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Orchard - 9 card solitaire game logo
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Orchard - 9 card solitaire game

Grow your orchard and harvest fruit by playing cards so that only trees with the same fruit overlap

Requirements

<30
1
12+

Description

Please note that the game is not currently available for sale as it has been signed by the publisher Side Room Games

Orchard is a quick solitaire card laying game that plays in under 10 minutes. The aim of the game is to harvest fruit (score points) by playing cards so that their fruit trees overlap other trees already in the orchard that bear the same fruit. The more trees you can overlap, the more fruit you'll pick.

Each game is played with 9 cards. Colored dice are used to keep track of your increasing harvest. 2 black cubes represent 'rotten' fruit. These allow you to lay a card that you wouldn't otherwise be able to - but come with a points forfeit and can hinder further card placement. So you must decide if and when to use them.

This Game Crafter edition comes with 18 different cards (UV coated, linen texture). Divide them into two 9 card decks. Once you've finished a game using one deck you can immediately play again using the other deck.

The cards, dice, cubes and rules booklet all fit neatly into the poker size tuck box.

Orchard 9 card solitaire game is colour blind friendly.

Components

Component Quantity Photo
Small Booklet 1 Small Booklet component icon
Poker Tuck Box (72 cards) 1 Poker Tuck Box (72 cards) component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 18 cards Poker Deck component icon
D6, 16mm, Purple 5 D6, 16mm, Purple component icon
D6, 16mm, Red 5 D6, 16mm, Red component icon
D6, 16mm, Yellow 5 D6, 16mm, Yellow component icon
Ice Cube, 12mm, Opaque, Black 2 Ice Cube, 12mm, Opaque, Black component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 4 reviews
Publish Date August 04, 2018
Edition First
Department Games

Why buy this?

Orchard is pretty much the perfect microgame

  • Winner of the BoardGameGeek 9 card contest 2018
  • Easy to learn, quick to play, challenging and fun.
  • Small footprint, so takes up very little space

Notes

  • This game contains a premium upgrade called UV Coating that makes the printed components more durable.
  • This game contains a premium upgrade where the printed components will be embossed with a linen texture.

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 6 years ago

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Love it! Fantastic solitaire game. Simple, easy to learn, but challenging. Quick to play, very replayable, keeps you coming back to try and improve your harvest. Highly recommended for anyone who enjo...

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules

A very nice game, a well deserved winner of the BoardGameGeek 9 card contest. Clever, elegant design, simple rules, and fun to play.

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

I won't comment on my own game but, instead, here are a few of the comments from users at BoardGameGeek: "Wow! What a wonderful game! It's unbelievably elegant, challenging and fun! The rulebook coul...

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