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A card game for 3 to 7 people where players try to earn money by planting and trading different beans. Players are unable to order the hand so a keen talent for negotiation is the only way ensure your hand works for you instead of against you.

Players plant beans in their fields and harvest them for gold coins. Because they can only grow 2 (later 3) kinds of beans simultaneously, you need to carefully manage your fields. Player hands are frozen cards are always played from the left and added to the right. The only way to manage your hand is through constant negotiation with other players.

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When should you avoid a third bean field in Bohnanza?

I've played Bohnanza(BGG|Publisher) a few times, and it seems that most players will buy a third bean field card as soon as possible. A third bean field card costs 3 gold, but through the course of the game, it feels like the extra flexibility from…
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Bohnanza - If no one wants the cards drawn in Step 2, does the active player HAVE to plant them in Step 3?

We love this game, but we have one big question about the rules for Step 2/Step 3. For the 2 cards flipped in Step 2. If no one at all wants them, does the active player have to plant them come Step 3, or do they go in the discard pile?
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What is the logic behind the bean cards to be removed from the deck in Bohnanza?

With 3 players, remove the Cocoa Beans from the game. With 4 or 5 players, remove the Coffee Beans from the game. With 6 or 7 players , remove the Cocoa Beans and the Garden Beans from the game. What's the logic behind this? Is there any…
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What happens if you run out of Beans?

What happens if at the beginning of my turn I have no Beans left in my hand to plant because I traded them all away on other people's turns?
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How can we win at Bohnanza: Al Cabohne?

My girlfriend and I have played the game Bohnanza a lot and we have bought the version Bohnanza: Al Cabohne. But somehow the game always beats us. Does anybody know a good tactic to win this?
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What is the limit on selling during your turn?

Bohnanza (known under different names in different countries) Is a rather simple game intended to have a quick learning curve. So, the rulebook is brief and thus there are some gaps that are not covered. One of this is the selling. Excluding the 2…
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How do we speed things up in Bohnanza?

Whenever I have a one hour window to play, I try this game, and it tends to take more like 2 hours. So far, I find the negotiating really entertaining - so I'm not sure if I want to go crazy trying to enforce time constraints on play. The box says a…
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Brokering three-party deals in Bohnanza

I was playing Bohnanza with some family, my brother-in-law kept trying to negotiate three-party trades. I felt like this was against the rules but as long as everyone's trades were planted at the end I let him get away with it. E.g. Mom, I'll give…
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Is there a rule change in more recent versions of Bohnanza?

The first time I played Bohnanza and according to the Wikipedia summary, there is a rule that allows purchasing a third field. However, I can't find any reference to this in the rules of the game I have, which is version 5.0 (2016). Is it the case…
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How does the "Bean Protection Rule" affect Bohnanza?

I learned recently that there is a rule stating "If there is only one bean card in one of your fields, you cannot harvest it as long as you have another field containing more than one bean card." My friends have decided to house rule this out of the…
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Can the active player receive free cards in Bohnanza?

The rules state that you can give a player free cards, if both players agree. Does this mean that the other players can offer free cards to the active player, (in order to get rid of them).
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Is it possible to play two cards in the same field on the first step of a turn in Bohnanza ?

Bohnanza Wikipedia is a card game where the goal for the player is to plant the maximum of beans in its two fields. During the first step of a player's turn, it is possible to play the two first cards of his hand. Is it possible to plant the two…
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How long does one get to keep the third bean field in bohnanza?

Does the third field stay forever once you have 3 coins to buy it? If not when does it disappear? The rules aren't terribly clear (or maybe I should say "are terribly clear").
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Bohnanza Fan Edition

I bought the Bohnanza Fan Edition by mistake and I can't return it (long story) how can I alter the cards to make them more readable/playable like the original edition?
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In Bonanza: Gangsters, can the mafia steal more than one card during phase 4?

In Bonanza: Gangsters, the mafia can steal cards during phase 4. You pick 3 cards, and if they match a mafia's bean field, they take that card. The rules state that if the bean drawn matches a mafia's bean field, they take it and you immediately…
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