Meadow Review - with Tom Vasel 

I keep thinking "I'm done buying board games for a long while"... then this happens.

This went from a "like to have" to a "must have" after this review.

Every time I play this game it feels like I'm walking on a sunny road. I see all sorts of animals, plants, trees. What Tom said: it makes me happy.

I love this game too! The cards are gorgeous and the mechanisms let you model an ecosystem in a simple, natural way. The theme feels pasted-on in so many nature-themed games, but here the theme is the game, and it really sings.

Just looking at the cover starts softening my heart. Wow.

There is no reason today to have boardgames with bad art, and this is a perfect example why. One of the most beautiful games I have played, by a very talented artist.Looking forward to see more work of this artist!

Great review, thanks Tom. My wife and I love this game. In my opinion one of the best games of 2021. Plays also very well with 2 players.

Another great review. Your enthusiasm is quite contagious. I just got this for Christmas, and I can't wait for it to hit the table. "This is my Meadow!"

Really enjoyed my first play of this game. Looking forward to play it again!

Com-ple-tely agree with you on this one. Such a great design..!

I just ordered my copy. Thanks, Tom!

Everything about this game is just so lovely and charming and appealing. I look forward to getting my hands on it. And I hope all those new people brought into boardgaming by Wingspan will discover Meadow.

First time that I ordered a game without watching your review, can't wait to have my hands on it!

wow, amazing review. Officially on my radar!

Bought my pre-order restock copy last week. Can't wait.

Buying this later this week...looking forward to playing it.

Brilliant opening comment. Very true.

Thank you.

Preordered this the first day it was available.

This game is so good. The solo mode is also very good.

I bought this game recently at a convention mostly because of the artwork, and haven't played it yet. I was a bit afraid Tom was gonna say it sucked but WOW i'm so excited to play it now!

The whole review I was getting a wingspan vibe from this, then in the last minute Tom mentions it

I'll be getting this game for my grand daughter who is 8 yet she is extremely clever so I think she'll be able to play this game without any problems....teaching her about the environment and ecology and a bit of biology is always a nice thing for kids and with animals involved, I sense she will love the game 🙂

I bought this game this week and played a 3p game last night. It was fantastic. After one round we were all kind of giddy at seeing our little habitats grow. I loved playing it. However, I think there are some things that could be looked at in expansions. The bench spots on the campfire board are practically useless, even as a last resort. If they added variable bench abilities they would be more lucrative to go to. Something along the lines of 10-15 benches that are randomly selected at the beginning of the game. Like wiping one column or row and then picking a card after the refill. Or playing a card and ignoring one prerequisite (still able to spend 2 cards to ignore on top of that). The other thing that I think I would like to see, other than more cards, would to see landscape or discovery cards get a small point increase because after the first landscape you must take a special action to get more roads. All that being said I loved the game and really hope more content keeps getting added because this shot to the top of my groups favorites.

Great game! One of the best two player games no doubt.

I watched the review and ordered Meadow … should arrived before monday

This is a must buy for me now

Love this game too! :)

Tom is on point with this one.

No components drop! I'll try it Sunday as ukge. I like dream home :)

This game is so beautiful to look at it makes me want to cry.

yep this game is great ive already played like 8 times with ma friends

Just got back from my FLGS which is unfortunately a 30 min drive and saw this game but knew nothing about it. Come home to find this rave review. If only the review had been published a few hours earlier!

14:30 Review summed up in one word

Thank you! I missed and dismissed this game until now. But it looks like I might get it.

Where can you find the wooden wall thing where the games are?

The cards should be 2 to 3 times BIGGER!! Such beautiful artwork and detail should be shown off - I would be happy to take up more table space just to appreciate the artwork that much more.

Life’s to short to play games with bad art. This looks right up my alley.

Reminds me of Quadropolis for sure, is it better than Everdell?

Seems like Splendor with more steps

Is it somehow similar to Codex Naturalis?

How big are the cards? They look regular sized here, but I have heard people complain they are too small.

Which other games have received a Dice Tower judgement of "Excellent"? All the others I've watched simply receive an "Approved" judgment.

Wow, a welcoming game in the realm of Wingspan.

Word up Tom. Thats how I teach Viticulture. Let the theme carry you.

A nightmare if you sleeve cards. In Japan, no sleeves fit. The closest are big, so cannot use the trays - therefore cannot use the board because the trays slot into the board. Unfortunate design choices. Otherwise the game is good.

Haven't played it but seeing a few reviews, I don't really see the hype about it. The mechanic how you pick cards seems nice, but the rest, matching symbols and getting requirements to match more symbols, I dunno, feels very same to me now.

I tried to set up the components you bend and it broke pretty easily. Definitely a bad first impression

Apart from art, the game gave me impression of very dry boardgame, hmmm I think artwork carries this game. Have to think about, but most likely will skip it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts Tom.

Says it's for 10 and up but the BGG community rates at 8 and up. Is it good for 8 year olds?

It's not that fun like Tom said, after this review I bought the game but I didn't enjoy the game. I think target points are irrelevent and camp actions are somehow weak actions that you should avoid using them. Lock is unavoidable in the game beacause of many resources that exists and some resources not even show up until the end.

A solid game though I will say, don’t play this game solo. The solo mode is incredibly weak. It’s also very chaotic at four players and as I agree with Tom, way too long, wouldn’t say that was a minor negative. I also found the park tiles you had to grab a bit weird, a lot of extra work to get cards which are worth as much as the normal cards. But man is it pretty and pleasant.

Looks good but that cover is pretty meh

I keep thinking, "I'm doing buying board games for a long while..." then this happens and reminds me what a great decision I made. Hard pass.

I feel the game mechanics is quite basic...probably give it a pass

This game is just doesn’t look fun. The art is never enough to convince me.

Thanks Time I can’t imagine the cost of the art for this game. Looks great, adding it to my list.