MISE À JOUR #1
08/04/2025 21:55
First pre-campaign update! Irrigation - a brand new expansion!
Welcome to Agricola: Special Edition! Learn more about what is coming later this year in Q2!
Hello!
First of all, a warm welcome to all of you who have clicked “Follow” and joined us on this exciting journey (over 26k people!!!).
Whether you’re a long-time fan of Agricola or simply love beautifully crafted, ever-green Euro games, we’re incredibly excited to have you here. This update will give you a clear picture of what we’re working on and what you can expect from the campaign ahead.
Agricola is one of the most celebrated Euro games of all time. Its deep strategic gameplay, meaningful choices, and compelling theme of building a farm from the ground up have earned it a lasting place in board gaming history. With the Special Edition, our goal is to bring this beloved game to modern tables in the way it truly deserves: elevated, complete, and with outstanding presentation.
This is not our first time doing this. With Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition and Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition, we’ve proven that it’s possible to stay faithful to a classic while enhancing every aspect of its production. From upgraded components and rebalanced content to reimagined visuals and new expansions, we’re applying everything we’ve learned to make Agricola: Special Edition the most ambitious and complete version of the game to date.
The starting base of Agricola: Special Edition is the most polished version of the game available: the Revised Edition. But we’re going beyond that. Our version will feature updated visuals, streamlined rule presentation, and some additional tweaks to improve usability and clarity. Our aim is to make the game more welcoming without losing any of its strategic depth.
Now, if you know Agricola, you know there are a lot of expansions — many of which include overlapping or rebalanced content. Our development team is carefully reviewing every single officially published card from every expansion to build a unified, balanced, and compatible card pool for the Special Edition. This will be the most complete and consistent version of Agricola ever released!
New BIG Expansion: Irrigation
The Irrigation expansion is a MAJOR new addition developed by Uwe Rosenberg and Tomasz Zawadzki (Team Lead in the AR Dev Team) that introduces a fresh mechanic: water management. How you bring water to your farm will affect animal reproduction, crop growth, and your ability to access powerful new improvements like Mills.
Mills create highly desirable action spaces that become more valuable based on surrounding water — and can be used by other players, adding a new level of interaction.
You’ll also find a new resource type — fruit, which can be harvested from fruit trees growing on your land.
We’ll also involve YOU—the community—in the development of Irrigation. We plan to have a prototype version of the expansion to be available on Board Game Arena around May, allowing players to try it out, provide feedback, and help shape its final form. More information on that will be coming in the following updates!
What’s Next
This is just the beginning. In the coming weeks, we’ll be revealing artwork, miniatures, component previews, and development insights as we build toward the campaign launch. You’ll also get a first look at Irrigation on BGA, and we’ll share how you can help test and refine it with us.
We can’t wait to show you more.
Stay tuned!
https://gamefound.com/fr/projects/awaken-realms/agricola-special-edition