Redwood Review

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We review Redwood, a set collection board game published by Sit Down Games. Redwood will have you moving around the forest taking pictures of animals and flowers.

I’ve always been a bit of a photography buff. From when I got my first SLR camera in high school, up through college when I had a short-lived stint as a photo major, taking pictures has always been something that has interested me.

While photography is not a new subject for board gaming, Today we are going to look at a unique game in the genre. Redwood sends you into the forest to take pictures of flora and fauna. What makes this one stand out are the movement templates pulled straight out of a war game (here’s looking at you Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game).

Games of Redwood are played out over five rounds. Each round will give you a chance to move your photographer on the board and take a picture. At the start of each round, the sun moves one position, and a new objective card is revealed. Then each player takes their turn in sequence.

On your turn, you must first move your miniature. This is done by choosing one of the movement templates. If you’ve played Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures game, these will look very familiar. They clip into your photographer’s base, and then you use a second mature to move to the end of the movement template. After moving, you then choose a photo template (your lens) to take your picture with. The trick with template choosing is that you are not allowed to pre-measure or change your mind. Once you pick a template, that’s what you have to use.

Anything that is complete under your template will be included in your photo. This may include animals, flowers, or trees. And whatever your template is pointing at will be the background of your photos. These all come together in a set collection style of game that will have you taking photos, while also trying to complete goals on the objective cards.

After the 5th round, players total up the points of their 5 photos from a variety