Rio Grande Games RGG 155 Bohnanza Card Game

This game is a real treat and differs from many other games because of the trading and 'donation' aspect, which makes the gameplay more fluid and engaging as you can participate in the trades even when it is not your go.The game features a very large deck of good quality bean cards: these are divided into different bean types (cocoa beans, chilli beans, red beans, &c.) and there are a varying amount of each bean type, which makes some rarer, and therefore more valuable, than others. The cards also, cleverly, double as money: on the back of each card is printed a coin and so when your beans are harvested you retain the appropriate number of cards to use as coins. The use of cards as money does away with the need for any other scoring or monetary chits.Gameplay involves planting cards from your hand (which you cannot rearrange) into two or three bean fields face up in front of you. You have two fields to begin with but you can buy a third with the coins you make from harvesting your beans. A bean field can only have one type of bean in it and the more of you have the more coins you get once they are harvested. On each turn you have to plant the first card from your hand and optionally the second. There is then a phase where you draw cards from the deck and trade these, and the other cards from your hand, with the other players. The drawn cards and the traded cards have to be planted immediately so this is the only way to get the cards in your hand into the sequence you want for planting. Finally you draw three more cards and put them at the back of your hand.You can harvest your beans at any time and if you have beans you must plant and no empty fields then you have to harvest an existing field prematurely, sometimes for no coins at all.The gameplay is pretty simple but it's a lot of fun trading (or purposely not trading) your cards to make a profit.

We've recently bought this game and the whole family love it and can't stop playing it. It's so clever. Takes a few minutes to get your head around the rules but then it's easy, yet interesting. We can't believe a game played just with cards can be so good, but you have to use strategy and cunning in deciding what to trade and when to harvest, with a bit of luck too from the cards you pick up. Although it states 12+ my sons are 8 and 10 and both play with no problem, though they are keen and 'experienced' games players. In fact I can't beat them yet! We love this sort of game that the whole family, kids and adults can play on equal terms, but which has skill and not just luck to it. Our other favourite is Carcassone, but Bohnanza is great for the summer as it's just a big pack of cards, so very portable for playing outside and on trips. Although it seems expensive for a card game it is well worth it for the concept behind it nad the fun value.

I bought this on several friend's recommendations, along with some other games, to play over the Christmas holidays with my husband and 13 year old son. Bohnanza has proved to be by far the favourite which surprised me because outwardly it looks so simplistic and a bit juvenile. It's cleverly scaled so it works with a wide number of players with minor modifications (instructions clearly explained in enclosed pamphlet), it even works well with only two as we discovered last night. It's not a game of chance; yes, there is a certain element of the 'luck of the draw' but you do have to intelligently utilise your skills of negotiation and consider probabilities in order to gain the most 'coins' and ultimately win so younger children would probably need a bit of assistance. Bohnanza is addictive and we are reaching for it regularly. Brilliant value for money, would highly recommend.

Who would have thought that a game about being a bean farmer could be so compelling?From the country that brought you "Settlers of Cataan", we have a game where you are dealt a hand of beans and have to make the most money planting them. The complication is, you only have a couple of fields, have to deal with your cards in the order you receive them and each field has to have a single class of bean in it. So, you have to trade with your rivals to get rid of beans you don't want and get more of the ones you do. The winner is the one who earns the most money once the deck runs out the second or third time (depending on the number of players).A quick and easy game, with some strategy, but good for killing half an hour. (If you get into it, there are also a couple of expansions, "King Bean" and "Beanaparte", which add new rules and complications).

Initially the 'trading' element of this game is reminiscent of Pit! ( Top Cards Pit ), but this is far less noisy and a whole lot more thinky, and rewarding.The more players the better, but works well with three. I'd recommend playing with 4 or 5 people to get the most out of it.The cards are fabulously designed with cartoonish depictions of each particular bean - many of which are puns or comical uses of the German names of the beans. (For an explanation of why the Green Bean is vomiting check the Wikipedia page for the game!)The length of play can be quite long if there are lots of you and you are being particularly mathematical about the relative values of your cards, but however you play you will have lots of fun.Really great game and one that I would highly recommend taking the 15 minutes it takes to learn the rules.

Love this game!

Fun for the whole family. Hours and years of play. It’s a small game too so you can easily take it with you when you travel. Enjoy!

si han pasado más de 10 años y aún se siente fresco es por que es un juegazo. con muy pocos componentes Solo cartas y tapetitos de jugador, se puede pasar un buen rato aprendiendo a negociar, cosechando una buena gestión de diversión.

I bought this for friends that aren't much into card games and after one full round everyone was into it. The person that had trouble understanding the game even won!I love this and it's easy to understand once you are through the rules.Perfect quality and shipping took 1 week less than it said.

Fantastic game. Ideal for players who enjoy interactive games. The 'trading' mechanic is very well developed and players who enjoy the trading mechanic in 'Settlers of Catan' would love this game.