Forest Shuffle Exploration Expansion

About this product

Step deeper into the forest with new discoveries, fresh challenges and even a way to explore on your own.

A 55 card expansion for Forest Shuffle from Lookout Games.

Add solo play, special caves and rare species from around the world to your Forest Shuffle games.

Base Game Required

Forest Shuffle Exploration is an expansion and cannot be played on its own. A copy of the Forest Shuffle base game is required.

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Product Description

There is always something new waiting to be discovered in the forest.

Forest Shuffle Exploration adds three different adventures to the Forest Shuffle base game, giving you new ways to play, new powers to explore and additional species to bring into your forest.

For players who want to venture out alone, the expansion introduces an official Automa opponent named Anna. Her actions are controlled by a dedicated 20 card Automa deck, while 12 challenges give you different goals to pursue across bronze, silver and gold difficulty levels. Completed challenges can be stored behind the included divider cards so you can keep track of your progress between games.

The five special caves bring another layer of variety. These replace the regular caves from the base game and each offers its own scoring benefit or permanent effect. Depending on the cave you choose, you might score more for stored cards, reward bats, gain cards more quickly or turn your cave into an important part of your strategy.

Exploration also includes 15 new and rare cards featuring selected species from around the world. You can add any or all of them to your games, creating even more combinations across the Forest Shuffle base game and its expansions.

Why you’ll love it

• Official solo play: Take on Anna using the dedicated 20 card Automa deck.
• 12 solo challenges: Work towards different objectives with bronze, silver and gold targets.
• Track your progress: Use the included divider cards to keep completed challenges organised between games.
• Five special caves: Replace the standard caves with new caves that provide individual scoring bonuses or permanent effects.
• Fresh strategic choices: Cave powers can change how you value stored cards, bats, bonuses and card draw.
• 15 new and rare cards: Add selected species from around the world to your forest.
• Flexible integration: Use any or all of the new and rare cards with the base game and its expansions.
• More ways to explore: Choose between solo challenges, special caves and new species, or combine the available elements to refresh future games.

Quick Details

• Publisher: Lookout Games
• Forest Shuffle designer: Kosch
• Automa design: Anna Triebert
• Product type: Board game expansion
• Compatible game: Forest Shuffle
• Contents: 55 cards
• Automa cards: 20
• Challenges: 12
• Special caves: 5
• New and rare cards: 15
• Divider cards: 3
• New mode: Official solo play
• Solo opponent: Anna
• Challenge levels: Bronze, silver and gold
• Special cave feature: Each cave provides additional scoring or a permanent effect

Good to Know

• Expansion only: Forest Shuffle Exploration cannot be played on its own.
• Base game required: A copy of Forest Shuffle is needed to use this expansion.
• Solo compatibility: The solo variant can be played with the Forest Shuffle base game, with Alpine, or with Alpine and Woodland Edge together.
• Challenges have two requirements: To complete a solo challenge, you must meet both its stated goal and the minimum score for your chosen bronze, silver or gold level.
• Special caves replace the standard caves: When using this module, choose from the five Exploration caves instead of using the regular caves from the base game.
• Caves have individual powers: The special caves may provide additional scoring or an effect that remains active throughout the game.
• New and rare cards are flexible: You can use any or all 15 cards with the base game and its expansions.
• Alternative setup for new cards: The rules also provide an option to deal two random new and rare cards to each player at the beginning of the game for a more even distribution.