Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Place worker dice, host guests, upgrade rooms, and plan around a changing mountain season to run the most successful winter inn.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Contracts
Complete specific requirements to earn rewards, income, or victory points.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Worker Placement
Commit limited workers to action spaces before opponents occupy them.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
End Game Bonuses
Earn additional points for meeting conditions evaluated when the game ends.
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Read the full game description
Snow Planner is a dice-placement strategy game about managing an inn in the snowy mountains. Assign workers to shared and personal action spaces, prepare rooms, welcome guests, and invest the income in upgrades that make later turns more efficient. Guests stay for several rounds, so every booking affects future capacity as well as current revenue, while contracts, goals, events, and a shared die create shifting opportunities. Solo rules and variable cards turn the inn into a demanding scheduling puzzle across repeated plays.
