Juicy Fruits

Categories: Economic, Farming

Mechanics: Area Movement, Contracts, Grid Movement, Tile Placement

Players: 1–4

Ages: 8+

Playtime: 20-50 Min

In Juicy Fruits, each player manages their own small island paradise, growing a variety of delicious fruits. The goal is to score the most points by strategically supplying ships and adding valuable businesses to your island.

On your turn, you slide one of your fruit collector tokens a number of unblocked spaces and collect that many fruits of the token's type—banana, orange, lime, pomegranate, or mangosteen. You can then either fulfill an order from a ship docked at your shores or claim a business from a shared display and add it to your island, or choose to do nothing.

Strategic planning is crucial because unfulfilled ships block valuable island space that could be used for fruit collection. However, focusing too much on ships might allow opponents to grab the most promising businesses. Additionally, claiming businesses early can shorten the game's duration.

Juicy Fruits offers unique challenges each game as you balance moving tokens efficiently and managing your island's space. The game also includes a "juice factory" mode and four solo play variations for added variety.