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Follow Flowering Paths in ‘Umbra Via’

GeekDad
12 min readApr 16, 2021

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Follow ancient pathways into the unknown, surrounded by colorful flowers.

What Is Umbra Via?

Umbra Via is a tile-laying game (with bidding and area control) for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 30 to 45 minutes to play. It was released this week and retails for $39.95; it’s available directly from Pandasaurus or check in with your local game store. The theme is pretty abstract, so there’s nothing inappropriate for younger kids.

Umbra Via was designed by Connor Wake and published by Pandasaurus Games, with artwork by Eddie Schillo and Stevo Torres.

Umbra Via Components

Here’s what comes in the game:

  • 4 Cloth bags
  • 132 Energy flowers (33 per player)
  • 68 Soul flowers (17 per player)
  • 4 Bidding boards
  • 4 Soul tiles
  • 4 Player screens
  • Main board
  • Altar board
  • 4 Placement Order counters
  • 20 Path tiles (including 3 special tiles)

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