Chopping trees in heavy shadow

[patrober]

I couldnt chop a tree down in shadow. Im sure I had enough resources but it didnt give me the option to harvest a fully grown tree. Any thoughts?

[Stuff by Bez]

That's the rules of the game.

[patrober]

That's the rules of the game.

But the rules say "Players cannot plant a seed or grow a tree when that
seed or tree is shadowed by another tree."

Doesnt say chopping it down is affected. Thats why i was surprised.

[Fletcheese]

That's the rules of the game.

But the rules say "Players cannot plant a seed or grow a tree when that
seed or tree is shadowed by another tree."

Doesnt say chopping it down is affected. Thats why i was surprised.

This is actually a good question and I agree with the interpretation of the rulebook as allowing collection of trees when in shadow. However this has been asked and answered by the designer on BGG who says that tree collection should be interpreted as a type of growth action: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/305703 ... ect-tree-i

[patrober]

That's the rules of the game.

But the rules say "Players cannot plant a seed or grow a tree when that
seed or tree is shadowed by another tree."

Doesnt say chopping it down is affected. Thats why i was surprised.

This is actually a good question and I agree with the interpretation of the rulebook as allowing collection of trees when in shadow. However this has been asked and answered by the designer on BGG who says that tree collection should be interpreted as a type of growth action: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/305703 ... ect-tree-i

Pah! What would the designer know!

Still seems odd - why would a tree need sunlight to die? If anything, it would be more likely to die in shadow.

[Stuff by Bez]

I think the death is a slightly weird part of the game. Intuitively it seems like a negative thing - maybe they are being cut down or dying. And thus, the end boardstate of a well played game is almost empty.

But I think the death is meant to be more like ascending into nirvana - a joyous affair. That's why you get light for it.

This was asked a while ago, and the intention was stated as being that you can't activate a source circle (for growth/seed dispersal/ascension) that is in shadow.

[Pentti Linkola]

But I think the death is meant to be more like ascending into nirvana - a joyous affair. That's why you get light for it.

Actually it just costs you light and you get "leaves" (dead leaves? haha). It's meant to be an ascension but no matter how you look at it, there is a "sad" side to it