How many players can play Whisperwood?

Whisperwood supports 1 to 4 players.

How long does a game of Whisperwood take?

A typical game of Whisperwood takes approximately 150 minutes.

What are the best video reviews of Whisperwood?

MindForge has curated 13 video reviews of Whisperwood from top board game content creators.

Whisperwood - Board Game

Video MFKniNlFrAk Tim Chuon Playthrough at 0:04 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Engaging gameplay that escalates in complexity.
Multiple paths to victory and strategic depth.
Thematic integration of mechanics.
Good player interaction through blocking and timing.

Cons

Can be 'brain-burning' due to the number of options and rules.
Turns can become long as the game progresses.

Thematic elements

Restoring a corrupted world

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

action selection — Players choose from a variety of actions each turn, such as Transmute, Flow, Cleanse, Restore, Whisper, Stride, Convoke, and Inscribe.
Area Majority — Controlling certain areas or having specific restorations in locations can yield points.
Endgame scoring — Points are awarded for various achievements at the end of the game, including rune tokens, enchantments, golem fulfillment, advanced spells, wildlife in dens, potions, and restorations.
Resource Management — Players manage various tokens like water, magic, moononglow, ember, and air to perform actions.
Set Collection — Collecting sets of animals like otters, owls, and bears provides end-game points.
token placement — Tokens representing elements, animals, or corruption are placed on the board to trigger effects or score points.
Track Advancement — Players advance markers on various tracks (e.g., water, air, earth) to unlock abilities and gain benefits.
Worker Placement — Players move their druid or other character tokens to different locations on the board to perform actions.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

My brain hurts. In a good way.
It was like you're going to have to think about what you're doing, but also like the game keeps on moving. It's not like you're just sitting still. I always feel like you're doing something.
You have 29 points.
I get six points per golem with at least one golem token on it and I have all four.
My gosh. So I was 111.
The magic that The magic
Whisper

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Many different engines to build
Playable in many different directions
Beautiful and thematic

Cons

Might be too much for some players
Initial demo experience was negative for one reviewer

Thematic elements

Druids moving around a map to control points of interest and gain influence from giant creatures.

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Players move druids around a map to control different points of interest.
Bag Building — Tokens are put into a bag, with better tokens being added and crappier ones removed to improve draws.
Set Collection — Recruiting monsters and upgrading powers on player boards contributes to building different engines.
Worker Placement — Druids are moved around the map to control points.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

"It's true. It's true. Although, we did feel special because at this con, we got we got this table reserved for us."
"So, uh hopefully you can hear me again. We're recording right from LFG Con. So, there's going to be some background noise."
"I walked away from that demo really not liking this game. I'm like I don't get it. I don't know what's the appeal."
"Um, and so I wanted that to be ramped up a little, but I also wanted the actual like board game part of it where you're moving around the board and collecting books to also have a little more tension."
"But I don't need to play it again. Is that okay to stay on this podcast?"
"So, the cultists are going around trying to put sabotage or fail cards into those decks to make it less likely for you to actually find the books to get the points."
"And so, you know, there's a lot of games that start with blood uh that are around. And so, I'm going to ask you which of the following is not a real board game that starts with blood."
"So, I have a pile of Kickstarter boxes from the Bloodborne board game."
"Yeah. So, we are at a convention right now and like I said at the start, we were very recently at Gin Con and it just got me thinking this convention is very different in vibe than Gin Con and there's a lot of different kinds of conventions."
"I think there are um playing cons. And I feel like this what we're at right now, LFGCON, is like a playing con."
"Um then you have like the like buying cons, more like consumer cons, and I feel like that's like a Gen Con or an Essen."
"It is like a buying market and then um yeah very different companies had the biggest booths for you know compared to what we see at Gen Con."
"So, it's funny you said you like a spiel because you get to play full games. I actually like Gen Con because uh I don't like when they're just like I'm just going to give you an overview..."
"Yeah. But we we sort of last minute decided to go. So we had no idea we're doing. We were waiting in the wrong line for like an hour and a half."
"BGcon is now my favorite way and I always have the right opinion just takes you some time to figure it out."
"Oh, that was the worst experience."
"So, that's a hot tip for Gen Con. Don't go out 3 3:00 a.m. at Gen Con unless you want to get into a street fight."
"But you are right about PEX unplugs food scene. It's like cuz Gen Con you have to like walk out of the convention to get some food."
"Um, so I was just at a convention in Iceland. It is a uh a retreat style. It was in a hotel, you. We basically had the whole hotel to ourselves."
"And then I got to see Denmark which was an incredible country."
"Um, so you can go there, you know, like there's so many things you can do and see in other places. And if you're looking for an excuse and you're a gamer, check out what conventions are happening in those areas and go and experience them and they'll be thrilled to have someone who's traveled so far to see their country and play games."
"Yeah. So, uh so that's fun. But uh before we wrap up like what's your one bucket list convention in the world if one that you haven't been to that you would like to go to?"
"Okay. What's up with your AB Con?"
"Um, yeah, I'm doing a lot of stuff that I think is fun there. I'm experimenting with different kinds of content and just trying to keep it like fun and entertaining."

