This family-friendly, rapid-pace strategy game was designed in Europe, and is similar to Settlers of Catan in its style. The game moves quickly, only taking 30 to 45 minutes to complete a game. It has won several awards in Europe, where it was first released. About The Game Sheepland is set on the beautiful island
This family-friendly, rapid-pace strategy game was designed in Europe, and is similar to Settlers of Catan in its style. The game moves quickly, only taking 30 to 45 minutes to complete a game. It has won several awards in Europe, where it was first released.
About The Game
Sheepland is set on the beautiful island of the same name, where for centuries the population has taken care of sheep. While inexplicably working in the same field, two to four shepherds try to move sheep into the right areas to score points. During a turn, you must take three actions, chosen from these possibilities:
Move your shepherd
Move one sheep
Buy one terrain tile
You must move your shepherd at least once during your turn, and you can’t take the same action twice in a row without moving the shepherd in between.
Six different terrain types are available, with five tiles of each type and increasing costs (from 0 to 4 dinars) on those tiles. When you buy a tile, you’re not claiming land on the game board, but rather investing in that type of landscape–as that’s where you expect the sheep to end up grazing. At the end of the game, you score 1 point per tile of a terrain type for each sheep in a region of this type; you also score for coins still in hand.
Each time you move the shepherd, you place a fence in the “rest stop” from which it started moving, making that location off-limits for the rest of the game. During the game some regions become inaccessible, and if they are full of sheep, naturally there’s a rush for the tiles. The lone black sheep in the game, which is worth two points, serves as a semi-random element, possibly moving to an adjacent region each turn while still being movable by shepherds as long as it’s not fenced in.
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Fun gameplay, fast moving and entertaining! Sheepland is a super fun game that can be enjoyed by a wide range of players. There are many hours of fun to be had playing this game with family or friends. Rated for ages 8+ – it is suitable for the younger generation, but there is plenty of strategy and intrigue to keep adults fully entertained and engaged as the deeper layers of the game are discovered.
Light, fun game We mostly enjoy games like Agricola, Dominant Species, Settlers of Catan, Power Grid, Dominion, and the likes. We got this game purely for the sheep. Not a lot of interaction between players, but it is a quick play and does involve some light strategy. The rules are simple so it can be taught to new players quickly. It will definitely be played again, but probably won’t be in our regular rotation. The sheep meeples are awesome.
Super cute & plays well Beautiful artwork with a dreamy style (like looking down over the Neverland map) and sweet diminutive details. It is quick to set up and the board and pieces are as sturdy and functional as could be desired. It is quick to learn, because the actions are simple and the rules unambiguous. By the end of one play-through, the strategy also become clear.