Key Harvest — Prices

Hey board game enthusiasts! Ready to get your hands dirty and expand your lands in Key Harvest? This is the fifth game in the renowned "Key" series by Richard Breese, and the objective is crystal clear: whoever racks up the most points wins the title of best farmer!

The game revolves around placing terrain tiles onto your own player board, which represents your country. The main scoring comes from grouping these tiles: your largest connected group earns you one point per tile, and the second largest grants two points per tile. And let's not forget the workers! Each worker you place on your board is worth points equal to the number on their tile. But watch out, they don't count towards connecting terrain, got it?.

Each turn, you get two actions and can choose from four options, performing each only once. Want to place a new tile on your land? Grab one from the "registry"? Or send a worker to perform a special task? There's even an option to "harvest" your already planted fields. A golden tip: workers activate special abilities, and if you can reposition them after placing a new tile, you might gain extra benefits. Mastering these moves is the key to success!

The bidding part is where things heat up. You can bid with your "crop counters" to acquire up to two terrain tiles at a time. If no one matches your bid, the tile is yours, and you pay the counters. If someone matches, you might get your counters back, and the tile goes to them. It's a game of bluffing and strategy to figure out how much it's worth to invest.

The game continues until the tenth event card is drawn, after which there are two more rounds for everyone to give it their all. In the end, whoever has the most of each crop counter type also earns some extra points. It's a game with a good dose of strategy, bidding, and territory building that will keep you hooked from start to finish!