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Visually improved from prototype
Wooden tokens are nice
Kickstarter version includes extras like cardboard board, premium runestone tokens, and washed miniatures.

Cons

Prototype was ugly
Lack of information on Kickstarter page regarding how to play and win
Game Trayz insert is not impressive and would likely be discarded
Acrylic tiles are an eyesore
Some guide markers don't look great
Expensive price point for higher tiers.

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Orléans
Andromeda's Edge

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

action selection — Players 'upgrade their different actions'.
Bag Building — The game is described as a 'bag building game'.
Golem movement — Players 'awaken the golems' and do 'some kind of movement with the golems'.
Track Advancement — Players are trying to 'advance on these tracks' to get points.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I am happy to see that this is a lot less ugly than the prototype.
This is nowhere near as pretty as the current final product is going to be, which is a great improvement and glad to see that.
These acrylic tiles. These uh stand out to me as an eyesore.
I would highly recommend that you grab the otter tier, hop on in, and then grab the golem player bases.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

The game rewards sticking to one strategy while also allowing for dabbling in others.
The benefits of going up certain tracks are strong and can open up opportunities.
The game mechanics integrate well with the theme of restoring the forest.
The game rewards players for developing their engine by upgrading spells.
The game has a good arc of discovery as players unlock new abilities and opportunities.

Cons

A lot of corruption can hinder actions and negatively impact scoring.
There can be a long way to go to reach certain objectives.
The game can be tough with managing corruption, especially if spaces are limited.

Thematic elements

restoring an ancient forest that was ravished by war and has gone silent, working with ancient knowledge of the Gollums
an ancient forest

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

action selection — Players choose from various spells on their player board to perform actions.
Bag Building — Players draw tokens from their bag to cast spells and manage their resources.
Hand Management — Choosing enchantment cards from hand to replace scoring opportunities.
Modular Board — The board is built out during setup, with configurations changing each playthrough.
Route Building — The movement actions like 'flow' and 'stride' involve moving across connected tiles or water terrain.
Set Collection — Collecting golem tokens to unlock endgame scoring criteria.
token placement — Placing restoration tokens on restoration spaces on tiles.
Track Advancement — Advancing on corresponding path boards for immediate bonuses and endgame multipliers.
Variable player powers — Each player starts with a unique familiar that influences their starting tokens and provides specific actions.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

"It's all about the journey."
"Minus 10 points for corruption."
"The upgraded version of cleanse allows you to do it twice."
"Minus two points for corruption."
"The game does reward you for sticking to one thing."
"But also dabbling in the others because the benefits of going up the paths are really strong."
"You want to go up on the blue path, which is good. I get a moon back."
"So, it's minus two points for everyone that I remove off my board."

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Gigantic table presence and production value.
Deep and ambitious bag-building mechanics.
High variability and replayability through enchantments and player powers.
Thematic integration is strong.
Peaceful player interaction, avoiding negative conflict.
Satisfying engine building and strategic depth.
Options to control luck through bag management.
Corruption mechanic is interesting, as it weakens powers but can be converted into a valuable resource (harmony).
Engaging and moving fast, even with its length.
Fulfilling from start to finish.

Cons

Long playtime, potentially 3.5-5.5 hours for players who crunch options.
Requires a significant table space.
Prototype components were noted, but the deluxe version is described as gorgeous.
Steep learning curve due to the game's depth and complexity.

Thematic elements

Druids stepping up to save the Whisperwood by restoring it to its former beauty and harmony after the golems fell into a deep sleep.
The Whisperwood, scarred by corruption after a battle between golems and a sorcerer.

