the native planting board game
the native planting board game
Plot out the most efficient garden arrangement to attract unique and picky pollinators!
🌻🐛Based on actual plant and pollinator interactions native to the Eastern US 🦋🌳
Photo Credit: Charlotte Miller
In case you haven't had the chance to try out the game yet, here's the gist-
Each player has a personal garden plot on which to place plant cards. Tackle the puzzle of creating the best possible arrangement to meet your pollinators' goals and maximize your points.
Select the plants you need most from the nursery before someone else takes them. Over the course of four rounds, collect and lay combinations of plants on your garden plot, with consideration for a variety of factors: specific species, plant families, bloom seasons, and fruit production. The pollinators you draw will tell you which of these details are important to them, and how. A second deck expansion, with a completely new set of plants and pollinators, will also include details like plant height, color, and bloom shape. All of these details can be important in order to attract and support pollinators throughout their life-cycles. There is so much to learn while you play!
Each game is a new challenge:
-Start with one of 10 different garden plot layouts
-A small assortment out of more than 60
pollinators will determine your distinct
approach to each game.
-Availability of plants in the nursery
each round is limited.
-The approximately 50 unique native plants have
real-life moisture and light requirements that
restrict where you can place them on your board.
I am also working on some common competitive goals, which will be additional wildlife cards that benefit from the plants and pollinators you are already collecting. Not only are you planting beautiful flowers to enjoy, but you are building a habitat! The winner will be the player with the most pollinator, fruit, and wildlife points. Are you ready to PLOT?
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
on Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)