For the flower gardener in everyone, Umbra Via is an award winning flower garden themed board game that combines abstract strategy, auction bidding, tile placement and area control into a fun experience for the whole family. With high repeat playability, Umbra Via plays in less than an hour and will scratch that flower gardening itch in the depths of winter. The illustrated rules are beautiful and well written, but this game is a little more complex requing a time investment to learn to play. But boy does it pay off!