In the game Leaf, players embody the wind by guiding leaves to the forest floor and connecting them to the ones that have already fallen. Each leaf you touch will grant you actions to create a thriving forest. Attract woodland animals, grow mushrooms, lead helpful squirrels up the great tree, and gain additional leaf cards and sun tokens by strategically placing leaves. The player who contributes most to the health of the forest wins!
Guide falling leaves to the forest floor and help create a flourishing ecosystem in Leaf. Players take the role of the wind, selecting unusually shaped leaf tiles and connecting them to the growing shared display. Every leaf touched by a newly placed tile grants its associated action, turning the geometry of each placement into a choice about which parts of the forest to develop.
Actions can grow mushroom clusters, attract woodland animals, collect sun and leaf cards, or move a helpful squirrel up the great tree. Animal cards reward set collection, while mushrooms score through groups formed across connected leaves. Advancing the season brings the forest closer to winter and influences when the game will end, so players must balance immediate rewards against longer term plans.
The shared forest becomes more intricate as the leaf shapes interlock, creating new openings and blocking others. A placement that activates several useful leaves may also leave a valuable position for the next player. Solo rules support individual play, while the competitive game rewards the player who collects the most acorns by contributing effectively to the forest's health.
Interlocking Leaf Tiles: Build a shared forest floor with distinctive shapes and spatial restrictions
Contact Based Actions: Trigger an action for every existing leaf touched by the newly placed tile
Growing Ecosystem: Develop mushrooms, attract animals and collect sunlight through connected systems
Squirrel Tree Track: Climb the great tree to claim useful rewards and scoring opportunities
Season Progression: Influence the approach of winter and the timing of the game's conclusion
Shared Spatial Decisions: Create opportunities and obstacles that affect every later placement
Includes:
4 Wooden Squirrel Meeples
58 Acorn Tokens
25 Sun Tokens
60 Mushroom Tokens
32 Leaf Tiles
48 Animal Cards
36 Leaf Cards
4 Player Aids
1 Animal Board
1 Leaf Board
1 Tree Board
1 Season Marker
1 Start Player Token
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Weird City Games
Category: Board Game
Subcategory: Forest Ecosystem Tile Placement and Set Collection Board Game
