Just like ideas the name may conjure up, Photosynthesis is all about harnessing energy from the sun. During the game players will plant seeds, grow them into trees so they can capture the most sunlight, and then harvest them for victory points.
Photosynthesis is really easy to learn.
The game is played over a series of rounds with 2 Phases in each round. At the end of each round, the Sun rotates one spot on the border of the board. The another round occurs. Once the Sun has circled the board three complete times, the game ends.
To begin, each player takes a player board and their corresponding set of colored trees. On each player board, players place 4 Seeds, 4 small trees, 3 medium trees, and 2 large trees. They also set their Light Point tracker on the “0” space of their board. The rest of their Seeds and Trees are placed next to their board in their “Available” area.
Then in turn order, players place one of their Available small trees on an edge space of the main board. They then each place a second available small tree on another edge space. The Sun is placed on the Sun symbol on the board and the game can begin.