Comparison games

Orleó
Warp's Edge
Life of Amazonia
Galactic Cruise
Ark Nova
Flamecraft
Critter Kitchen
Voyages of Marco Polo

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Restoration — Players restore corrupted areas of the Whisperwood, which is a primary objective and a way to score points.
Bag Building — Players draw tokens from a bag, which can contain useful items or corruption. The bag is refilled from a discard pile. The game offers significant control over the bag contents through thinning and saving tokens.
Card Drafting — Players draft starting enchantment cards, which provide unique starting powers and influence their strategy.
Corruption — Corruption tokens can clog up a player's bag, weaken powers, and potentially cause point loss, but can also be converted into harmony.
harmony — Harmony is a resource gained, often by purifying corruption, and is used to activate fairy powers more effectively or to gain bonus actions.
Route Building — Players advance on different tracks (e.g., air, earth, water) to gain bonuses, upgrade spells, or recruit allies.
Set Collection — Collecting sets of animals (owls, bears, otters) and recruiting fairies are key to scoring points and gaining abilities.
Tile Placement — The game board is generated by players placing tiles, and specific tiles (runes) are deployed for scoring opportunities.
Variable player powers — Each player can choose a unique familiar with a special power, and players can upgrade spells and recruit fairy creatures, leading to diverse gameplay.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Please turn your subtitles on to the Klingon channel so that when I make rules goose, you'll know what they are.
This is a bag builder, baby.
This is my souped-up advanced spell. I don't want to go, you know, clutter that up with corruption.
My dad's not going to help me do anything.
I have to say, my dad's got the best strategy here.
It's the most powerful because it takes three tokens and you have to trash one. If you upgrade this, you only have to spend two tokens and trash one.
This game is gigantic.
This is the heaviest, most ambitious bag builder the board game hobby has ever seen.
This is like Orlone with every expansion for Orlone all on at the same time.
This is a big sprawling beast of a game that is going to take you all afternoon.
It is a blast from start to finish.
It is satisfying from start to finish.
This game joins Ark Nova. It joins Galactic Cruise as an all-day game that won't scare me and Jen away or make us say, 'Why can't it have a prelude expansion to speed it up?'
The corruption does not take up your draws; you still get to draw your full amount of tokens every turn.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

Much heavier than Flamecraft
Gorgeous game
Good for Euro strategy lovers
Potentially good Kickstarter campaign

Cons

Heavier than previous Cardboard Alchemy games

Thematic elements

Repairing the earth by putting out shards

Comparison games

Flamecraft

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action Point Allowance System — On your board, you have different actions. They all can be upgraded except for one, and they all need a certain token or pair or multiples of certain token to do these different actions.
Area Control — There is some area control, but you are basically moving around the board.
Bag Building — you're doing that by pulling tokens out of a bag. So it's a bag builder. You're pulling out these tokens. What you pull out will determine what actions you take.
Set Collection — There's four actions that have to do with genies and other combinations.
track movement — there's also these tracks that you're going up to get other resources or other actions, but that also kind of scores in the game.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It's Whisper Wood, one word for one to four players.
It's much heavier than Flamecraft.
This is definitely a strategy game. Mid midweight mid to heavy strategy game.
it's a big game on the table. A lot of moving parts. Gorgeous, gorgeous game because we have Sandor Tang again and Sergio Chavez.
So, it's a bag builder. You're pulling out these tokens. What you pull out will determine what actions you take.
And y'all, it is good. It is good. But it's definitely much heavier than previous Cardboard Alchemy games. It's still gorgeous though. It's still gorgeous. Still a sprawling game. And I think for the the Euro strategy lovers, this is going to be a good one.
Whisperwood. All one word.
it's perennial uh by Emily Vincent uh published by Fatout Games and art by Beth Sobo who does one of the most beautiful nature art in board games period concerning my opinion.
we make a beautiful prairie garden
And yeah, this one looks gorgeous. I was like, "Okay, I need this."
I'm very excited for Perennial for sure.
But this is Electrify for one to four players from John Declair and Ian Hutchinson.
Uh, it is a engine builder.
It's a simultaneous action selection, slice selection.
So it's really interesting little engine builder. It goes from like coal all the way to nuclear and solar power and all these other electricity generating things.
And it's just such a nice combo. Everything's connected but quick because it's simultaneously simultaneous turns to it.
multi-use cards and I love that.
So some of the cards have arrows, so it will like allow you to activate other cards that it's connected to. So you get this long chain of actions, which is really fun.
It's very good. And I've played it and play tested it solo which is also good and it's one that I think is kind of my favorite of what they're coming out this year.
It's going to be on Kickstarter and I am very excited for this.
It's very interesting combo of mechanisms and it really is that engine builder goodness that I absolutely love.
And it really is that engine builder goodness that I absolutely love.
So, that's Electrify from AG.
I love seeing that and everybody getting along. No big incidents. I think that's just amazing that so many cultures come together in spread over three different countries because not only in the United States, United States is the most in games but yeah and everybody gets along people joining in on on marches, fan marches and I think that's just awesome to see.
But it was funny because it was a whole circle thing for me.
The minions sung the Beach Boys. The banana song is the Beach Boys.
Yeah. That was totally Beach Boys.
So, my moment of positivity is it was the 4th of July and so my mom and her friends took and I went with them we went to the July 4th firework spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl.
It was with the Beach Boys and John Stamos and we usually try to go to the Hollywood Bowl at least once or twice every year and it was a lot of fun.
It's almost 11 p.m.
Well, the most common things are Twitch, where you can find twitch.tv/joda.
Uh I stream on Tuesday. I have my coffee and crowdfunding where I drink coffee and I look at all the crowdfunding campaigns from the past week that have been launched criticizing the page the game and sometimes being positive and also always pick one game but I think well that was the best one for this week.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Cool stuff

