AEG & Flatout Games | Cascadia - Award-Winning Board Game Set in the Pacific Northwest | Easy to Learn | Quick to Play | Ages 10+

This is our new board game night favorite! It is easy to understand as compared to other strategy games which allows for the fun to begin sooner since you aren’t bogged down in the rules. I also like that you build your own habitat instead of building one massive one together like other games. The artwork is amazing! Also, you can use different rules for the points which makes this game even better and increases the playability over time. I do wish you could play with more people though and hope they come out with an expansion pack someday! If you enjoy a game with a little bit of strategy this is for you!

I tend to lean toward the "heavier" side of strategy games, things like Everdell, Terra Mystica, Castles of Burgundy, and Voyages of Marco Polo.However, sometimes you just want a fun, easy to play game that has just enough strategy to keep you interested, without jarring the sensibilities of the less "hardcore" players.In the past, Splendor was my go-to game of this kind, but I am ecstatic to add Cascadia into the mix. It's a fantastic blend of fast, easy to learn playability, with just enough strategy to keep things interesting.The core strategies are simple -- form an arrangement of animals in a pattern to score points, while attempting to match (as best as possible) the terrain types to maximize bonus scoring.The minor mechanic that lets you alter the basic tile/animal selection (the pine cone "bonus" tiles) is just perfect for adding a little bit more strategy without radically altering the core.Our family loves it. My 9 and 11 year-olds enjoy the theme with the wildlife and animals, and the overall strategy is clear to them (even if they are still learning the nuances).The parts are well made; the terrain tiles and animal tokens are a nice, thick cardstock. The bag, box, and storage are compact and easy to manage.I suspect over time this will be a game ripe for expansions, as I can see perhaps after 25+ plays that you might want more variety in animals, terrain, and scoring options.But even out of the box you're getting a fantastic game at a very good price, one that's absolutely worth having in your collection.

This game is excellent, relaxing and visually beautiful. The game mechanics are great and although it may not seem like it, you have to think a bit. You won't get bored easily, it has severe ways to start and different ways to score points.

This is a really good gateway game. If you're looking to get into the hobby this game will suit your needs. Not overly complicated and very addictive. This is a go to for us when we want to play something quick. Usually plays in about 20 minutes with 2 of us.

This is definitely my new favorite. It’s easy to teach, it’s simple to play, while giving you many different permutations on how to play each session as the scoring objectives have different variants to keep it very fresh. One the surface it’s incredibly simple, with a subtle layer of complexity when dealing with filling out your board to hit your different scoring objectives while also focusing on building your board out in a way that gives you those extra points by having the biggest habitats of each variety. A ton of fun for the family!

Picked this up for game nights with my wife, and it's quickly become a favorite. Beautiful art, simple to learn, and surprisingly strategic. It plays great with two players—tons of fun balancing habitat tiles and animals (I’m almost the alpha elk around here, but my wife still wins most games). Easy enough to enjoy after a long day, but clever enough to keep us coming back. If you’re looking for quality time with a partner and a little friendly competition, Cascadia delivers. Bonus points for feeling peaceful even when you’re this close to victory.

Great game for those who love tiles' games. Different levels in one game, depth of thinking but a family game, great design

I bought this game based on the artwork and overall vibe after seeing it on a list of relatively chill board games that you can play both alone and with other people. Playing it is a very calming experience for me so far, and I think the gorgeous and colorful visuals creating a bird's eye view landscape help a lot with that. But I was surprised by how meaty the gameplay is at the same time. The game strikes a very artful balance between being compelling and engaging enough that you want to keep playing just to play around with different strategies or combinations of the tokens/cards/tiles, but it's also mellow enough thematically that it's hard to become overly competitive. It feels sort of like playing an episode of planet earth. I've played a bunch of times now with anywhere from 1-3 other friends and we always end up playing more rounds than we originally planned to. Highly recommend! I'm excited to pick up the expansion eventually and see what that adds to the mix.