Rustling leaves has you playing one of four seasons and encircling various icons on your sheet to try and maximise your score. Be careful though as every shape has to be joined to the last and especially at the end of the game, you could possibly shoot yourself in the foot by not being able to place a required shape. It’s your choice when to stop, do you carry on? Or do you gamble for a few more tasty points? The Set-Up

At this point I just want to mention how everything ties in so well with the seasonal settings – the icons, how they score…..it’s all connected and very cool!In my last ‘sounds’ post, I looked at noises often heard in a city, such as the ‘hum’ of traffic and sirens ‘wailing’. Today I’m focusing on some more pleasant sounds – those often heard outdoors. Let’s start with the nicest sound of all – birdsong. For this, we use several onomatopoeic words (= words that sound similar to the noises the words refer to). For example, for the short, high sound that birds make, we say tweet, chirp and cheep. (‘Cheep’ is often used for the weaker sound of a baby bird.) You can also find unique words that aren't necessarily synonyms of "rustling" to graft in emotions or moods, like this for a frightening scenario:

If there is a sudden, loud noise in a place that was quiet, we may say that the noise shatters or breaks the silence: A sharp burst of gunfire shattered the silence. Want to know how to add autumn colour to your garden? Here, we explore the best autumn trees for vibrant leaves and rich autumnal shades. The game is very simple. 2 dice are thrown. The numbers on the dice determine the size of the fields to be marked. Now select a forest symbol to be included in the scoring and the next move is made. Thanks to the cleverly designed game plans and the matching scoring rules, this simple principle always results in new exciting decisions. Most of the time, you have the choice between safe points and a riskier variant, which allows you to score significantly more points, but only if there are still suitable rolls afterwards. Here you have to decide wisely!

Rivers and streams have their own sound words. We use the words burble, babble and gurgle to refer to the pleasant, low, bubbling sound of water moving along: Of course, birdsong isn’t the only sound we hear outdoors. The wind in the trees may cause the leaves to rustle (=make a soft dry sound):