Forest Shuffle Game Review

Into the Woods

Forest Shuffle made some big waves back in its debut year of 2023. Around the same time, another nature-themed tableau builder, Earth, came out, and it felt like that combination was the flavor of the year. Critters, trees, and bugs—oh my!

I had a chance to return to the lush, green forest to see where all the hype started. Funny enough, before I was sent this review copy, I had only played the game on Board Game Arena, the website that’s naturally culling my physical game collection. It was nice to finally see the gorgeous art by Toni Llobet and Judit Piella outside a screen of pixels (better for my eyes, too).

Forest Shuffle is also the first game in Lookout Games’ Greenline label, a series produced on FSC-certified paper to reduce plastic waste.

Friendly Forest

Gameplay is fairly simple and straightforward. Players build a tableau of synergizing cards before the third winter card is drawn from the communal deck. On a turn, players either play a card into their forest or draw two cards (from either the clearing or the deck).

Played cards can trigger additional benefits if the color-coded cards used…

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