Availability date: 2026-04-30

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 to maintain this bamboo garden. 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.

Carefully cultivate a bamboo garden with the help of a gardener and a hungry panda.

Data sheet

AUTHOR(S)

Antoine Bauza

ARTIST(S)

Nicolas Fructus
Picksel
Yuio

PLAYERS COUNT

2
3
4

FROM AGE

8+

LANGUAGES

EN

DURATION IN MINUTES

45 min.

BARCODE / ISBN

3760267991172

PUBLISHER

Matagot

COLLECTION

Takenoko

SIZE OF THE GAME BOX

295 x 295 x 75 mm

WEIGHT OF THE GAME BOX

1.285 kg

PCB

6.0

CARTON SIZE

31.00 x 38.00 x 31.50 cm

Production Country

CN

AVAILABILITY

in February 2025

GAME MECHANICS

Action Points
Contracts
Dices
Plateau modulaire
Tile Placement

THEME

Nature & Animals
Territory Building
farming

HS CODE

95049080