Buy this first
- Our take
- BGG rates it 7.52 from 4,609 ratings, above the base game. Several BGG owners say it cuts the luck of the base game, and one would have traded the base game away without it.
- What you need first
- Just the base game
Takenoko · Expansion
Takenoko: Chibis
- What it adds
- A female panda miniature giving an extra action, nine baby-panda tiles, six plot tiles with sacred hills and a Kami garden, an extra pond, 18 cards and 17 bamboo pieces.
- What it fixes
- Lets you swap objectives and use the Gardener spot to reduce luck from the card draw, according to BGG owners.
Sources
- boardgamegeek.com (opens in a new tab)
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