I see a lot of things as a game critic, but I’ve honestly never come across a card game that tasked players with growing trees in order to win the game.  The closest comparison I could possible make is the single-player PC game “Reach for the Sun”, though it centered around plants like sunflowers and lilacs. Instead of a solo experience, you’ll be competing against one or two other people to turn your seedlings into monstrous trees that award a lot of points.  Of course, you can mess with your opponents a bit by burning down or harvesting their trees.  Before I get into the nitty-gritty details though, I’d like to thank Game Designer Steve Thaemert for reaching out and providing me with a press copy for review purposes.

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