Takenoko

Long, long ago, the Emperor of China, in a gesture of peace, offered the Emperor of Japan a Giant Panda. You have been appointed to the delicate task of caring for this politically-important Panda and tending to the Emperor's illustrious bamboo garden.

You must cultivate plots of land using irrigation and intelligence so that bamboo, the only food that the Panda will eat, grows in abundance. But beware of the sacred animal's uncontrollable appetite for crunchy young sprouts...

• Ages: 8
• Players: 2-4
• Game Length: 45+ Minutes

Contents:

• 28 Plot Tiles
• 36 Wooden Green Bamboo Sections
• 30 Wooden Yellow Bamboo Sections
• 24 Wooden Pink Bamboo Sections
• 20 Wooden Irrigation Channels
• 9 Improvements
• 46 Objective Cards
• 4 Individual Boards
• 8 Wooden Action Tokens
• 1 Wooden Weather Die
• 1 Panda
• 1 Gardener
• 1 Rule Booklet

Mechanisms:

• Dice Rolling
• Grid Movement
• Pattern Building
• Set Collection
• Tile Placement
• Modular Board