2026 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended

A gentle frost still lingers over the Dutch countryside as the first tulips rise toward the spring sun. In Frosted Blooms, designed by Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc, players compete to cultivate the most harmonious and valuable tulip garden over ten rounds.

Each turn, select a Landscape tile and place it carefully within your garden, then play a Landscape card to score based on your layout’s design. Enclose areas to add Workers, Barns, and Windmills, unlocking end-game bonuses. Plan your actions wisely, claim objectives, and let your creativity bloom into victory.

Features:

Elegant Tile-Laying Game: Create your garden tile by tile, connecting landscape elements to form patterns both beautiful and strategic. Every tile counts for immediate and long-term scoring.

Card-Driven Scoring System: Play a Landscape card each round to determine how your garden scores! Flexibility and foresight are key to achieving the highest blooms.

Dynamic Objectives: Race to complete objectives that reward flower groups and structures. Act fast, as each can only be claimed once!

Solo Mode: Face an intelligent Automa opponent in a relaxing yet tactical solo experience that tests your gardening mastery.

Strategic Growth & Planning: Combine short-term moves with long-term goals as you decide when to enclose areas, claim improvements, or hold for bigger patterns.

Contents:

44 double-sided Landscape tiles, 4 starting tiles, 45 Improvements (20 Workers, 15 Barns, 10 Windmills), 21 objective tiles, 1 Flower token, 40 Landscape cards, 4 double-sided scoring markers, 40 coins, 1 cloth bag, 4 reminder cards, 1 score pad, 1 main board, 15 Master Gardener cards, 1 rulebook.

1 to 4 players | 40 min | Ages 8+

It may not be possible to ship very heavy items outside of the Mainland UK.
Released: 18 August 2026