Earth

Earth is a 2023 nature-themed, card-driven, engine-building board game designed by Maxime Tardif and published by Inside Up Games. In the game, one to five players choose one of four actions - planting, composting, watering, or growing - then all players resolve the corresponding effects on their own boards. Over the

course of play, they build 4-by-4 tableaux of cards representing plants, terrain, and ecosystems, using card synergies, resources, and scoring conditions to generate points. Tardif, a pharmacist from Quebec City who had previously designed BrilliAnts and DiverCity, developed the game after deciding to create a

plant-themed design during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was funded on Kickstarter in February 2022, reached its funding goal within two hours, and was released on Earth Day, 22 April 2023. Upon release, Earth received favorable reviews for its low-downtime action system, strategic depth, and card variety,

although some critics felt its low interaction made it resemble multiplayer solitaire. It won both the judges' award and the people's choice award for Best Board Game (European Style) at the 2023 UK Games Expo and the 2023 Solo Award at the International Gamers Awards. Later releases included Earth: Abundance, the

Animal Kingdom expansion, and smaller add-ons such as the Disasters Module.

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