Keyflower

What it is

Part of the Key series from R&D Games, played across four seasons. Coloured workers bid for new village tiles, and the same workers can instead be spent using a tile. Once a colour is on a tile, only that colour can follow it. In winter every tile on offer is about scoring, and it suits anyone who likes auctions with layers.

What we love

• Boats equal to the player count bring extra workers and skills, and you gain them through turn order tiles.
• Green workers cannot be drawn from the bag, so they must be earned.
• Reusing a tile takes more matching workers than the last use.

Honest trade-offs

• It seats six, but we think the time only holds if everyone keeps moving.
• The colour rules take a little while to settle in.

AI summary of player sentiment

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