Board Game

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest

Released 2024 / 1-8 players / 20-60 min / Ages 12+

Designer: Thomas Cardwell

Artist: Megan Wyreweden

Publisher: (Self-Published), Gameswell

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest cover art

Description

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest is a beautifully illustrated book of six modern games for fans of card games, board games, and the Pacific Northwest.

All you need is a deck of cards to hunt with a pod of orcas, forage for tasty mushrooms, brave the swift rivers of the salmon run, and more. Created and illustrated by Pacific Northwest locals as an ode to card games and the beauty of the PNW, these six games are a great way to dive into a world of fast and fun games with a familiar set of components:

Forage
Players: 2-8 — Complexity: 1
Explore a forest and gather baskets of mushrooms faster than your opponents in this set-collection game.
Free official download: https://tomcardgames.itch.io/forage

Trail
Players: 3-4 — Complexity: 2
Pack supplies for your journey, then hike past landmarks in this drafting and resource-management game.
Free official download: https://tomcardgames.itch.io/trail

Orca Isles
Players: 3-6 — Complexity: 2
Place orcas from your pod to gather prey, and collect poker hands to hunt at wooded isles in this worker-placement game.
Free official download: https://tomcardgames.itch.io/orca-isles

Cabin by the Sea
Players: 1 — Complexity: 3
Build stacks of cards from the sea, the beach, and your supply. Each turn, the sea gives and the sea takes in this solitaire game.
Free official download: https://tomcardgames.itch.io/cabin-by-the-sea

Salmon Run
Players: 2 — Complexity: 4
Brave the chilly waters and predators along the salmon run, acclimating to changing conditions of the sea, the river, and the stream in this deckbuilding game.
Free official download: https://tomcardgames.itch.io/salmon-run

Signal Fire
Players: 4 — Complexity: 5
Communicate to your partner with smoke and fire signals, moving around the ridge and valley strategically in this team trick-taking game.
Free official download: https://tomcardgames.itch.io/signal-fire

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Game at a glance

Year published
2024
Players
1–8
Play time
20–60 minutes
Listed playing time
60 minutes
Minimum age
12+

Categories (5)

  • Animals
  • Book
  • Card Game
  • Exploration
  • Travel

Mechanics (6)

  • Closed Drafting
  • Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
  • Set Collection
  • Solo / Solitaire Game
  • Trick-taking
  • Worker Placement
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