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Fields of Green takes place in the second half of the 20th century. Players take the role of farm owners trying to expand their property and business. By adding fields, livestock and facilities, they build an economic engine that will bring them closer to victory.
Fields of Green, inspired by Among the Stars, is played over four rounds (years) during which players draft cards and add them to their ever-expanding farms. At the end of each year comes the harvest season when they must water their fields, feed their livestock, and pay maintenance costs in order to receive valuable resources that will allow them to further expand in the next year.
Through various means, player eventually convert their wealth to victory points, and the player who gathers the most by the end of the fourth year wins.
Year Published
2016
Transcript Analysis
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Board Gaming Doctor general_discussion at 18:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Not terribly complex; easy to teach and quick to play
- Drafting across multiple decks provides tactical variety
Cons
- Depth is not on par with Rosenberg's big-box titles
- Card decks can feel repetitive and some cards share similar effects
Thematic elements
- Tile-drafting farm development with cards
- Agricultural farming landscape
- mechanistic, card-driven emphasis
Comparison games
- Seven Wonders
- Dominion
- Beer and Bread
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — Draft from four decks and pass cards to the left or right, shaping your hand.
- card_drafting — Draft from four decks and pass cards to the left or right, shaping your hand.
- engine building — Harvest phases with silos and water towers fuel buildings and outputs.
- engine_building — Harvest phases with silos and water towers fuel buildings and outputs.
- set_collection / deck_building — Acquire fields, buildings, and livestock to score points.
- tile placement — Place farm tiles and align setups to maximize end-game scoring.
- tile_placement — Place farm tiles and align setups to maximize end-game scoring.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
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- Hello everyone and welcome back to the board gaming doctor.
- When I first played Nucleium, I played it solo and I enjoyed it. I gave it an 8 out of 10.
- it's a middling, you know, kind of down the road type of game experience.
- This was the hardest game for me to learn out of Lassera's repertoire.
- as soon as it becomes a chore, it's not fun.
- I think I'll leave it there.
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Board Gaming Doctor top_10_list at 10:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong farming theme integration
- Teaches drafting in a tactile, strategic way
Cons
- Solo/2-player mode may differ substantially from 3–4 players
- Abstract drafting may feel opaque to newcomers
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- La Granja
- Fields of Amon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- drafting — Draft four types of farm buildings and weave them into your tableau.
- Resource conversion — Convert produced resources (wheat, water) into points.
- Resource management — Convert produced resources (wheat, water) into points.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The Bloody Inn. This is on this was a play on a couple of plays on Board Game Arena, and I think the theme and mechanisms aren't as deep and complex and the theme isn't as enticing to me per se.
- Age of Steam is definitely a top-tier experience that I really want to play again.
- Power Grid is a fascinating game where you balance money, plants, and city growth.
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Watch It Played top_10_list at 3:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rich farming tableau
- Grand Fair expansion adds mini-competitions
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Harvesting and adjacency-based scoring for ducks, cows, wheat
- Farming/agriculture theme with animals and crops
- Enthusiastic, hobby-affirming commentary; expansion-focused note on Grand Fair
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Why is the Red Cathedral an autumn game? I just feel like it has an autoutminal look to it.
- I personally find it to be quite cozy.
- I'm picking Yido and uh that's my pick and there's nothing anyone could do about it.
- No one is going to agree with me.
- The one thing I would love is there are no board games that I am aware of that were designed to teach a foreign language.
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Jessica general_discussion at 1:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cababbages promo for Fields of Green mentioned
- positive reception by the speaker
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- agriculture/cabbage promo
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- unknown
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none
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Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I love that game
- the day that I beat Ed in delicious but one point
- cabbages promo for fields of green has just been sitting here for probably a year
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