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2021 Ranked #448

For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game

An exceptionally compact solo trick-taking puzzle about exact bids, tactical ally powers, and charming woodland diplomacy.

Family Games Trick-taking Predictive Bid Solo / Solitaire Game Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Players

1

Play time

15-30 min

Age

12+

Complexity

1.84/5

Rating

7.76

Easier to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.4/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.0/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 5.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.8/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.3/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 2 min
Teach time About 8 min
Table footprint Compact
Campaign commitment No campaign
Recommended edition For Northwood! – Side Room Games English retail edition (2023)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Unite a woodland kingdom by winning exactly the right number of solo tricks at eight fiefs, aided by animal rulers with clever powers.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Visit eight fiefs in any order and hold a dialogue with each ruler through a hand of precision trick-taking. Every fief asks you to win an exact number of tricks, while four allies—and rulers befriended earlier—let you manipulate suits, values, and the draw deck at just the right moment. The introductory game is quick to learn, then twelve challenge scenarios remix the setup and restrictions into a remarkably replayable solo puzzle.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
For Northwood! – Side Room Games English retail edition (2023) 2023 English Side Room Games / US
For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game – English edition (2021) 2021 English (Self-Published)

Game and edition data

All specifications (25)

Play and group

Players
1
Play time
15–30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.8/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 2 min Source
Teach time
About 8 min Source
Teardown time
About 2 min Source
Table footprint
Compact Source

Campaign and continuity

Campaign commitment
No campaign Source
Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
None; every solo challenge resets immediately. Source
Scenarios
12.0000 scenarios Source
Consumable components
None; cards and challenge materials are fully reusable. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
The retail game includes twelve challenge scenarios after the introductory game. Source
Recommended edition
For Northwood! – Side Room Games English retail edition (2023) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Current Side Room Games Physical Retail Edition; Distinct From The Earlier Self Published Print And Play Edition. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Wilhelm Su

Artists

1
Wilhelm Su

Publishers

4
(Self-Published) (Web published) Bad Boom Games CMON Global Limited

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