- BGG rating
- 8.0
La venjança de la Tia Rosa: miniexpansió La Família Hort
- 1–2 players
- 30–40 min
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,998
- BGG rating
- 7.0
La Familia Hort
2020
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- 30–40 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.4/5
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La Familia Hort is a board game released in 2020 for 2–4 players, 30–40 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Ramiro Merinero and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Ownership, and Market.
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About the game
La Familia Hort is a family-weight game that needs you to take care of grandma's farm! Granny Hortensia, owner of the lands of an eccentric farmer's family, dies one day without leaving a will. One night, the moon turns reddish, and the grandmother reappears as a ghost to put her four grandchildren to the test. She will visit them three times, always coinciding with the red moon. After her three appearances, whoever has become the most experienced farmer will inherit all her land. Money, water, and fertilizer management is the key to winning La Familia Hort, with your goal being to have the most experience points after Granny Hortensia's three visits. The game is played in rounds, and each round has five steps determined by the active round card: Market: crop, utensil, and animal tiles are drawn from the pile of the indicated type. Purchase: each player can successively buy one tile from the market. Fertilizer: each player receives a fertilizer counter from the bank to place it on their own crops or on the rivals' crops, depending on which round they are playing. Watering: players place one water counter per crop or animal tile. Available water varies depending on the weather each round. Sale: products are sold in exchange for coins and experience points. Crops that have been completely watered must be sold. The fertilizer is used to get the highest sales value in this step. The game goes on through rounds until the third red moon round card appears, and consequently, Granny Hortensia makes her third visit.
Editions
- La Familia HortenGrand Gamers Guild2024
- La Familia HortenZombi Paella2020
- Семейка ХортruLifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Zombi Paella2023
Designers
Publishers
- Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd
- Grand Gamers Guild
- Zombi Paella
Questions and answers
La Familia Hort supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for La Familia Hort is 30–40 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists La Familia Hort for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
La Familia Hort has a complexity rating of 1.4 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
La Familia Hort belongs to these categories: Card Game, Animals, and Economic. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Ownership, and Market. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of La Familia Hort are: Ramiro Merinero. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists La Familia Hort as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.