The forest is old and sun-drenched, with delicious mushrooms luring from every grove and hollow. Morels may be the most sought-after in these woods, but there are many flavorful and valuable varieties awaiting the skilled collector. Bring a basket if you think it’s your lucky day. Hunt at night and you’ll be completely alone when you stumble upon a bonanza. If you’re hungry, put a pan on the fire and enjoy the scent of chanterelles frying in butter. Feeling entrepreneurial? Sell porcini to local enthusiasts for information that will help you find what you’re looking for deep within the forest.

Morels, a strategic card game for two players, uses two decks: a Day Deck (84 cards) which includes ten different types of mushrooms as well as baskets, cider, butter, pans, and moons; and a smaller Night Deck (8 cards) with mushrooms that can be foraged in the moonlight. Each mushroom card has two values: one for selling and one for cooking. Selling two or more identical mushrooms provides collector sticks that expand your options in the forest (the ongoing tableau of eight face-up cards on the table), allowing for offensive or defensive moves that change with each game round. Cooking sets of three or more identical mushrooms sizzling in butter or cider if the set is large enough earns points towards winning the game. With poisonous mushrooms spreading their wrath and a hand-size limit to manage, card selection is a tricky matter at every turn.

After each turn, a card moves from the forest to a decay pile that is only available for a short time. The Day Deck then replenishes the forest from the back, creating the effect of a walk in the woods where some strategic delicacies are collected, some are passed by, and others lie ahead.

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94pcs 63x88mm