Meadow FAQ
78 questions players ask · Updated Nov 7, 2026 · Full rulebook
Playing Cards
- Where can an observation card with a ground-symbol requirement be played?
- Must all required symbols be in the same column?
- Can an observation card start a column without a ground card?
- Can I insert a new ground card between existing columns?
- What does a slash between two requirement symbols mean?
- Where can a card with an adjacency-arrow requirement go?
- Which symbols on played cards count as symbols I have?
- Can both symbols on a ground card be used?
- Can two symbols on the same card satisfy two different requirements?
- Can I play into a ground symbol's column when another card already covers the ground card?
- Can a card needing a tree be placed on an observation card showing a tree?
- If a card needs two of the same symbol, do I need two visible icons?
- Can I build on any column as long as the requirements are met?
- How many discovery cards can go on one landscape card?
- What does it mean when a landscape card requires two road tokens?
Replacing Missing Symbols
- How does discarding two cards to replace a missing symbol work?
- Can I discard two cards to play a card that has only one requirement?
- If I discard to ignore a symbol with an adjacency arrow, is the adjacency ignored too?
- Can I discard two cards to ignore a road or landscape requirement?
- Can discarding replace a ground symbol requirement?
- How does an either-or (slash) requirement work with discarding?
- If I discard to replace one symbol, must the card still cover another?
Campfire Board and Goals
- Can you claim a goal space on the campfire board when you place your token on a bench?
- What is the bench on the campfire board for?
- Can you play cards first and then claim a goal with the bonus token?
- Can you place more than one bonus token on the campfire board in one turn?
- Do the two goal symbols of a pair have to be next to each other in my meadow?
- Does a claimed goal stay claimed if I later cover its symbols?
- Can two players take the same goal space on the campfire board?
- When do I take a campfire board action, and is it compulsory?
- Can I take the play-up-to-2-cards campfire action and play no cards?
- Can I play a card in the same turn as a campfire board action?
- When the campfire action plays two cards, can the second card use symbols from the first?
- Can the look-at-3-cards campfire action draw from a deck that is not in use?
- How can I rebuild my hand after playing cards?
Taking Cards and Turn Structure
Setup, Rounds and Solo
- Is the "?" path token used in a 4-player game?
- Do players take two turns in a row in a 2-player game?
- How many rounds does a game last?
- When do the decks change from S to N?
- When do I choose the side of my starting ground card in the solo game?
- How does the solo bot Rover choose its notch, and why is it predictable?
Envelopes and Promo Cards
- Can a card be placed on a card with the deer (ungulate) icon?
- How many ground cards does promo R01 Brown Bear require?
- What does the Landscape with kites (R05) require?
- What are the opening conditions for envelopes P and R?
- Can I add all the envelope cards at once?
- How does the Envelope U antler/red goal token work?
- What does the 6 with the weather vane on card D38 mean?
Meadow: Adventure BookExpansion
- Can Adventure Book be combined with Downstream?
- Is Adventure Book competitive or cooperative?
- Does Adventure Book always last six rounds, even with four players?
- Are promo cards compatible with Adventure Book?
- What happens to the N, S, W and E cards after finishing a hike?
- In the first hike, do I start with cards as in the base game?
- How do I get more road tokens in hike 1?
- Do the 1 and 2 point spots on the weather tracks score?
- In Hike 3, must a card go directly above its trail token icon?
- In Hike 6, does taking a painting from the Common Space move my cave marker?
- Can I place a special token in an Adventure Book notch for its observation tower action?
- Does the bridge divide my meadow for placing cards, or only for scoring?
Meadow: DownstreamExpansion
- Does a Downstream round end when all tokens, including river tokens, are used?
- Can a river trail token go on a campfire bench?
- What does the red cross symbol on a Downstream card mean?
- Can I discard two cards to replace a missing symbol on a river card?
- Can I discard two cards to meet the Lazy River 3-point goal symbol?
- How does an oar card played with the play-two-cards action resolve?
- Which cards are in Envelope Z?
- Is the extra goal token from an expansion always one of the goals?
- Do I shuffle the six solo-variant cards at the end of each round?
- Does Rover still remove river cards when its ? token is discarded?
- Does the solo deck switch when the round marker passes a waterfall?
- Can the ? token take a card from the river?
- Do Downstream cards give points directly?