough wealth on hand to return to Englandwith their specimens intact.

Turns in Botany are streamlined in order to minimize downtime and keepplayers engaged. Players will move around the map, build their character, andexperience the story of their rise to fame, all with an eye for efficiency.Points are gained by improving the quality of your garden, retrieving livespecimens from around the globe, and adding preserved flowers to your botanicalpress. The specimens that players hunt, the goals they focus on to achievevictory, and the events they experience create a unique feel acrosseach game.

Features:

• 2–5 Players
• 45–90mins
• Ages 10+