Bohnanza

BOHNANZA is a CLASSIC BEAN-TRADING CARD GAME designed by UWE ROSENBERG (also Agricola 2007, Caverna 2013, A Feast for Odin 2016, Le Havre 2008, Patchwork 2014, and many more heavy-euro classics) + published by AMIGO SPIEL (Germany, 1997). ONE OF THE FIRST HIT games of the modern German designer era + Rosenberg's FIRST MAJOR HIT — established him as top designer. 2-7 PLAYERS plant + trade + harvest 8 types of BEANS (Coffee Beans, Wax Beans, Blue Beans, Chili Beans, Stink Beans, Green Beans, Soy Beans, Red Beans — plus expansion beans) in an agrarian trading economy. Iconic thematic HUMOR + charming Björn Pertoft illustrations. THE ONLY GAME WHERE HAND ORDER MATTERS — you must play cards in the ORDER you drew them. Cards CANNOT be rearranged in hand — this creates constant TRADING pressure to unload useless beans + acquire useful ones. TURN STRUCTURE: (1) PLANT first bean from hand (mandatory); may plant 2nd; (2) DRAW 2 cards + TRADE with other players (negotiation + open trading); (3) HARVEST beans when field ready (each bean has value chart 1-4 coins based on quantity harvested); (4) DRAW 3 new cards to end turn. Each player has 2-3 FIELDS to plant beans; harvest to COINS (VP); first to 20 coins wins or highest at end. NEGOTIATION IS CENTRAL: players trade cards + facilitate each other's harvests + block opponents' harvests. Simple 45-min game + huge replay + gateway euro game staple. Perfect for families + gamers. 5M+ COPIES sold. Multiple EXPANSIONS: Al Cabohne (1999 mafia theme), Bohnaparte (1999 war theme), Ladybohn (2009 women's edition), High Bohn (2000 psychedelic theme), Bohnröschen (2010 fairy tale), plus BOHN TO BE WILD, BOHN CAMILA, 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (2022). Considered a MODERN CLASSIC + gateway trading/negotiation game + Uwe Rosenberg's masterpiece before his heavy-euro era.

Coin-based (VP). Highest coins wins.

Win condition · First to 20 coins wins OR highest coins at deck exhaustion.

Home tabletop; portable + travel-friendly.

• Bohnanza 25th Anniversary Edition ($20-25 USD)

  Current in-print version

• Bohnanza expansions ($10-20 each)

  Al Cabohne, Bohnaparte, Ladybohn, High Bohn, etc.

• Bohnanza app (iOS/Android)

  Digital adaptation

• Trade constantly; unload useless beans early

  Fixed hand order forces trading.

• Big harvests = 3-4 coins per bean vs 0-1 for small

  Wait for larger harvests.

• Watch what opponents plant; trade to help THEIR harvests + gain their beans

  Win-win trades.

• Buy 3rd field (10 coins) if game supports

  More capacity + flexibility.

Bean

8 types (Coffee, Wax, Blue, Chili, Stink, Green, Soy, Red).

Field

Player's planting area (2-3 fields per player).

Harvest

Cash in field for coins based on quantity.

Trade phase

Open negotiation between players.

Coin

VP; from bean harvests.

Bean market

Face-up cards drawn for trading round.

Chili Bean (worst bean)

Requires 3 to harvest 1 coin.

Coffee Bean (best bean)

Fewer needed for coins; premium bean.

Hand order rule

Cards must be played in draw order (unique to Bohnanza).

• Casual game; family + gamer favorite; no formal comps

  N/A · worldwide · since 1997

• Uwe Rosenberg fan celebrations at Essen Spiel

  annual · Germany · since 1997

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• AMIGO Spiel (publisher)

  Founded 1980 · Frankfurt, Germany

• Rio Grande Games (US publisher)

  Founded 1998 · USA

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