Agricola
1–5 players • ages 12+ • Uwe Rosenberg • 2007
- Designer
- Uwe Rosenberg
- First published
- 2007
- Players
- 1–5 players
- Age
- 12+
- Genre
- German-style board game
How it plays
Agricola plays 1–5 players and is recommended for ages 12 and up.
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Where it came from
Agricola was released in 2007 by Uwe Rosenberg, marking a significant shift in his design focus toward heavy resource management and worker placement mechanics. Developed as a thematic evolution of his earlier work, the game centers on the struggles and successes of 17th-century peasant farmers in Central Europe, challenging players to balance the expansion of their homesteads with the constant demand to feed their growing families.
The game's design was lauded for its complexity and the tension created by its restricted action spaces and demanding harvest phases. It features distinct artwork and a robust card-driven engine that provides high replayability. Following its debut at the Spiel convention in Essen, Agricola quickly rose to prominence, significantly influencing the trajectory of modern board game design and securing multiple prestigious awards for its mechanical depth and thematic consistency.
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About Agricola
Agricola is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 1–5 players • ages 12+ • Uwe Rosenberg • 2007. It's filed under German-style board game. The catalog entry lists feeding mechanic and worker placement as its mechanics. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
How do you play Agricola?
Agricola is a board game for 1–5 players, filed under German-style board game. The catalog entry lists feeding mechanic and worker placement as its mechanics. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — the rulebook is the publisher's to distribute, and their own site is the authoritative source: https://lookout-spiele.de/en/games/agricolare.html
How many players is Agricola for?
Agricola is built for 1–5 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
What age is Agricola for?
Agricola lists a minimum age of 12. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
Who designed Agricola?
Agricola was designed by Uwe Rosenberg. The catalog gives its publication year as 2007.
Has Agricola won any awards?
Yes — the catalog entry for Agricola lists Deutscher Spielepreis, Golden Geek Award for Best Gamers' Board Game, Golden Geek Award for Board Game of the Year, Nederlandse Spellenprijs and 4 more.
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