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Finca (game)

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Finca is a board game published by Hans im Glück. Players collect fruit by stepping around a windmill and then selling the fruit in specific combinations to the various towns on the game board.

About

Finca was designed by Wolfgang Sentker and Ralf zur Linde and was published in 2009. It is suggested to be played with between 2 and 4 players and takes approximately 45 minutes to play. Finca is for ages 8 and up.[1]

Honors

  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Lys Grand Public Finalist
  • 2009 Spiel des Jahres Nominee
  • 2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee[1]

Details

Finca's game board displays the mediterranean island of Mallorca. Each player tries to crop and deliver their oranges, lemons, almonds, and grapes. To move these goods, the player must move workers on a traditional windmill. Players load their goods onto an old donkey cart and travel the island and sell wherever necessary. The objective of the game is to distribute the crops as effectively as possible to be able to deliver faster than your opponents.[1]

Publishers

Finca was published by the following:

  • Albi
  • Devir
  • Filosofia Édition
  • Giochi Uniti[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Finca Board Game". Board Game Geeks. Retrieved 17 December 2013.