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 2026
- Position 12 in Best games where unchosen resources increase in value
- Position 21 in Best games where you can enclose areas
- Position 25 in The best combinatorial games 🧮
- Position 21 in The best farming board, card & dice games 🐄🚜
- Position 29 in The Best Games from Heidelberger Spieleverlag 🇩🇪🏢
- Position 10 in The Best Games from Lookout Games/Lookout Spiele 🇩🇪🏢
- Position 21 in The best games in which you can enclose a territory or area
- Position 12 in The best games where unchosen resources increase in value 📈
- Position 3 in The best games with automatic growth of resources
- Position 14 in The best games with cows/cattle
- Position 14 in The best games with dynamically changing start player
- Position 3 in The best games with horses 🐎
- Position 11 in The best games with pigs
- Position 11 in The best games with sheep 🐑
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