In the Desert 2023

Bring the Green Wind to the Barren Desert! Discover an oasis and plant trees to cultivate a lush, thriving forest. Draft cards wisely and arrange them to grow a wider woodland than your rivals!

The game is played over 4 rounds. Each round, players draw a hand of cards from the deck — the number of cards corresponds to the current round. Each player selects one card to place in front of them, then passes the remaining cards to the player on their left. This drafting continues until all cards have been distributed.

Once drafting is complete, flip the 30-second sand timer. Players must arrange their cards however they wish before time runs out. Any cards not placed in time are discarded.

Players who have failed to form an oasis score no points for that round. For all others, each player identifies their single largest contiguous forest — a group of forest cards connected horizontally or vertically. Players are then ranked by the size of their largest forest, and points are awarded according to that ranking.

After 4 rounds, the player with the most points wins!