
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,309
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Harvest
- 1–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 1992

2025
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Veggie Match is a board game released in 2025 for 3–6 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Xavier Taverne, Yukihito Morikawa (森川幸人), and Yoshihiko Koriyama (郡山喜彦) and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Tile Placement.
War has been declared between your fields and those of your neighbors! Each turn, play a plant card on your field... or on the fields of your opponents and try to align 3 identical plants! Everyone then harvests the plants on their fields, even if they are rotten! The farmer with the most points at the end of the game is declared the winner! Each person's crops yield varying amounts of points. Take advantage of the various free plots of land to plant vegetables and harvest the crops that are on your land. Grow plants with few points on your opponents' land and hope to win the most fruitful crops. —description from the publisher
Veggie Match supports 3–6 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 Veggie Match is 15 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 Veggie Match 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.
Veggie Match 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.
Veggie Match belongs to these categories: Animals, Children's Game, and Farming. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Tile Placement. 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 Veggie Match are: Xavier Taverne, Yukihito Morikawa (森川幸人), and Yoshihiko Koriyama (郡山喜彦). 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 Veggie Match 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.