Sometimes the game I need the most is a casual, simple easy to play over a cup of coffee kind of game with the people I love on a summer morning or cool fall afternoon. Today we have a game that has the potential to fill that roll and see how well it “grows” on all of us as we look at the card game Floral.
Floral is designed by James Newman with art by Anton Firsik. It is published by Edition Spielwiese and Hachette Boardgames USA. It plays 1-5 players.
Gameplay:
There are 85 cards and 5 overview cards in this deckbox. The game is won by the player that collects the most points on their fulfilled task cards.
Players start with a hand of 3 cards each round. You must do the following steps in this order on your turn. Play a card into your garden, fulfill a task if able and plan a future task. To play a card face up in your garden you can cover between 2 to 6 squares of already played garden tiles.
The tasks are how you score points in this game. Once you’ve played your card you can fulfill any of the tasks in the middle of the table, one per round and place it face-down into your scoring pile. Then you must select one of your cards to go in the middle of the table for future scoring opportunities by other players or yourself.
This continues until there are no more cards to draw then players can score one of the cards in their hand and add it their pile. Now add all your points from your score pile and the player with the most points is the winner!
Impressions:
Floral meets all the requirements I am looking for in a card game like this. It plays quick, it’s cute and it’s easy to play over a casual conversation with friends or family. The game is one we have taken to dinner, to the park or just played on the dining room table. This is a portable game and I love having more of those in my collection.
The art is great on this one as well in it’s simplicity. It is everything you want from a a game about flowers-cute and colorful. I want this kind of game to be accessible and not have a lot of symbology of things that confuse players and this one meets that requirement easily.
The player count works well and although I have not played the solo version I’m guessing that is easy to follow as well. 2-5 players works well and it doesn’t affect the speed of play. The only thing you notice is planning to grab a quest you play is really hard with that many players.
Overall Floral is a great little game that will be traveling with me to shows, dinners and just about anywhere I can play a board game. It’s everything I excepted and sits perfectly in the casual card game genre. So if you are looking for a little pop of color and flowers for your next cards over coffee date, Floral is the perfect addition to your collection!
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