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What this is
Farm beans, harvest crops and trade their way to fortune in this card game classic. To help players match their cards up, the game features extensive trading and deal making. The cards are colorful depictions of beans in various descriptive poses, and the object is to make coins by planting fields (sets) of these beans and then harvesting them.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–7
- Listed play time
- 45 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 1997
- Designer
- Uwe Rosenberg
- Publishers
- Lifestyle Boardgames, Rio Grande Games, Gigamic
- Photographs
- 3
Publisher
- Lifestyle BoardgamesOfficial site
- Rio Grande GamesOfficial site
- GigamicOfficial site
How players rate Bohnanza
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4 or 5 or 6.
- 2p6.026 ratings
- 3p6.526 ratings
- 4p6.826 ratings
- 5p7.126 ratings
- 6p6.925 ratings
- 7p6.425 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability5.7/10
- Ease of teach4.6/10
- Gateway friendliness5.8/10
- Component quality5.7/10
- Table presence5.4/10
- Travel friendliness5.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.8Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.4LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.0SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top4.6Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
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Box & shelf
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