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Bag Building — Players build a bag of components to draw from during the game.
Competitive Euro — A Euro-style game with competitive elements.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I was not granted a media badge, which means I have not gotten all of the emails from all the publishers about kind of what they have.
Customs is a thing and customs is a nightmare.
This is a game that I've said multiple times is the type of game that if I went to a booth and I did a demo of this, I would buy it right away.
If you're flying, we all know how space work.
I'm not leaving Gen Con without a Pookie Plushie.
I'm going yoink and I'm taking one.
If you come find me and you say, 'I'm hungry for promos,' I will give you a promo card of your choice.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

high thematic integration and charming components
delightful variety between scenarios

Cons

cooperative bag-building can be complex for new players

Thematic elements

forest restoration via animal golems and spirits
Bag-building fantasy adventure
story-driven with golems and forest lore

Comparison games

Nanolith
Whisperwood

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Bag Building — shared bag-building mechanic with all players contributing
bag-building — shared bag-building mechanic with all players contributing
Modular Board — different modes and boss-like encounters
Story-driven exploration — choosing paths and talking to golems to reveal power
varying scenarios / modular boards — different modes and boss-like encounters

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Backyard Chickens was the best moment of the con.
This is a fever dream, Conquest Princess is wild.
The ending of Clank Legacy 1, spoiler, was disappointing.
Shouting about statistics in a game of backyard chickens. It was fantastic.
Thunder Road is chaos served well.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

Thematic card-driven experience
Possible narrative elements
Good fit for players who enjoy immersive themes without heavy rules overhead

Cons

none

Thematic elements

narrative elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

card-driven — appears to be a thematic card-driven experience with possible narrative elements.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It is structured, methodical, and rewarding for long-term planners.
This is going to expand the popular deck-building game with new content, new challenges.
It's going to probably be easy to teach, fast to play, you know, that sort of thing.
this one, in my opinion, is going to be a good fit for players who enjoy immersive themes without heavy rules overhead.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Really fun.

Cons

Complex.

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Andromeda's Edge
Flamecraft

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Bag Building — So, you got these elements of the of the back building uh where you're going to take out tokens from the bag.
Spellcasting — depending on where you putting your token, you can do this or that um spell.
token placement — You're gonna place it on your on your sorcerer on your droid, sorry. Um board and then you're gonna allocate it on your board.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

There should not be any gatekeeping gaming.
More people the better. It's a beautiful amazing incredible thing. 100%.
the smell was insane today. Very sweaty.
Last year it was frankly appalling. this year really good
It's a standalone expansion, by the way.
If you loved um Andromeda's Edge is share the DNA.
And I love that idea. I mean, climbing is cool as hell.
They always go down that like um the boulevard of broken dream of the nostalgia.
It is a push or luck type game.
It was fine. I It was not for me. I don't really like Rolling Rights.
It's quiet quitting the board game. I loved it.
It went a little bit out of hands.
It was the best thing I think we've ever done as a channel.
we might got in a little bit of trouble for it. But we we apologize for that. But we'll make it right and we're going to do it even better next year.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Really interesting
Large game with potential
Bag building mechanic is engaging
Got the reviewer excited

