Trekking the National Park is fun! This is a charming and an attractive game with excellent art, pictures and tokens. It is a great game for heavy gamers and as well for beginners as there is deep strategy while the promise and gameplay is relatively simple to learn. It’s a good backpacking trip game in your home. Buy Board Games today and just set aside your tiresome routine and don’t not let COVID-19 limit your travel of the National Parks!!

Parks board game nominated for various award 2019/2020 :

• 2020 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Nominee
• 2020 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee
• 2019 Meeples’ Choice Nominee
• 2019 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
• 2019 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee
• 2019 Cardboard Republic Socializer Laurel Nominee
• 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Production Values Nominee
• 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Game from a Small Publisher Winner
• 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Game from a Small Publisher Nominee
• 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Family Game Winner
• 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Family Game Nominee

The game is over played over 4 seasons (rounds). The board is randomly created by a number of trail boards that you layout starting from the trail head to the end board. Each player controls 2 hiker tokens that starts at the trail head. On your turn you move your hiker token along the trail to a location and pick the available resources at the location and carry out the action presented at the location. Some limitations in movement are 2 Players generally cannot occupy the same location (There are campfire exceptions per round per player).

There are 3 park cards that players can choose from when they gather the resource required. Once a players has the required resource they can take the card into their possession for the victory points it provides. In the event you do not have the required resource at the end of the round you can take the card anyway and place it beside you exhausted until such time you are able to pay its cost. There are penalties for not completing a park card.

There are a other cards that introduce additional effects into the game that makes it more changeling, these are the Canteen cards which provide you some addition resource when water tokens are placed on them. Season cards that provide starting random resources placed on the trails for each season. Year cards which provide a secret objective for each player to additional points at the end game. Pictures when taken during your trek provides you the camera token which reduces the cost of additional pictures taken and can earn you more points. Gear cards provide your trekker with abilities when activated.

A combination of these creates a great game to play. With sufficient complexity for heavy gamers and also simple enough to teach and play with beginners. The beautiful cards, art and tokens provides an impressive visual feel and look for the game.

We find Board Game Parks great for the reasons below:

1. Attractive theme: It would appeal to the hikers and backpackers in your group. The presentation with beautiful cards, art and tokens provides an impressive visual feel and look for the game
   
2. Artistic photography: You will see the beauty of the national parks with amazing art work. The travel posters of these National Parks are well depicted in these card. The icons are descriptive and easy to understand.
   
3. Simple worker placement and resource management mechanism for heavy gamers and easy to teach beginners.
   
4. Educational information on each National Park card provides additional information about the park. The information and photos are from the real National Parks. If you are thinking of visiting national parks, but cannot because of Corona virus, why not virtual visit them in the game parks.

There are some player count issues that will be observed in the game. At higher player counts some players can have limited actions for the players. With only three Park Cards in play for each season, the battle for the cards can be fierce at higher player counts as opposed to lower player counts where players would stay out of each other’s way. A two player game lasts about 30 minutes, while a five player games is about 60 minutes. There is also a decent solo player version in the box. This game is very popular due to its ease of play, theme and presentation in Board Games Canada region.

There are many ways to gain victory points. Gain victory points by visiting the parks, taking pictures and completing your secret mission. The way you do it is the tactical and strategical dilemma. In order to be the better and win the game , here are some of our winning strategies and tips. Take a look of our strategies:

1. Park cards: There are only 3 per Season (round). You will need to get those as soon as possible. if high valued park cards appear in the display and you see the chance to get those resources it is a good idea to grab ahold of it. So preventing others from getting it.
   
2. Watching other players: Watching what the other players are searching for in resources and block them or ninja their resource for yourself when you move across the trail especially if you have the first player token.
   
3. Gear Cards: when activated early can provide you additional abilities that will help you through the game. So get these as early as you can.
   
4. Canteen card: These cards are great if you have the chance to gather a lot of water and convert them to resources you need during the game for completing Park cards.
   
5. First player marker starting first in a season (round) provides you the ability to chose the available trails for the resource that you are interested to gather.

If you are interested in this game or want to gift this to your favorite person who is spending time a bit more inside, then the National Parks must be your prior and solid choice. Buy Board Games Canada today and enjoy playing it with some cheesecakes and the music on!