Harmonies [Review] สร้างแหล่งที่อยู่ให้สรรพสัตว์สุดเพลิดเพลิน

Summary

Harmonies is a tile- and pattern-building game about creating habitats for animals. Players arrange landscape pieces and try to match animal cards to suitable environments. Both landscapes and animals can score points; the player with the highest score wins.

How It Plays

• On your turn, take landscape pieces from the shared supply and place them on your board. Pieces may be rotated, but some types cannot cover or overlap others.
• You may also take an animal card and build the habitat pattern it requires. Board space for animal cards is limited, so choosing which cards to pursue matters.
• Keep building landscape patterns and habitats through the final round. Everyone finishes the round so that all players get the same number of turns.

Scoring and Strategy

Landscapes score according to their patterns. Examples include connected water, groups or heights of trees and mountains, and flower fields. Animal cards score when you create their specified habitat patterns, with conditions that vary by animal.

Plan for both terrain scoring and animal habitats. A piece that does not complete one goal may still contribute to another. Keep your limited animal-card spaces in mind, and avoid taking cards you are unlikely to complete.

Some terrain boards and expansions add or change scoring conditions, including drought effects, additional animals, colored gems, and structures or towers that score when built in specified patterns. Check the relevant board or card, as conditions differ.

Review Impressions

The reviewer praises the artwork and tactile components, describing the game as relaxing and easy to learn while still offering meaningful decisions. They particularly like that players can pursue other scoring opportunities even when a placement plan goes wrong.

The game is recommended for players who enjoy nature-themed pattern building and want more strategic bite than they find in Cascadia. One drawback is that players must remember which pieces can be stacked and how the different scoring rules work.

Gamers, Sources, and Acknowledgments

• Aki Gaming Channel — The host’s spoken introduction; the video metadata identifies the channel as Zemaki Gaming.
• Tower Tactic Game — Thanked as a sponsor.
• C Gaming — Mentioned in the closing remarks in connection with Harmonies; the exact role is unclear from the subtitles.