Rise of Eden
Improve the land around Eden as you create a food forest with other permaculturists.
Gameplay
Work the land of Eden as you create an idyllic permacultured city from the ground up (and underground as well). Work collaboratively with other permaculturists as you improve the fertility and create an Eden.
Collect resources by activating the placed wells. Using the resources you collected, build structures or plant dynamic accumulators that improve everyone’s resource gathering and mobility around the map.
Every structure you build or plant, however, will also help your opponent.
Seeds are used to generate additional soil builders, which give you actions during gameplay, or placed on the game board to generate resources.
Key decisions improve one aspect of gameplay but may hinder another.
Other Game Features
Very little downtime between player turns.
Variable board creates a different experience every game.
Scoring requires players to improve another players score to improve their own.
If players don’t plant dynamic accumulators, a paucity of resources will result.
Improve your own progress by helping other players.
Full playtest available on Tabletop Simulator
Contact Mark Starr to play.
Availability
Rise of Eden has been extensively and continuously playtested. It is currently a completed prototype. I am currently seeking a publisher for Rise of Eden.
Note: Hexagons shown in some images have changed to Octagons.
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is an approach to land management and philosophy that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes a set of design principles derived using whole systems thinking. It uses these principles in fields such as regenerative agriculture, rewilding, and community resilience.
In Rise of Eden, you will be creating a food forest. Food forests are self sustainable “forests” that provides you with food throughout the year. All of the plants within a food forest have different roles including: food production, soil building, nutrient fixing, and more.
Quick overview of Rise of Eden Gameplay
Rise of Eden is being continuously playtested, changes have been made since the video was created. The main theme is now Permaculture, rather than Fantasy (shown in many images and the video).
Player pieces that are placed throughout the board.
Components
21 Terrain Tiles (square)
20 Cubes (resource markers)
36 Seed Pieces (3 colors/shapes)
3 Animals
1 Zipline Pole (same as players)
68 Cards (Resources and “helper” cards)
16 Wells
Player Components (Each Player, 4 Players)
Player Board
5 Meeples
4 Dynamic Accumulators (Understory Trees)
4 Greenhouses
4 Zipline Poles
View Rise of Eden sell sheet
Contact Mark Starr
Print and Play available, Tabletop Simulator also available. I can play a game with you (and teach you how to play) or you can play on your own.
ARTWORK AND THEME DISCLAIMER
Some art created by Mark Starr, other artwork was found online. The hexes in some pictures are from Settlers of Catan (Mayfair Version, 2006-ish). Paper octagon artwork from Jamie Rodel.
I am willing to change the theme and title of a game.
“What is permaculture”- Wikipedia definition