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Viticulture Bordeaux: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Contracts, Hand Management Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  90 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jamey Stegmaier Game Artist:  Sylvain Leroy Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Year Published:  2026 BGG Weight:  3.23 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Viticulture is over ten years old, it is the first game from Stonemaier. Over the years there has been an essential edition and Tuscany that revamp the rules balancing and creating new gameplay challenges for Viticulture fans. Bordeaux is an incredibly small expansion physically for the game featuring some solo components, a new board and several cubes. This board however drastically changes the gameplay loop of Viticulture, this expansion will sit with Tuscany and essential edition in revamping Viticultu...

Viticulture - Tuscanny: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Contracts, Hand Management Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  60 - 150  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone Game Artist:  Beth Sobel Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Year Published:  2016 BGG Weight:  3.27 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Viticulture is one of Stonemaier Games’ evergreen titles. For the full review of Viticulture, click here . Viticulture Tuscany is a large box expansion with three modules that can be played either separately or combined. This expansion comes with an extended board, special workers, and structures.  Expanded Board: The extended board increases what you can do in both the Spring and Autumn seasons. Additionally, there are now worker locations consisting of the four seasons instead of simply Summer a...

Viticulture Levity Stickers: Review Introduction: Viticulture is one of Stonemaier Games’ classic worker placement games about running a vineyard and converting grapes into wine. For a review of the base game click this link . Today we are reviewing stickers by Levity Games that covers the meeples and other wooden components in the game. Stickers: Levity Games have designed stickers covering much of the components included in Viticulture. These include the meeples, buildings and other wooden tokens. The meeples include representations of both female and male workers with unique items detailed on each of the five meeple workers.  The meeples and building have vibrant art that really brings these wooden pieces to life and both are colour coded to match the team they represent. One particualy interesting sticker is the cork that needs to be wrapped around the wooden token. Expansion Consideration: I don't yet own the Tuscany expansion for Viticulture so i cannot speak to the stickers...

Viticulture World: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Contracts, Hand Management, Cooperative, Modular Player Age:  13+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  60 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:   Mihir Shah, Francesco Testini Game Artist:  Andrew Bosley Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  3.10 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: You have shown you can run a successful vineyard in the original Viticulture and now this expansion opens up a cooperative mode that gives players six years (rounds) to score 25 points each and collectively reach 10 on the Influence Tack. If six rounds sounds like a challenging time frame that's because it is. In this version you at least start with all your workers (four normal workers and a grande).  Continent Decks: There are seven unique continent decks which are a big pa...

Viticulture Essential Edition: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Contracts, Hand Management Player Age:  13+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  45 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone Game Artist: Beth Sobel,  Jacqui Davis, David Montgomery,  Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Expansions:  Yes Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  2.89 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Viticulture is a worker placement game where players are placing workers and playing visitors over years (rounds) to build the best vineyard and score the most points until someone reaches 20 points. Each year consists of four seasons; Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Spring: Spring has players determining player order by placing their rooster on the track and gaining the bonus associated with that number. These bonuses include cards,...