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Above and Below: Groves

Above and Below: Groves

Lavka Games · 2016Expansion
2–460–120 min13+ yrs2.8/5 complexity7.0 BGG1,9 K
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How do you play Above and Below: Groves?

Scattered amid the verdant hills near your village, ancient pines hide valuable treasures. Will you gather a brave troop of adventurers to explore and tame the trees?

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Scattered amid the verdant hills near your village, ancient pines hide valuable treasures. Will you gather a brave troop of adventurers to explore and tame the trees?

Above and Below: Groves is a 10-card expansion to Above and Below.

To play, shuffle the cards and place them face down near the play area. Place the top card of the deck face up. When players explore, they may choose to explore the top-most grove card instead of a cave card, the difference being that no story is read and the player can see the possible rewards.

When a player successfully claims the grove card, the player uses their characters to explore, rolling for lanterns. The player chooses which reward they will gain (and can afford with their lanterns), after rolling the dice. Only one reward may be chosen.

The player also gains the grove card, placing it adjacent to one of their buildings in their village. The grove card gives bonus village points at the end of the game if adjacent to a building card with a symbol matching the icon on the arrow on the grove card. When playing with the Groves expansion, once a building or grove has been placed adjacent to another building or grove, that card cannot be moved or rearranged on a later turn.

game anatomy
Complexity2.8 / 5
BGG rating7.0 / 10
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60–120 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
13+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Above and Below: Groves?
Above and Below: Groves is a expansion for base-game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~60–120 minutes. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Above and Below: Groves — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Above and Below: Groves support?
Above and Below: Groves is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Above and Below: Groves take?
A game of Above and Below: Groves takes about 60–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Above and Below: Groves for?
Above and Below: Groves is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Above and Below: Groves?
Above and Below: Groves has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.8 out of 5.
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