On the description this game sounds incredibly boring. You're a 17th century farmer and you and your spouse are making a bigger farm. Hardly edge of your seat stuff. However this game is actually very, very fun. When you take it out of the box it looks hopelessly complicated. However, after about one play through you can start to see it’s really pretty easy to get to grips with. The occupation and minor improvement cards look like gobbledegook at first, but after the first game you’ll already be thinking about strategies to improve your score and get a better farm.

There’s also something strangely satisfying about harvesting crops and getting more animals as they breed with each other and carefully managing you resources while keeping an eye on the other players.

The version I got from MightyApe came with sheep pig and cow tokens carved like the animals – instead of the little coloured squares you might be able to see on the screenshots – which makes it a bit more immersive. I think the screenshots on Mightyape might be for an eariler retail version of the game.

It’s also I think pretty family friendly. There is no violence whatsoever and no real ways to stuff the other players up – it’s more about responding to what they’re doing and working hard to get as many points as you can. So it’s not like monopoly where you’ll end up starting a row and ruining Christmas.

If there was a downside to this game I would say it was the price – but it's great for bonding with friends and family.

The game is turn based and involves you playing a farmer and his wife as they consider how to grow their family, develop their farm, and ensure they have a large enough harvest not to go begging. There are lots of different strategies that you can try to win the most points when it comes to scoring at the end.

Have played through several times with different groups and all have enjoyed it. It takes a game or two to get used to it an then you start thinking through different tactics to try.

Really fun and engaging game. Instructions are clear and even the non-boardgamers in the house were keen to play. We've now played it 7 times and only had it 2 weeks. It's a game which can be played in 1 hour 30 ish and has more than enough to keep you wanting to go back and try a different strategy. Would highly recommend.