Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small*
Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small offers a specialized, two-player experience derived from the popular Agricola game, focusing exclusively on the aspect of animal husbandry.
Gameplay Overview
- Animal Husbandry Focus: Players engage in breeding horses, cows, sheep, and pigs, maximizing the use of their pastures.
- Board Expansion: Start with a 3x2 game board that can be expanded to accommodate more animals and structures.
- Action Selection: Sixteen actions are available, with each player taking three actions in each of the eight rounds.
Special Features
- Building Infrastructure: Construct fences and buildings for managing and housing animals.
- Special Buildings: Each building offers unique abilities and potential victory points.
- Strategic Balance: Players must find the right balance between expanding their infrastructure and acquiring a diverse set of animals for scoring.
Conclusion
Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small is perfect for fans of the original Agricola who are looking for a quicker, more focused gameplay experience. It's especially suited for two players seeking a strategic and engaging farm-building game centered around animal husbandry.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
We like Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2025
- Position 15 in The best combinatorial games 🧮
- Position 13 in The best farming board, card & dice games 🐄🚜
- Position 25 in The Best Games from Heidelberger Spieleverlag 🇩🇪🏢
- Position 7 in The Best Games from Lookout Games/Lookout Spiele 🇩🇪🏢
- Position 12 in The best games in which you can enclose a territory or area
- Position 25 in The best games released in 2012📆
- Position 11 in The best games where unchosen resources increase in value 📈
- Position 2 in The best games with automatic growth of resources
- Position 11 in The best games with cows/cattle
- Position 13 in The best games with dynamically changing start player
- Position 4 in The best games with horses 🐎
- Position 7 in The best games with pigs
- Position 8 in The best games with sheep 🐑
- Position 30 in The best worker placement games
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