Photosynthesis
One of the newer board games that became the topic of many conversations as gaming conventions last year was Photosynthesis . The game involves its namesake process in which you gain points from the sun based on how many trees you have that are growing in open, non-shaded areas. The game play is based around resource management and board control, but has enough quirks and foibles to make the game unique and exciting. Players take turns planting seeds, growing trees, throwing new seeds towards the center of the board, and eventually harvesting mature trees to accommodate space for new sprouts. To score points players harvest only the largest, most mature trees from the board. By doing this that player is sacrificing gaining new points from the sun in exchange for a leg up on the scoreboard. If you do this too soon you might not have the resources to repopulate; however, too late and you might be left behind. In addition to being a good strategy game that has beautiful pieces. This