In Pocket Park, a casual card game for 2 to 4 players, create the best arboretum by gathering from the nursery, combining together resource symbols to grow tree cards, and scoring the most points to win!
How to Win
At the end of the game, you will total the point values of all cards in your park . If you have the most points among all players, you win!
The Cards
Tree cards represent the trees that grow in your park. When you play, or "grow," a tree, it is added to the leftmost space in your personal park area. Once any player has at least 8 tree cards in their park, the game ends that same round.
Instant cards, indicated by their lightning bolt icon, are immediately added to your park after you draft them. Some instant cards make your park better while others make it worse.
Resource cards, though rare, provide a powerful boost, helping you to grow trees in your park more efficiently than you'd normally be able.
Gameplay
To set up the game, shuffle all tree cards, instant cards, and resource cards together into one deck. Deal three cards from the top of the deck face-up into the center of the play area. This central play area is called the "nursery," with each of the three cards forming its own "nursery pile."
Randomly select one player to start the game.
During your turn, choose one:
After you have completed your action, your turn ends. If you have more than 8 cards in your hand, discard until you only have 8.
The next player in clockwise order takes their turn.
Once any player has at least 8 tree cards in their park, the game ends that same round (each player finishes their turn). The player with the highest number of points in their park wins!
Randomly select one player to start the game.
During your turn, choose one:
- Gather all cards in a nursery pile. To do this, perform the following:
- Add each tree and resource card in that pile to your hand.
- Add each instant card in that pile to your park.
- "Seed" that pile by dealing the top card of the deck face-up into it. Additionally, seed the next pile in clockwise order (the third pile loops around to the first).
- Grow a tree card from your hand into your park. To do this, perform the following:
- Pay the tree's resource cost by discarding other tree and resources cards from your hand with matching resource icons.
- Place that tree card in your leftmost park slot.
- Resolve its [sprout icon] ability, if applicable.
After you have completed your action, your turn ends. If you have more than 8 cards in your hand, discard until you only have 8.
The next player in clockwise order takes their turn.
Once any player has at least 8 tree cards in their park, the game ends that same round (each player finishes their turn). The player with the highest number of points in their park wins!
* Icons in this prototype made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com.