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HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 18 June 2025, 13:01
by DrClick
Step into the serene yet strategic world of
HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest, a charming open-drafting and tile-placement game by acclaimed designers
Asger Harding Granerud and
Daniel Skjold Pedersen.
Low complexity, high component charm, and very high replay value,
HUTAN is a relaxing puzzle experience with just enough tactical depth to keep every round fresh.
In
HUTAN, you will:
- Draft flower cards and carefully arrange them on your board
- Grow trees by overlapping matching flowers
- Score animals by completing colored zones
- Balance positive and negative scoring as you plan your rainforest
The game plays over 9 quick rounds (about 30–45 minutes), offering a puzzle-like solo mode, unique boards, and several modular challenges for variety. While the theme is light and the interaction low, the delightful tree tokens and clever scoring system keep players engaged in their own little ecosystems, with luck and timing making all the difference.
Best enjoyed as a calm, strategic solo or multiplayer experience, HUTAN shines brightest at 3 players, where downtime stays minimal and decisions meaningful. Try it now by clicking the link below, or learn it through the tutorial:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=hutan
Thanks to
Sidekick Games and the devs
Tisaac & KuWizard for bringing this vibrant adaptation online!
That's your Wednesday Release Time,
And as always, take care and play fair!
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 18 June 2025, 23:43
by Sachora
Tutorial doesn't work (which is very strange for Nekyonancer, as his tutorials are usually a solid 5/5)
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 03:28
by twiddly2
The name caught my eye because hutan means jungle in Bahasa Malaysia (and also Bahasa Indonesia). And it's obviously where the name of this game came from.
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 04:06
by calmcanaries
Also had an issue with the tutorial, stuck at laying the red blue and white flowers as specified about 20% of the way into it.
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 07:57
by Nekonyancer
Hi, I identified the problem. In the replay, I placed flowers by first clicking on each space and then selecting the flower's color. If the user instead uses the buttons at the top to select the color first, and then selects a location afterward, the game will not recognize it as the same action, causing the bug.
I added a sentence to the relevant step in the tutorial, instructing the user NOT to use the buttons at the top.
In the future, feel free to send me messages directly about any issues you may encounter so I can fix them! In this case, someone else saw this post and told me.
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 09:16
by KuWizard
Nekonyancer wrote: ↑19 June 2025, 07:57
I added a sentence to the relevant step in the tutorial, instructing the user NOT to use the buttons at the top.
Thanks for the quick fix and your hard work on this and other tutorials!
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 10:58
by SimplicatusGames
- Good tutorial, youtube video and PDF rules are all nice, but time-consuming.
- Please do not announce games with an empty "How to Play" section below.
- Scrolling down on the same page is the obvious, first, default place to look for a game summary.
- With an empty "How to Play", the button should read "Play Later", not "Quick Play"...
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 12:03
by miklomike
SimplicatusGames wrote: ↑19 June 2025, 10:58
- Good tutorial, youtube video and PDF rules are all nice, but time-consuming.
- Please do not announce games with an empty "How to Play" section below.
- Scrolling down on the same page is the obvious, first, default place to look for a game summary.
- With an empty "How to Play", the button should read "Play Later", not "Quick Play"...
People keep saying it but they keep pumping out games without it because it's more important for them to churn them out then have them be ready.
I'm definitely in favor of less game releases but make sure everything is working correctly and no outstanding bugs.
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 12:10
by KuWizard
This page comes from BGA wiki, and has been written by BGA players community. Feel free to edit it!
Re: HUTAN: Life in the rainforest - The eye of the tiger!
Posted: 19 June 2025, 15:15
by GTSchemer
KuWizard wrote: ↑19 June 2025, 12:10
This page comes from BGA wiki, and has been written by BGA players community. Feel free to edit it!
All developers can create that page before release. I personally tried to do it when I developed games since it helps players.