Takenoko in about 3 minutes + chibis in a few more

[@3MBG]

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.

[@RobertKonigsberg]

I like this idea.

[@fightingkitchen7960]

Interesting rule. Thank you for the video by the way!

[@3MBG]

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

[@fightingkitchen7960]

@@3MBG Ok

[@alankingsley2916]

One of my family’s favorites. My wife and I even had custom Mr & Mrs Panda statues made as cake toppers for our wedding!

[@3MBG]

Oh that is adorable

[@erobbins1653]

“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…

[@3MBG]

Comfort eating is real :)

[@tyrroo]

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

[@joshuablount]

I am picking up this game tomorrow just based on the art. It looks so adorable!

[@3MBG]

Yes! This is why we got it to start with. My partner saw it and went "gimme!"

[@joshuablount]

@3MBG I feel like nowadays I won't buy certain games if I don't like the art. It either makes me shallow or mature

[@RobertKonigsberg]

Panda's tummy contents? That gives the act of scoring panda objectives a whole new meaning. (Panda fertilizer!)

[@3MBG]

Yep, makes sense for the gardner to score points that way

[@timoseppa9124]

Tokaido used to be a big favorite for me and my kids - towards the more complex end of games they were willing to play

[@BoardGamePix]

Such a fun family game, cool video! 🐼

[@stopsomewhere9104]

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

[@3MBG]

It's 11 years old. So not surprised it didnt come with one. Probably a fan one out there

[@fightingkitchen7960]

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?

[@3MBG]

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

[@fightingkitchen7960]

@@3MBG Neat!

[@tyrroo]

Om nom nom nom

[@Paul-ro6py]

Thanks for the video. Not my style of game, sure it would work for someone else.

[@3MBG]

Very popular title, its quite old now, came out in 2011. But yeah, not everyones cuppa, that's for sure

[@antiussentiment]

Nom Nom Nom...

[@fightingkitchen7960]

Fun Fact: you actually pronounce it like Ta-Ke-No-Ko at the same pace, not Ta-Ke-Noo Ko.

[@3MBG]

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.

[@fightingkitchen7960]

@@3MBG True.