Takenoko (2011)

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Designer	Antoine Bauza
Artist	Nicolas Fructus Picksel Yuio
Publisher	Asmodee Asterion Press Bombyx Editions du Matagot Hobby Japan REXhry Show More »
Year Published	2011
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (24 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	13 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (12 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (7 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Family Games (19 voters) [vote]
Category	Animals Environmental
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Worker Placement
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Family	Animals: Bears Country: Japan
Primary Name	Takenoko
Alternate Names	タケノコ
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A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.

In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.

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Bombyx / Editions du Matagot Multilingual second edition

Publisher: Bombyx, Editions du Matagot

Artist: Nicolas Fructus, Picksel, Yuio

Year: 2012

Size: 33.50 x 23.00 x 8.00 inches

1.25 pounds

Czech, Dutch, English, French, German more»

Release Date: Mar 31, 2012

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Second international edition

Publisher: Bombyx, Editions du Matagot

Artist: Nicolas Fructus, Picksel, Yuio

Year: 2012

Size: 9.06 x 13.15 x 2.95 inches

2.65 pounds

Czech, Dutch, English, French, German more»

Release Date: Mar 31, 2012

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Italian first edition

Publisher: Asterion Press, Bombyx, Editions du Matagot

Artist: Nicolas Fructus, Picksel, Yuio

Year: 2012

Product Code: 2012-1/TAK01IT/CH01

Size: 13.15 x 9.00 x 3.15 inches

2.59 pounds

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Multilingual first edition

Publisher: Bombyx, Editions du Matagot

Artist: Nicolas Fructus, Picksel, Yuio

Year: 2011

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2.60 pounds

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Release Date: Nov 25, 2011

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Japanese version

Publisher: Bombyx, Editions du Matagot, Hobby Japan

Artist: Nicolas Fructus, Picksel, Yuio

Year: 2011

Size: 13.19 x 9.06 x 3.15 inches

1.25 pounds

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Release Date: Nov 2011

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5	Takenoko SpieLama.de Review [german]	German	benji_online	0
2	Takenoko Gry planszowe u Wookiego: Takenoko	Polish	WookiePL	0
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25	Takenoko Takenoko - BoardGameGeek Booth - Essen Spiel 2011	English	Aldie	1

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0	Variants Yet Another Balance Variant	2012-05-20	referee	0
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11	Reviews A Two Player Casual Gamer Review	2012-05-19	Dagrabbit	5
0	General Hazgaard Editions?	2012-05-13	Neverbuy	4
0	Rules Improvements	2012-05-10	jkayati	12
0	Rules Bamboo	2012-05-10	colormage1	7
0	Rules A few clarification.	2012-05-02	Gedeone	1
12	Reviews Review: Takenoko	2012-04-29	aldaryn	18

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Takenoko Symbol Reference (PDF)

One sheet reference in PDF format Preview: [imageid=1244774 original]

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2012-02-21

Takenoko Game FAQ - English

I translated the french faq to english using google. It is not great, but you can get the idea. See the forums/wiki for updates and clarifications.

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2012-01-31

Takenoko Game FAQ - French

Game faq answering some questions that have come up about the game TAKENOKO

Neverbuy

2012-01-31

A variant for Takenoko in English (v0.5)

Tested 3 times with 2 players. Works fine. Enhance the tension between players.

thx1139

2012-01-07

Une variante pour Takenoko en Français

Une variante pour Takenoko. Testée 3 fois à 2 joueurs et fonctionne bien.

thx1139

2012-01-07

Official ENGLISH rulebook

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2011-12-26

Official DUTCH rulebook

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2011-12-23

Official SPANISH rulebook

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2011-12-23

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Board Game Rank:	459
Family Game Rank:	71
Num Ratings:	820
Average Rating:	7.22
Standard Deviation:	1.15
Num Views:	79173
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.0
Fans:	58

Personal Comments:	210
Users Owning:	1111
Users Wanting:	193
Users Trading:	11 [find trade matches]
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Spanish review - Melón con jugón	http://melonconjugon.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/taken...	2012-05-24
Vin d'jeu: french review & player aid	http://www.vindjeu.eu/2012/05/15/takenoko-aide-de-...	2012-05-15
Italian review on Outcast.it	http://www.outcast.it/boardcast-1-takenoko-non-fat...	2012-04-27
German review at spielenswert	http://spielenswert.de/index.php?option=com_conten...	2012-04-25
French review at Un jeu pour tous	http://www.unjeupourtous.fr/takenoko/	2012-04-18
Japanese Review - Table Games in the World	http://www.tgiw.info/2012/04/takenoko.html	2012-04-09
German Review - cliquenabend.de	http://www.cliquenabend.de/spiele/241100-Takenoko....	2012-03-28
Reseña: Takenoko (Melón con jugón) (en español)	http://melonconjugon.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/taken...	2012-03-23
Polish review at Poltergeist	http://planszowki.polter.pl/Takenoko-c24164	2012-03-21
Dutch review on www.spellenclub13.be	http://www.spellenclub13.be/recensies/Takenoko.htm	2012-03-08