Strategic Snacking
Believe it or not, eating in ZOR is more tactical than some combat systems. How, where and when you eat can be life or death as you try to grab a snack between monsters trying to rip your head off.
Movement cards cost food to use, and Slorfs only have 8 to spend at start which is not nearly enough for the full day. So you need to include eating in your game plan.
Food isn't always a matter of just gobbling it up like pac man, there are different sources and methods of getting food, each with their own tactical considerations.
Foraged food
In each clearing you will find some food is just lying there, and you autmoatically eat it entering the tile. With these, its just a matter of working it into your path, dividing between the slorfs and not wasting any.
Dynamic food
Some sources of food are more dynamic than the previous options so a bit more thought is required. In order from left to right:
- The Flying Grub grows in size each turn and then takes off into the sky like a tiny blimp. Grab it at its biggest for the most food, but don't get greedy and miss it entirely
- Nomadic Grubs are always on the move for reasons that don't concern Slorfs. Just realize they aren't staying put!
- Burrowing Grubs will hide in the ground one by one, grab them as soon as possible for the biggest snack
Harvested food
These food sources require breaking a sweat to acquire, so you must spend your water reserves and use a harvest card. This action will also use up the Slorfs entire turn, so there is even more to think about. In order from left to right:
- Giant Mushroom's will fill your food to maximum so plan ahead and wait until you are on the edge for the most value.
- The Fish Pond will give you a fish card which you can share or save for crafting recipes at camp.
- Mushroom Stump isn't anything special, just a more inconvenient source of food. Whether to use a card on these depends on the situation.
Food cards
Like the fish mentioned above, some food can be carried around. These are added to your hand as an effect card. Save them for crafting soups and stews, or if you decide, consume it during the game. If Slorfs are adjacent they share and both get the food, so try to plan ahead for that huge value!
The perfect soup isn't worth dying for