- BGG rank
- BGG #6,421
- BGG rating
- 6.5
30 Rails
- 1–8 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,224
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Pleasant Prospect Farm
2014
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- 2–4 players
- 5 min
- 6+
- Complexity 1.0/5
For 2 players
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Pleasant Prospect Farm is a board game released in 2014 for 2–4 players, 5 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Julian Anstey and its main mechanics are Open Drafting.
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About the game
Pleasant Prospect Farm is yours! Will you keep animals, which are valuable but require a fenced paddock? Will you grow crops? Or diversify and offer camping facilities? Finally, a tractor will be a great help with ploughing and harvesting, but if you have campers they may not like the noisy machinery! A card draft takes places where, each turn, players draw a card, play one card face up and one face down, then pass on the remainder. When seven cards have been played, they are scored. Animal cards give a higher score then crops, but only if they are combined with a paddock card. The score for tents is dependent on the size of the set. The tractor card increases the score for cereal and vegetable cards but reduces the score for tents. Designed for the 2014 Microgame Print and Play Contest.
Questions and answers
Pleasant Prospect Farm 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 Pleasant Prospect Farm is 5 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 Pleasant Prospect Farm for ages 6 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.
Pleasant Prospect Farm has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
Pleasant Prospect Farm belongs to these categories: Print & Play and Farming. Its main mechanics are Open Drafting. 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 Pleasant Prospect Farm are: Julian Anstey. 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 Pleasant Prospect Farm 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.