Takenoko: the Board Game - Puzzle & Strategy
Board
The tile-based game: grow bamboo to satisfy the ravenous Imperial Panda!
- Rating
- 3.0
- 201 ratings
- Downloads
- 5K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- US$6.05
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Nov 19
- 2019 · v0.49
Screenshots
About Takenoko: the Board Game - Puzzle & Strategy
PLANT, IRRIGATE, AND GROW BAMBOO… BUT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SATISFY THE APPETITE OF THE GREEDY IMPERIAL PANDA?
The Japanese emperor has called the very best gardeners in the empire to compete for the complicated task of caring for his sacred panda. Only the gardener with the very best plots of bamboo will be able to satisfy this picky animal!
Plant a bamboo forest around the emperor’s pond. Cultivate and irrigate your plots to grow all the types of bamboo the panda loves.
To beat your rivals, make improvements to your plots: build irrigation channels or add fertilizer to accelerate the growth of your bamboo… and pray that the weather is favorable!
The player who completes the most objectives wins the game. Only one gardener can win the emperor’s favor… So grab a rake!
Characteristics:
- Simple and tactical gameplay adapted from the acclaimed board game, Takenoko, by Antoine Bauza.
- 1 to 4 players
- Play in single-player mode against the computer or your friends and the rest of the world in local or online multi-player!
- Chibis: an extension pack with all new objectives, new plots of land, and most importantly, Miss Panda and her babies. Available for purchase in the game shop!
Original board game awards:
- 2013 Ludoteca Ideale official selection
- 2013 winner of Games Magazine best new family game
- 2012 Tric Trac nomination
- 2012 winner of Lys public choice award
- 2012 nomination for JoTa best family board game
- 2012 nomination for Golden Geek best family board game
- 2012 nomination for the Golden Geek best kids’ board game
- 2012 winner of As d’Or-Jeu de l’Année
Languages available: French, English, German, Spanish and Italian.
The Japanese emperor has called the very best gardeners in the empire to compete for the complicated task of caring for his sacred panda. Only the gardener with the very best plots of bamboo will be able to satisfy this picky animal!
Plant a bamboo forest around the emperor’s pond. Cultivate and irrigate your plots to grow all the types of bamboo the panda loves.
To beat your rivals, make improvements to your plots: build irrigation channels or add fertilizer to accelerate the growth of your bamboo… and pray that the weather is favorable!
The player who completes the most objectives wins the game. Only one gardener can win the emperor’s favor… So grab a rake!
Characteristics:
- Simple and tactical gameplay adapted from the acclaimed board game, Takenoko, by Antoine Bauza.
- 1 to 4 players
- Play in single-player mode against the computer or your friends and the rest of the world in local or online multi-player!
- Chibis: an extension pack with all new objectives, new plots of land, and most importantly, Miss Panda and her babies. Available for purchase in the game shop!
Original board game awards:
- 2013 Ludoteca Ideale official selection
- 2013 winner of Games Magazine best new family game
- 2012 Tric Trac nomination
- 2012 winner of Lys public choice award
- 2012 nomination for JoTa best family board game
- 2012 nomination for Golden Geek best family board game
- 2012 nomination for the Golden Geek best kids’ board game
- 2012 winner of As d’Or-Jeu de l’Année
Languages available: French, English, German, Spanish and Italian.
What’s new
Version 0.49 · Updated November 19, 2019
First release of Takenoko, enjoy!
Play today's Frostfire puzzle
Balance fire and ice: half of each in every row and column. A free daily puzzle from Fiplay, same board for everyone. It plays right here, no download.
User reviews
Amazing adaptation of the boardgame!!! The animation and visuals are great! Great instruction and rules are available to review. Achievements are available and the AI is challenging. Controls and game interface work very well. So glad to see a digital version of this game and that it is well made! Thank you. Don't s...
Pristine
Just as much fun as the physical board game.
Great gameplay on local.
Never played the board game but boy is this adaptation pretty. It plays flawlessly on my Galaxy S10. Some of the rules weren't immediately obvious so I had to look them up. I also wish there were various levels of AI. They can sometimes be hit or miss or just predictable in their choices. No games were available in ...
Only problem with this game is there should be an info option.
Alternatives to Takenoko: the Board Game - Puzzle & Strategy
Looking for apps like Takenoko: the Board Game - Puzzle & Strategy? Here are 6 similar Android apps on Google Play. The highest rated is Tokaido™ (4.3/5), and 1 of the 6 are free to download.
-
Agricola All Creatures... 4.0
-
Cartographers 4.2
-
Santorini Board Game 4.3
-
Talisman: Origins 4.3
-
Tokaido™ 4.3
-
Hexxagon - Board Game 3.8
| App | Rating | Price | Installs | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takenoko: the Board Game - Puzzle & Strategy | 3.0 / 5 | US$6.05 | 5,000+ | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| Agricola All Creatures... | 4.0 / 5 | 4.49 USD | 10,000+ | May 11, 2026 | Compare |
| Cartographers | 4.2 / 5 | 4.49 USD | 10,000+ | Aug 30, 2025 | Compare |
| Santorini Board Game | 4.3 / 5 | 4.99 USD | 5,000+ | Nov 12, 2020 | Compare |
| Talisman: Origins | 4.3 / 5 | 2.49 USD | 10,000+ | – | Compare |
| Tokaido™ | 4.3 / 5 | 1.99 USD | 100,000+ | Feb 17, 2026 | Compare |
| Hexxagon - Board Game | 3.8 / 5 | Free | 1,000+ | Mar 12, 2020 | Compare |
Similar apps on Google Play
- Agricola All Creatures...
- Cartographers
- Santorini Board Game
- Talisman: Origins
- Tokaido™
- Hexxagon - Board Game
- Le Havre: The Inland Port
- Wingspan: The Board Game
- Talisman
- XenoShyft
- Stratego® Single Player
- Carcassonne: Tiles & Tactics
- Zombicide: Tactics & Shotguns
- Legends of Andor – The King’s
- Sagrada
- Concordia: Digital Edition
- The Castles Of Burgundy
- One Deck Dungeon
- Terra Mystica
- D&D Lords of Waterdeep
- Maracaibo Digital
- Catan Universe
- Isle of Skye: The Board Game
- Pathfinder Adventures
- Aeon's End
- Scythe: Digital Edition
- King and Assassins: Board Game
- UniWar
- Dixit World
- Wavelength
- rymdkapsel
- A Game of Thrones: Board Game
- Similo: The Card Game
- Morels
- Flockers
- Cantina Royale
- Ticket to Ride: First Journey
- Catan Classic
- Armello
- Everdell
- RISK: Global Domination
- Hero Realms
- Antihero
- Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze
- OTTTD : Over The Top TD
- Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game
- Triominos, Triangular Dominoes
- Mystic Vale
- Twice as clever
- Elder Sign: Omens
- Ganz schön clever
- DiceTown Diaries Dice Game
- Onirim - Solitaire Card Game
- Acies : Battle Runes
- Slash & Roll: MMORPG Online