Takenoko

??? 2012 As d'Or, French Game of the Year Winner ???
??? 2012 Lys Grand Public Winner ???
??? 2013 Games Magazine Best New Family Game Winner ???
??? 2013 Ludoteca Ideale, Italy 10 Best Board Games Winner ??? 

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.

In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo, while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.