My newest lens is about one of my favorite games, Bohnanza. Invented in Germany, it’s a card game for the whole family that involves lots of trades and negotiations. Although the box says game play is approximately 45 minutes, I have never played a game that short. Each time I play this game with the same group of people, our wheelings and dealings get more and more elaborate as we try to outdo each other. The game is particularly hilarious when we have an MBA playing with us.
But wait, did you say it was about beans?!? Planting and harvesting beans?Â
My Bohnanza lens not only introduces the game to people who have never heard it before (really, the game about planting and harvesting beans and trading them… trust me, it’s the best!), I have a discussion about rules variations and winning strategies. Plexos were the best way to present this information, and I certainly hope people will add their secret strategies.
If you haven’t tried this game, you really must. Fun for the whole family. Everyone thinks planting and harvesting beans is really strange (raised eyebrow?), but I have not met a single person who didn’t want to play it again after playing it once. Plus, I was one of the skeptics, and here I am making a lens!
