Question 1

Is there a one player option?

Accepted Answer

As has been answered, there absolutely is a one-player variant, and I just wanted to add my piece to this: it is one of the best solo-variants I've ever seen in a game. The designer of the variant is on Board Game Geek and it went through some amazing playtesting - the variant is so simple, yet it seems like it knows what we're thinking or wanting to do. It's got a few levels of difficulty as well, and the solo variant has been lovingly designed and honed by many many fans of Viticulture. I cannot  recommend this game highly enough. One caveat - if you do purchase it, I would recommend purchasing a set of metal coins - I did not get the ones done by Stonemaier, but they are available at Meeplesource. I bought mine on Amazon and they were made for the game Brass (by Eagle Gryphon). Totally completely adds to the fun of this game!

Question 2

What types of tokens are needed for this game? ie. gold, stone, food, gems, wood etc? Would the Stonemaier token be useful or a waste?

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Here’s what we do. We buy little jewelry gems at HobbyLobby….we buy Ruby red for the red wine, white for the whites, there’s a blush color , and then we buy a sparkly one for the champagne. We use a clear disc for the money marker. We use miniature wine bottles for the player scores. We also use silicon cupcake liners to hold game pieces. We use the cupcake liners for all sorts of games. Blings it all out at a reasonable price. We also used balsa wood to make crates for the cards. This is a frequent game at our house., so worth the effort. Great game for newer players. A bit light for my tastes, but we are gamers.

Question 3

Does this version come with the metal coins?

Accepted Answer

No, this version comes with cardboard coins. The Tuscany Deluxe expansion is the one that comes with the metal coins.

Question 4

Is this compatible with Tuscany Expansion (2nd Edition)?

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Yes, 2nd ed Tuscany (AKA Tuscany essential edition) was created to work best with viticulture essential ed

ASIN	B018GRSLK4
Age Range Description	156 months to 9600 months
Are Batteries Required	No
Best Sellers Rank	#51,985 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #1,239 in Board Games (Toys & Games)
Brand Name	Stonemaier Games
CPSIA Cautionary Statement	Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable
Color	Multi-colored
Customer Package Type	Standard Packaging
Customer Reviews	4.9 out of 5 stars 2,292 Reviews
Edition	Essential Edition
Educational Objective	Team Building Skills
Estimated Playing Time	90 Minutes
Expansion For	Viticulture
Game Mechanics	Hand Management, Variable Phase Order, Worker Placement
Genre	Economic, Strategy, Worker Placement
Global Trade Identification Number	00748252980618
Included Components	1 game board, 6 vineyard mats, 1 first-player token, 72 punch board Lira coins, 1 rulebook, 24 Automa cards, 6 wooden victory point tokens, 18 field cards, 36 pink and blue cards, 48 glass grape and wine tokens, 42 vine cards, 36 wine order cards, 38 summer visitor cards, 38 winter visitor cards, 48 wooden structure tokens, 30 wooden worker meeple, 6 wooden grande worker meeples, 6 wooden wake-up …
Indoor Outdoor Usage	Indoor
Is Assembly Required	No
Item Dimensions	8.66 x 3.93 x 10.63 inches
Item Dimensions L x W	10.63"L x 8.66"W
Item Part Number	IMPSTM105
Item Type Name	board game
Item Weight	4 Pounds
Language	English
Manufacturer	Stonemaier Games
Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS)	1200.0
Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS)	168
Manufacturer Part Number	STM105
Manufacturer Warranty Description	No Warranty
Material Type	Cardboard, Cardstock, Wood
Minimum Age Recomendation	14.0
Model Number	STM105
Number of Items	1
Number of Players	1-6
Operation Mode	Manual
Rulebook Availability	Printed Included
Set Name	Essential Edition
Size	standart
Theme	Economic, Farming
UPC	748252980618
Unit Count	1.0 Count

Viticulture (Base Game)

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