Wessex Harvester

Hi everyone, 

Here is my entry to the 2024 1-card PnP contest2024 1-Card PnP contest: 

Title: Wessex Harvester

Step into the lush landscapes of ancient Wessex, where fertile fields await your skilled touch. The player takes on the roles of Saxon farmers competing to cultivate the most prosperous plots of land during the rich harvest seasons. Utilising strategic dice mechanics, players plant, grow, and harvest crops, navigating the unpredictable English weather and soil diversity.

1 player, 15 minutes, ages 12+

Components: 

1 Rotatable Farm Board Card: Displays various soil types and is rotated to simulate changing seasons.

24 Dice (8mm preferred): Represent four types of crops, each distinguished by color: 

6x Wheat (White)

6x Corn (Blue)

6x Tomatoes (Red)

6x Lettuce (Green)

A pencil/pen and a scrap of paper to track the score. 

Gameplay: 

The game is played in turns, starting from the Spring season, each turn representing a time-period within one season. Once a season is over (completed the turns within one season), you rotate the card clockwise to simulate the change in seasons. Use a pencil/pen to track the turns on the card.

Categories: 

Best Overall Game.

Best Game Designed in Contest Timeframe

Best Solitaire Game

Most Innovative Mechanic.