Groves

About this board game

Groves is a strategy game for 1–4 players, with games lasting about 60 minutes, that combines worker placement with bag building.

Idyllon was once the crown jewel of Faerie Queen Nivarra’s kingdom. After a great betrayal at the hands of Ancient Therha, the land dissolved into formless void. As one of the Guardians of the Four Winds, you have vowed to restore Idyllon to its former glory.

To rebuild the kingdom, develop your grove and summon different worker types. Using any worker on a land lets you gain that land’s ability, while choosing a worker that is elementally linked to the land grants an additional ability. These extra benefits can help move you closer to gaining the crown.

• Combine worker placement with bag building.
• Use different worker types to activate land abilities.
• Match workers and lands through their elemental links for additional abilities.
• Manage your spirits and weigh the benefits of visiting other players’ groves.

Other players’ groves can offer valuable opportunities. You may gain the ability of the land you visit, but your spirits will end up in your opponents’ summoning bags, creating an important trade-off as you develop your own plans.

With its focus on restoring a vanished realm, elemental connections, and the careful management of spirits, Groves challenges you to build effectively while deciding when cooperation with the wider grove is worth the cost. Can you restore Idyllon and become its new Ruler?