The bonus rules we use for Takenoko to make it more fun and harder to cheese panda cards to win are. Panda can't eat the last shoot on a tile, you can't claim a 2nd objective card for your hand until you have 1 of each other type, and can't claim a 3rd unless you have 2 of each other type. And scoring 1 of each objective type gives 3xp more. The last time i played Takenoko without these rules was at an event where each game was scored, i did the food strategy and it was a horribly one sided win for me.
“This one scares panda…and he eats a bamboo to calm down.” Sounds like me and panda have some things in common. Thanks for the video. I have been pondering this one for a while…
I saw Shelfside’s review on this & they said that you can play this competitively, like when you memorize the cards & you are trying to prevent other players from scoring or something. Do you think it’s possible?
It definitely is. We use the optional rules and house rules in my pinned comment to make the game more competitive and less focused on one strategy as well
Fair, and i should know that as the vowel sounds are really similar to Te Reo Māori ones. It's this weird commonality between the two languages that the short vowels sound have a lot in common. A word in te reo like Koromiko is pronounced at the same sort of short clip as Takenoko.
The bonus rules we use for Takenoko to make it more fun and harder to cheese panda cards to win are. Panda can't eat the last shoot on a tile, you can't claim a 2nd objective card for your hand until you have 1 of each other type, and can't claim a 3rd unless you have 2 of each other type. And scoring 1 of each objective type gives 3xp more.
The last time i played Takenoko without these rules was at an event where each game was scored, i did the food strategy and it was a horribly one sided win for me.
I like this idea.
Interesting rule. Thank you for the video by the way!
2 of those are optional rules in the expansion by the designer, the 3rd one about claiming cards is our own extra step on top
@@3MBG Ok
One of my family’s favorites. My wife and I even had custom Mr & Mrs Panda statues made as cake toppers for our wedding!
Oh that is adorable
“This one scares panda…and he eats a bamboo to calm down.” Sounds like me and panda have some things in common. Thanks for the video. I have been pondering this one for a while…
Comfort eating is real :)
Did you buy it yet? If not, I highly recommend it, this is a fantastic game! Imo it's similar to Catan but far less boring
I am picking up this game tomorrow just based on the art. It looks so adorable!
Yes! This is why we got it to start with. My partner saw it and went "gimme!"
Tokaido used to be a big favorite for me and my kids - towards the more complex end of games they were willing to play
Panda's tummy contents? That gives the act of scoring panda objectives a whole new meaning.
(Panda fertilizer!)
Yep, makes sense for the gardner to score points that way
Such a fun family game, cool video! 🐼
Okay from the sounds of it this would have been super easy to solo a bit too between the limited number of actions and the objectives to complete
It's 11 years old. So not surprised it didnt come with one. Probably a fan one out there
Om nom nom nom
Thanks for the video. Not my style of game, sure it would work for someone else.
Very popular title, its quite old now, came out in 2011. But yeah, not everyones cuppa, that's for sure
Nom Nom Nom...
I saw Shelfside’s review on this & they said that you can play this competitively, like when you memorize the cards & you are trying to prevent other players from scoring or something. Do you think it’s possible?
It definitely is. We use the optional rules and house rules in my pinned comment to make the game more competitive and less focused on one strategy as well
@@3MBG Neat!
Fun Fact: you actually pronounce it like Ta-Ke-No-Ko at the same pace, not Ta-Ke-Noo Ko.
Fair, and i should know that as the vowel sounds are really similar to Te Reo Māori ones. It's this weird commonality between the two languages that the short vowels sound have a lot in common. A word in te reo like Koromiko is pronounced at the same sort of short clip as Takenoko.
@@3MBG True.