Gameplay
A small field, an initial farm budget, and basic conditions to grow maize, is all the new farmers have at the start of the game. The implementation of irrigation and hybrid seed technologies offer farmers abundant possibilities to improve their farm production and the overall region’s prominence. Different events happen during the game which can influence the weather conditions, availability of resources as well as the policies of technology implementation.
In each of the 12 rounds, farmers can decide their management strategy by implementing technologies and expanding their land to adapt to the weather variability and the effects of the events. At the end of the game, the winner is the farmer who has established the best farm practices. Victory points are awarded for the number of full fields produced and profit earned during the selling stages.
The farmers are encouraged to discuss and plan as a group each growing season to achieve the best regional production, but there can only one be winner.
The game is played competitively as well as cooperatively.
For further insight to al the rules and mechanisms of the board game you can download the rulebook.