Mycelia

Each player starts with the same basic deck and uses their cards to move dewdrops across the board. As you play, you acquire new cards with special abilities that make your deck more efficient and enable stronger combinations. The goal is to bring all the dewdrops to the forest altar and thus completely clear your playing field. The first player to do this wins!

Mycelia excels as an introductory game: it feels instantly familiar, yet offers enough strategic choices to stay interesting. The satisfaction of a stronger deck that truly delivers results on your player board is clearly present, without the game becoming heavy. The combination of the nature theme, fluid actions, and the physical altar gives the game a warm charm not often found in deck builders. It's therefore fitting that it won Toy of the Year: Mycelia effortlessly combines accessibility, atmosphere, and clever design.