Living Forest Duel (DE)

In this standalone Living Forest Duel, two players assume the roles of the nature spirits Summer and Winter and compete against each other. On their turn, they have one of two options: reveal the top animal from the shared draw pile or use their own action marker to perform an action and thus activate the elements on the animal cards. Players can activate both the cards in their personal animal row and those in the shared animal row. During their turn, they can then attract additional animals from the shared supply row, extinguish fires, plant trees, or move Onibi toward the opposing spirit.

Over the course of the game, a tactical tug-of-war ensues over achieving the four victory conditions and dominance in the mystical forest. Living Forest Duel takes up the familiar game mechanics of the 2022 Kennerspiel des Jahres (Connoisseur Game of the Year), but modifies them for two-player play and adds new components and game elements.