Indian Summer

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About this game

Indian Summer
Before winter makes its appearance, a particularly warm fall bathes the forest in a golden shimmer. During the Indian Summer, New England blossoms one last time. Treetops are ablaze with countless colors — a living rainbow, from green to orange to red. Slowly the first leaves are starting to fall. Meanwhile, our steps and the diligent squirrels rustle the colorful foliage.

On our walks through the woods, we discover all kinds of little treasures; we collect berries, nuts, mushrooms and feathers. We pause for a moment to watch the shy inhabitants of the forest before we set off towards home once again. There, a good book and a hot tea are already awaiting.

The heart of Indian Summer are puzzle tiles with holes that are placed on individual forest boards to cover up treasures. When players get their hands on these, they gain more options and an edge over their opponents. All that counts in the end is to be the first to cover your forest floor completely with leaves.

Indian Summer is the second part of Uwe Rosenberg''s puzzle trilogy following 2016's smash hit game, Cottage Garden. This game is further geared towards more experienced players.

Ratings and reviews

Nice game and working perfectly on my Android 12. Honestly this game is great, looks great, you can play it alone vs AI, with someone sharing or passing the device/local game or online vs other players around the world, but that last mode not always you can find an opponent, sadly there isn't too much players even the game is great. If you have a friend that has this game, you can create a lobby (private) and play online, the person doesn't needs to be with you, and has a chat too. I ❤️ it.

I much prefer this game to both Patchwork and Cottage Garden. Mechanically its simpler and more satisfying, and artistically this is just gorgeous. So why only 3 stars? Because out of those 3 games, this one has the weakest AI. Within only a couple of games, I could beat it every single time. As a result, sadly, this is the only game out of those 3 which no longer has a permanent place on my tablet

Along with Cottage Garden, this is a decent conversion of a boardgame. The game has added some extra elements to the tile-placing play, however I still could not see much variety to the options available to the player. I like Patchwork better, which keeps things simple, while still allowing for planning ahead.