Cons

Not for everyone due to length
Feels busy

Thematic elements

Cleansing bad things
Forest

Comparison games

Andromeda's Edge

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Trying to go around and cleanse the bad things into the forest.
Bag Building — Spells are put into a bag at the start of the turn to determine actions.
Boat Upgrading — Mentioned as a mechanic in the game.
Spell Casting — Actions taken based on spells drawn from the bag.
Truck Upgrading — Mentioned as a mechanic in the game.

Video topics + discussion points

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Quotes (from this video)

This I was mega excited about.
We sneak the copy away.
So, the idea behind this one, of course, card drafting, tableau building, similar to those games that we really enjoy where you're creating your grid of cards and having those have various effects, like for example in Annual X or for example in Car Combo, but with slightly more behind it as well.
And again, sitting into that lovely sort of 45 minutes to an hour exciting interactive game, which I'm super excited about.
The artwork is absolutely stunning.
We can't do a 7-hour video. So, we going to in the upcoming weeks, we're going to in the in the other different episode that we do of the hype factor, the playlist or uh review, stuff like that. We're going to talk about all the other games as well.
We have the best community of people and we love every single one of you.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Novel and familiar use of a Tetris mechanic
High variety in scoring cards provides replay value
Appealing theme and accessible on-ramp for new players

Cons

Theme feels minimal or pasted-on with little backstory
The game can drag on, especially in the late rounds
Rulebook could clarify the cat flip effect and placement rules

Thematic elements

Forest fantasy with hearts and witches on scoring cards
Forest with will-o'-the-wisps; players build a forest grid
Whimsical, lightly magical; lacks deep backstory

Comparison games

Cascadia
Harmonies

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Cat token and cat flip — A cat token on a tile can be flipped to modify tile placement rules and allow broader placement.
Grid Building — Players place tiles to form and extend their forest grid, fitting shapes next to existing tiles.
Round structure and scaling grid — Rounds end when players reach a 4x4, then 5x5, then 6x6 grids; scoring cards determine final points.
Square Grid — Rounds end when players reach a 4x4, then 5x5, then 6x6 grids; scoring cards determine final points.
Tetris-like tiling — Players place tiles to form and extend their forest grid, fitting shapes next to existing tiles.
Tile/Map Shifting — Tree turns give players options to take one, two, or three tiles and add them to their display.
Tree turns and tile pulls — Tree turns give players options to take one, two, or three tiles and add them to their display.

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Quotes (from this video)

I was really looking forward to playing this and I played this a lot of times with two, three, four players and I just don't understand the strategy.
the mosquitoes adds to the confusion
I'm glad that they have kept the original artwork cuz it is kind of cute in it.
it's not really XXL, is it? It's more like just L. The cards are bigger.
it's basically the same game. It's code names.
novel use of the Tetris mechanic.
I love Tetris.
it's a brain teaser
Whisperwood, yeah, I genuinely recommend this one.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Engaging, elegant puzzle with restricted tiling space
Interesting interaction between central market and board layout
Appealing production (even in prototype form) and strong visual design

Cons

Prototype components may need refinement
Rule clarifications could be required as production solidifies

Thematic elements

polyomino construction puzzle with tiling constraints
circular market tiles in the center; grid growth as wisps are placed
abstract/puzzle-driven

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

pattern_completion — Complete target shapes while managing a restricted grid (4x4 to 6x6 over the game).
Polyomino — Build polyomino shapes by placing wisps and required surrounding tiles.
polyomino_construction — Build polyomino shapes by placing wisps and required surrounding tiles.
tile_laying — Draft central market tiles and place wisps to create polyomino patterns on your board.

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Quotes (from this video)

Whisperwood. So, I really enjoyed this game.
it's not just the auto battling, you're also deck building.
it's a worker placement that reminds me a lot of something like the king's dilemma.
the monsters themselves. You've got those classic D&D enemies. Beholder, dragon, the red dragon.
it's King Domino, but cranked to 11.
this cozy vibe is taking the industry by storm.
four gods, each one with their own particular power.
it's never just the game that you would expect.
Oh my god. Oh, so much fun.
it's a cinematic take on the pandemic system as well.

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