Dreadful Meadows, Arkus Games’ new Kickstarter project, maybe the ideal match if you’re seeking a board game with a delicious Halloween flavor. Dreadful Meadows casts players as confectioners attempting to amass a powerful candy collection by maintaining and improving sweet patches, while the characters enjoy the fun and charm of the macabre season. The Dreadful Meadows: Deluxe Edition is available for $50 (NZ 85), while the Deluxe Edition plus the Tricks for Treats Expansion are available for $71 (NZ 120). The game has already surpassed its initial target of $13,434 with almost $67,000, and the whole Kickstarter campaign can be seen here.
To become the season’s most successful confectioner in Dreadful Meadows, you must first extend your confectioner’s meadow by acquiring candy patches from the market, and then plant sugar sprites in the meadow to create fresh sweets. You’ll buy harvesters to speed things up and build strong combos, and then you’ll retrieve your sugar sprites and add conception cards to the mix.
Key characteristics include:
- A deep and strategic level of gaming is achieved through quick turns and easy actions.
- Players must put and recover Sugar Sprites (workers) in order to cultivate crops and activate significant bonuses.
- Each player buys and arranges Patch Tiles to create their own, one-of-a-kind Meadow.
- Variable player strengths and a wide range of Patch Tiles and Concoction Cards allow for endless replayability.
- Beautiful, appealing artwork takes you into Dreadful Meadows’ larger universe.
