Top 5 Farming Games

1. Bohnanza

Bean farming was never this much fun. Its most unique element is that you cannot rearrange your hand; that is, you must play cards in the order you draw them. To meet the game's goal of matching sets of cards, you must negotiate and trade with your opponents.

2. Battle Cattle

Battling bovines bring brave... OK, never mind. It's a game about fighting cows -- bring a sense of humor and have fun.

3. Dicke Kartoffeln

The theme of this board game is potato farming, as players compete to make a profit from their fields. Published in 1989, Dicke Kartoffeln was praised by game reviewer Mike Siggins for having a "multitude of important decisions which have long-term effects."

4. Carcassonne

Carcassonne only rates fourth on the list because the connection to farming is a bit loose. Players take turns laying tiles to add roads, farms, cloisters and cities in this award-winning game. Great for 2 to 4 players, with scoring that always seems to come down to the very end, Carcassonne is going to get played a lot for years to come.

5. Vino

After acquiring vineyards in 9 regions across Italy, players try to earn money by selling those grapes on the open market. Of course, not all grapes grow in all regions, and not all grapes are worth the same amount of money.