Review
Autumn
Autumn is a tiny ten-minute card game for two, in which two trees compete for space with their falling leaves. It is light, thematic, and small enough to fit on a summer ferry table.
- Published
- 2015
- Designer
- Maria Blasco Arnandis, Enrique Blasco
- Publisher
- (Web published), Devir
- Players
- 1–3
- Playing time
- 20 min
Autumn is your little ten-minute pal: two different trees, falling leaves, and a highly thematic fight for space. I like the contrast between its autumnal mood and its breezy, quick presence on the table—yes, it is loaded with “autumn melancholy” (aaaa tssssss), but in the good way.
Its core is the tried-and-tested, BLTG-approved “draw a card, play a card” mechanism. Your turn does not need to become a scientific study: you draw, decide how to use what you have, and play.
What you play are leaves, with which the two trees engage in area control. The interaction therefore lives in the shared space and the contest over it: every choice matters against the other tree, without the game losing its brisk pace.
In 8–10 very pleasant minutes, you have had your fill. Skip two gyros and buy it instead; it might make excellent company on a Blue Star table in summer, while it is hot outside and you are dropping leaves all melancholically.
Source: BoardGameGeek
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