How to Play Harvest

Players 1 - 4 players

Playtime 30 - 70 Min.

Ages Ages 10+

Weight Medium (2.6/5)

How to Win

After the fourth round, resolve all End Game Building bonuses, then score 1 point for each unharvested Crop, 2 points for each Blueberry Bush, and 1 point for every 2 remaining Coins, in addition to the points earned during the game. The player with the most points wins. If tied, the tied player with the most leftover resources wins.

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How to Play Harvest

Harvest is a worker-placement game about managing your own farm in the town of Furroughfield. Your goal is to finish with the most points by growing and harvesting crops, improving your farm, and making the most of your farmer's unique abilities. Over four rounds, you'll choose your place in turn order, then send Wheelbarrows around town to clear land, plant, water, fertilize, harvest, construct buildings, and gather resources. After the fourth round, farms are scored and the player with the most points wins.

1
Set up Furroughfield. Place the Town Board in the center of the table. Prepare the Farmer's Market, Workshop, Crop supply, Coins, Sunrise Tiles, and other shared components, and place the Round Marker on Round 1.
2
Adjust for player count. With 1–3 players, cover the small Farmer's Market space with the Out to Lunch Tile. With 4 players, use a stack of 3 Small Farmer's Market Tiles there instead. In a 2-player game, also set up Mayor Gairy, who will occupy additional action spaces during play; for solo play, follow the Solo Challenge Almanac.
3
Prepare each farm. Each player takes a Farm Board, its matching 3 Wheelbarrows, and Button scoring token. Place 6 random Building Tiles face down over the Field spaces on your Farm Board.
4
Set your starting resources. Place your Bucket at 3 Water capacity, your Water Token at 1, and your Fertilizer Token at 1. Each player also begins with 1 Wheat Seed and 1 Coin, with their scoring token at 0.
5
Choose your farmer and farmhouse. Each player receives 2 Character Cards and 2 Farmhouse Tiles, chooses one of each to use, and returns the others. Each Character and Farmhouse provides abilities that can shape your strategy throughout the game.
6
Determine Sunrise order. Each player draws a Sunrise Tile and places it face up. Its number determines turn order for the first round; do not take its benefit during setup.

1
Begin the Sunrise Phase. At the start of each round, reveal new Sunrise Tiles. Beginning with the player holding the lowest-numbered current tile, each player chooses a new Sunrise Tile.
2
Resolve Sunrise abilities. After choosing, resolve applicable Sunrise effects from your new tile, Character, Farmhouse, or other abilities. Your new Sunrise number determines turn order for the round.
3
Place a Wheelbarrow. During the Action Phase, players take turns in Sunrise order placing one Wheelbarrow on an open action space and immediately taking its action. Most spaces can only hold one Wheelbarrow, while spaces marked with an infinity symbol remain open to everyone.
4
Gather and improve your resources. Visit places such as the General Store to gain Fertilizer, Water, and Seeds, or use other town spaces to improve your farm and convert resources.
5
Work your Fields. Field actions let you Plant, Tend, or Harvest. Plant Seeds using Fertilizer, spend Water to grow additional Crops, and Harvest your farm to score points and gain Coins and other rewards.
6
Clear land and construct Buildings. Use Workshop actions to remove face-down Building Tiles from your farm, increase your Water capacity, and construct Buildings. Buildings can provide immediate abilities, ongoing benefits, or end-game scoring.
7
Continue until all Wheelbarrows are placed. Players alternate turns until everyone has placed all 3 of their Wheelbarrows. In a 2-player game, Mayor Gairy also blocks action spaces during this phase.
8
Complete the Sunset Phase. Retrieve your Wheelbarrows, refresh the Farmer's Market, move Buildings through the Workshop, and advance the Round Marker.
9
Play four rounds. Repeat the Sunrise, Action, and Sunset phases through Round 4. After the final Action Phase, skip the normal Sunset cleanup and proceed to final scoring.

Can more than one Wheelbarrow use the same action space?

Normally, no. Once a Wheelbarrow occupies an action space, that space is closed and another Wheelbarrow cannot be placed there. Spaces marked with the infinity symbol are always open and can hold any number of Wheelbarrows.

When I Plant or Tend, can I affect more than one Crop?

Yes. A single Plant action lets you plant as many Seeds as you have space and Fertilizer for. Likewise, a single Tend action lets you tend as many Crops as you have the space and Water to support. No matter how many Seeds you plant or Crops you tend, it still counts as just one Field Action.

When I Harvest, can I choose which Crops to harvest?

No. A Harvest action removes and scores all Crops currently on your Farm Board. You also gain 1 Coin for each different type of Crop included in that harvest.

How do Blueberry Bushes work when tending and harvesting?

When planted, a Blueberry Bush stays on your Farm Board for the rest of the game. Tending an empty Bush places one Blueberry on it, and each Bush can hold only one Blueberry at a time. When you Harvest, the Blueberry is removed and scored, but the Bush remains so it can grow another Blueberry later.

Can I take the same Workshop action more than once during a visit?

No. Workshop spaces require you to take different actions. If you use the three-action space, for example, you may take three different Workshop actions, but you cannot perform the same one twice.

Can I build a Building on top of Crops or Blueberry Bushes?

Yes. A Building can be placed in any cleared 2×2 section of your farm, even if Crops or Blueberry Bushes are currently there. Anything covered by the new Building is returned to the supply and scores no points.

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