Cascadia, Award-Winning Board Game Set in Pacific Northwest, Build Nature Corridors, Attract Wildlife, Ages 10+, 1-4 Players, 30-45 Min, Flatout Games, Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)

I got this tile-laying game for family game night. It is very approachable for everyone, and it actually looks great at the same time. The goals cards give a good amount of replayability through changing how you score points. The games are pretty short, and it does make its way to the table pretty often.

It’s a mix of the game Carcassonne, and Catan. Love the aspect of adding animals and creating a world. Enough luck for my kids to win too. Great game for the family.

Casacdia is a fun and easy to learn game. It has a drafting element but generally keeps you away from hate drafting strategies that other tile drafting games have. There are a lot of different ways to win and strategize but none of them feel overly complicated and scoring is mostly simple.

Amazing

Puzzly game with enough depth to keep things interesting. Easy to teach, learn and play. Played three player and was good at that player count. Nice art.

The rules are simple and can be taught in about five minutes. Games are relatively quick. The puzzle nature of the game does not lead to analysis paralysis. All around fun for everyone and highly recommended. I did not expect painted wood animal markers at this price point, nice!

Quality crafted

We loved this game. Less frustrating than Calico. But we love both. Love it so much we buy for gifts. My husband and I play the 2 player version. Directions are a little daunting but after a couple you tube videos we were up and running.

Cascades is a beautiful looking game with high quality components, clearly written rules, and enjoyable play. Took it to a church game night. They players caught on to the rules quickly. They so thoroughly enjoyed it we were asked to bring it back next time. My wife and I have played it a couple times ourselves. It plays equally well with two and four players. I have tried the solo version and it was enjoyable, too. The game is played in 20 quick turns and even with four players we finished games in about an hour. Two of us usually finish in about 45 minutes. The playing surface is just beautiful with all the tiles and animal counters laid out. Players complete their own ecosystem but there is interactive competition because the habitat tiles come from a turn-to-turn limited (but constantly changing) common pool.

We love Catan and Wingspan... this is a mix of the two. Love that there are a set number of turns per game so it doesnt go on forever like some games. it is different every time and a mix of offense, defense and just luck of the draw.