The Grimm Forest

Description

--- "The Grimm Forest" is a strategic, competitive game blending hidden movement, deduction, and resource management in a fairy tale setting. Key mechanics include: - *Hidden movement* Players secretly play cards to move to location boards for resource gathering. - *Resource gathering* Collect straw, wood, and bricks from fields, brickyards, and the dangerous Grimm Forest. - *Deduction and disruption* Use 16 unique Fable cards to guess opponents' plans, interfere, and employ tricks like the Big Bad Wolf. - *House building* Construct Wood, Straw, or Brick houses in a dedicated phase using gathered resources. - *Friend management* Building wall sections attracts one of 12 fairy tale Friends (e.g., Robin Hood, Snow White); accept aid or redirect to opponents, potentially discarding theirs. - *Risk and monsters* Brave dangers, avoid lurking monsters to achieve victory. The Grimm Forest is a 2-4 player, medium-weight strategic board game (45-60 minutes) where Three Little Pigs family members compete to build 3 houses first and claim the Royal Builder title. Set in a fairy tale world, players use wits, steel tools, and risky resource gathering from perilous locations while leveraging devious Fable cards for deduction, disruption, and bonuses. Secret card plays enable hidden movement to boards, followed by a Building Phase where resources build houses; each wall section summons a helpful Friend card, which players can claim or strategically gift to rivals. Amid threats from the Big Bad Wolf, monsters, and opponents' treachery, success demands clever planning, accurate guesses, and bold risks to outpace others. ---