Created by Z-Man Games, Inc., Agricola is a fun and challenging board game for people who enjoy strategy. Although the game has varying levels of complexity, it is best suited for adults and kids who are 12 years and older. Game expansions are available, and the game can also be played solo.

In Agricola, you are a poor farmer, living with your spouse in a wooden shack. The goal of the game is to develop your house with things you find on your property including wood, clay, or stone. As the game progresses, you grow farmland, harvest crops, and have children and care for them. The game requires considerable planning and patience.

Agricola was winner of BoardGameGeek’s Geek Madness Tournament and the Aldie Award in 2011. BoardGameGeek had also bestowed the game with the Golden Geek award for Game of the Year in 2008. 

Jason Strober is co-founder of Unbent Media, Inc. He enjoys playing Agricola.