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Herbaceous Card Game – A Flavorful Set Collection Game of Garden Herbs and Containers by Pencil First Games for 1-4 Players
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Age Range (Description) | 96 months to 9600 months |
Number of Players | 1-4 |
Brand | Pencil First Games |
Theme | Gardening |
Material | Cardboard |
Included Components | Herbaceous |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.5 x 1.5 x 7.5 inches |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Style | Herbaceous |
Item Weight | 0.7 Pounds |
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- Simple rules are easy to learn and teach in a matter of minutes
- Containers offer set collection opportunities with clear goals
- Gorgeous herb artwork makes the game relaxing and fun
- Fun, quick choices create memorable game nights for all experience levels
- 1-4 Players / Ages 14+ / 20 Minutes
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.5 x 7.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 11.2 ounces |
Domestic Shipping | Item can be shipped within U.S. |
International Shipping | This item can be shipped to select countries outside of the U.S. Learn More |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B01N1L34R9 |
Item model number | pfx500 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
Best Sellers Rank | #44,200 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #469 in Dedicated Deck Card Games #1,403 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | August 11, 2022 |
Manufacturer | Flat River Group |
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Product Description
Everyone has a green thumb when playing Herbaceous. Relax while enjoying this elegant game of picking and potting herbs. Pot the best collection of herbs in your glass jar and planters, but don’t wait too long or your friend might grab them first!.
From the manufacturer

Game by Steve Finn, Eduardo Baraf, and Beth Sobel

Herb collectors compete to grow and store the most valuable medley of herbs
Everyone starts with four containers, each of which allows a different grouping action:
- Group herbs of same type
- Group different types
- Group pairs
- Group any three types (same or different)
A Flavorful Game!
Great casual filler for a memorable game night
Everyone has a green thumb when playing Herbaceous. Relax while enjoying this beautiful and elegent game of picking and potting herbs. Pot the best collection of herbs in your different containers, but don't wait too long or your friends might grab them first.
- For 1-4 Players
- 20 Minute Playing Time
- Ages 14+
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Draw a herb |
Keep or add to communal |
Decide to use a container |
Determine the best collection |

Solo Game Variant Included!
Okay, so I love, love, Love the way this game looks. Each card is a Gorgeous watercolor masterpiece that I would frame and hang from my wall if I could. -Mike Meeple
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Herbaceous | Floriferous | Delicious | Sunset Over Water | The Whatnot Cabinet | The One Hundred Torii | |
# of Players | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-100 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
Avg Play Time | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | 45 min |
Theme | Relax as you collect and plant flavorful herbs in your garden. | Explore a garden of colorful flowers as you pick arrangements. | Fill your garden with delicious fruits and vegetables. | Paint beautiful landscapes through forests, meadows, and mountains. | Create a curio cabinet with trinkets collected during your travels. | Travel through a Japanese garden to visit torii, landmarks, and more. |
Family Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Easy to learn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Solo mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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I leave the cards out so they are always handy and will play a round or two when I have 15 min to kill and want to avoid an urge to scroll Facebook or read too much news.
It is a super simple set building game that can be played casually or super strategically (I would imagine) if you are a competitive board gamer who spends as much time looking at other people’s business as you do your own.
The herb planting theme is well executed, family friendly (for young and old) and also captures the spirit of neighborly competition that can sometimes happen among gardeners.
This game is utterly perfect in it’s simplicity. It a great starter/filler game for an organized game night. Also perfect as a fast, accessible game during family gatherings when explaining complicated rules is too much. Love!
Turns are simple and fast:
All you do is draw a card and place it either in YOUR garden or the Community garden. You draw a second card and must place it in whichever garden you DIDN’T place the first card in. Then the next person does the same.
At the beginning of each turn (before drawing cards as above) players can opt to “pot” plants —which is basically collecting herb cards from their own garden and the community garden to create the biggest sets you can that are: all the same kind/one each of as many herbs as possible /as many matching pairs as possible. Bigger sets give more points (scoring is right on the “pot” cards).
For SOLO play, it is just a beat your own score (I know some find that unsatisfying). On each turn you draw 3 cards (one at a time) and you choose between playing it in your garden, the community garden or discard pile. There is also a limit to how big (number of cards) the community garden can be.