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A clever tile placement game by Uwe Rosenberg
A wide orchard lies in front of Applejack's cottage.
Help him and his daughter plant apple trees and harvest the juicy apples. Don't forget to set up the beehives between the trees. Because at the end of this game, whoever gets the most honey wins!
On their turn players choose 1 tree tile from the harvest board in the middle of the table. This tile shows a combination of types of apples and apple blossoms as well as beehives. The beehives show the cost for the tile in honey.
The tree tile will be placed on the players orchard. The beehives need to be placed next to other beehives on tiles already in play in order to get the players honey tiles.
When the Applejack die on the harvest board comes across an apple icon this type of apple will be harvested - again gaining the players honey tokens. But only if they arranged the apples in a meaningful way.
After 19 turns each players orchard is filled and the final scoring takes place. Apples, apple blossoms and collected honey will be scored. Whoever has the highest score will win a game of Applejack!
Year Published
2022
Transcript Analysis
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Foster the Meeple top_10_list at 6:53 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
none
Cons
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Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's fall it is Halloween season
- Leaves come to the ground
- Applejack ... fall season
- Seven Wonders because fall is one of the seven wonders of the seasons
- stew is a button shy game
- you gotta clear them to make more room coffins
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Foster the Meeple top_10_list at 18:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- ubiquitous charm and accessibility
- easy to teach and quick to play
- highly quotable and fun to introduce to new players
Cons
- light weight may deter some hobbyists
- theme is very cute and not for everyone
Thematic elements
- Honey production and apple tree management
- Cottage garden with orchards
- Cute, cozy, cottage-game vibe
Comparison games
- Uwe Rosenberg-style tile placement games
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- patterned scoring and honey production — score via pollinating bees and honey generation
- rondelle/rotation — dice/pip-driven actions around a central wheel
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Wonderland's War is not only one of my favorite games of 2022. Definitely one of my favorite games of all time.
- This is a cottage game this is a cottage game this is a cottage game.
- I love bag building and I love tile placement and I love collecting honey.
- Wonderland's War the table presence of this game is 10 out of 10.
- Applejack is the other one that I just want to keep playing over and over and over.
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Chairman of the Board top_10_list at 3:17 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Lighter Rosenberg design with puzzle elements
- Accessible and quick to play
Cons
- May feel lightweight for some players
Thematic elements
- Plausible farming/agrarian theme
- Puzzly, tile-placement oriented
- Spatial puzzle with tile placement emphasis
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Puzzly interaction — Layout decisions influence scoring and options
- tile placement — Puzzly tile-placement with spatial reasoning
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Quotes (from this video)
- this could be his twist on something like the quax equivalent bug
- I'm definitely I'm gonna give this game a look
- the app integration the four player strict Play account and the idea that this is going to take probably at least two hours to play
- going into the more traditional European Renaissance theme
- the dice only has two meanings so if you're drafting say a dice of the value five on it the five is going to represent the number of resources you'll take of that type but the higher the number of resources you take it means the weaker action you'll have in association with that
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Foster the Mele playthrough at 2:49:12 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Chill, cozy thematic feel
- Accessible for casual players
- Strong player banter and atmosphere
Cons
- Rule clarity and scoring can feel a bit opaque on first play
Thematic elements
- Comfortable cottage life with a honey economy and tile-based scoring
- Cozy, domestic tabletop setting during a relaxed game session
- Casual, lighthearted with friendly banter
Comparison games
- Applejack (self-comparison within stream)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- resource_management — Honey tokens and nearby bonuses are managed to optimize scoring.
- tile_placement — Players place tiles to form layouts and trigger adjacency bonuses.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Applejack, which is just a very chill, cozy tile placement game.
- We are going to play Obsession because we're fancy with metal coins.
- Awkward, which was one of the alternate games on Chad's list.
- It's one of the best games ever.
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