Black Forest
- Players
- 1-4
- Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
- 3 players
- Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
- 120 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 14+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 3.2 / 5
- Year
- 2024
About the game
Black Forest continues Uwe Rosenberg's resource-wheel legacy from Glass Road, sending players to build and expand a small medieval domain nestled in the Black Forest. Players travel between villages to recruit specialists whose abilities let them gather resources, place landscape tiles like ponds and fields, and construct a variety of buildings. Two personal resource wheels help track production and consumption, replacing Glass Road's simultaneous action selection with worker placement instead. A wide range of building types and effects offers multiple viable paths to victory. It's a richly layered euro game blending tile placement, resource management, and worker placement.
Hobbli's Notes
Hobbli's editorial team appreciates how Black Forest refines Rosenberg's beloved resource-wheel system from Glass Road into a fuller worker-placement experience. The variety of buildings and production paths gives it satisfying depth for repeated plays. Solo mode is well-supported for fans of single-player euro games. Its moderate-to-heavy complexity and long playtime mean it's best suited to players already comfortable with dense euro design.
What we like
- Refined resource-wheel system adds satisfying depth to production planning.
- Wide variety of buildings offers multiple strategic paths.
- Well-supported solo mode extends single-player appeal.
- From a proven design lineage building on Glass Road's mechanics.
Keep in mind
- Moderate-to-heavy complexity may challenge newer euro gamers.
- Long playtime requires a solid time commitment.
- Similarity to Glass Road may feel repetitive for existing fans.
Who it's for
Great for euro-game enthusiasts aged 12+ who enjoy resource-wheel management and worker placement, in groups of 1-4 including solo play.
