Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Harness sun and wind to grow upward for resources or outward across the forest floor in a focused two-player duel.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Chaining
Link actions or effects so one result enables the next part of a sequence.
Enclosure
Surround spaces or pieces to claim territory, capture, or score.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Bias
Hidden or asymmetric information systematically changes how outcomes are interpreted.
Read the full game description
Aspens is a two-player strategy game about competing tree species spreading through a shared forest. The sun die determines which occupied spaces generate new trees for both players, while the wind die controls the directions in which seeds can travel. Growing upward strengthens the engine that supplies future turns; expanding outward claims the territory that decides the game. That tension gives a short ruleset a sharp positional contest, with every roll creating opportunities for both sides.
