No English version of Agricola expansion at Essen 09

Starting to really look forward to Essen 09 now, with less than 3 weeks to go.

Uwe Rosenberg

I’m a big fan of Agricola, which I own and have won the 3 games of  Le Havre I’ve played so far (which always adds to the enjoyment, but it’s a good game anyway). This means I’m really looking forward to both contributions from Uwe Rosenberg this year.

The new Agricola expansion, Farmers of The Moor, promises to add another layer of complexity to the game. Players start with a board layout including forests and moors from which wood and peat can be harvested for energy. At each harvest, a player must not only feed their family, but heat their house also. I was sad to see a couple of forum threads on the ‘geek that suggest the English version of this game wont be available to buy at Essen. Guess it wont be too long to wait though, and on the bright side it will leave more space in the boot for other games.

At the Gates of Loyang is the third “trading” game from Rosenberg, the rules of which can now be downloaded. The only game of the 3 to sport no central board, I read somewhere on the ‘geek that this was actually the first game of the 3, and it’s just taken this long to refine. I’m really itching to give this one a spin, and hopefully pick up a copy.