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Black Forest

Black Forest

Designed byTido Lorenz•Published byFeuerland Spiele

20242025All-Time
20242025All-Time
Rank
25
in 2024
Total Points
79 pts
Borda count scoring

In Black Forest, you start out with a small domain in need of new buildings and livestock. You’ll travel from village to village, to enlist the aid of the best specialists. Exploiting the abilities of these specialists lets you collect resources, lay out new landscape t…

Published
2024
Players
1-4
Play Time
60-120 min
Weight
3.19 / 5
BGG Rating
7.6View on BoardGameGeek

2024 reviewer lists

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Legendary Tactics
Nato
Dec 18, 2024
Rank1
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The Broken Meeple
Luke Hector
Jan 8, 2025
Rank2
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BoardGameDave
Dave
Dec 29, 2024
Rejected
Rank2
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The Board Gaming Doctor
Phil
Dec 19, 2024
Rank3
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Atelier duMeeple
Martin
Jan 5, 2025
Rank3
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Cardboard Minute
Will Stevens
Feb 6, 2025
Rank4
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Tabletop Tolson
Kim Tolson
Jan 3, 2025
Rank4
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The Secret Cabal
Jamie
Jan 22, 2025
Rank5
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Game Brain Podcast
Tom
Jan 20, 2025
Rank6
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Tabletop Turtle
Kim
Jan 8, 2025
Rank6
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The Dice Tower
Graeme Anderson
Dec 10, 2024
Rank7
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Gaming Rules
Paul
Dec 26, 2025
Rank7
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Man vs. Meeple
Ryan
Dec 27, 2024
Rank8
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Meeple University
Tarrant
Jan 16, 2025
Rank8
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ThinkerThemer
Maggie
Jan 3, 2025
Rank9
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Board and Shield
Zeshawn Khan
Dec 29, 2024
Rank10
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Meeple University
Stella
Jan 11, 2025