Come play in the dunes, where the Marram grass grows. Remodel the landscape; collect flowers and coins; step on snakes, worms and freak beasts; and fight flipping wars. All this in one game!

The “Classic” version of Marram is a skilful strategic tile placement game for 2-4 players that is easy to learn, but difficult to master. Take turns laying 2 tiles that show body lengths of snakes and worms, and patches of grass and sand, laying them to fit with those already laid. Rather than laying a tile, you can remodel the landscape with a spade, flipping a tile that’s already been laid. You lay welly boots to claim control of features, such as snakes, worms, grass and sand patches and score points when the features are complete. Score more points than your opponents and you win! Learn how to play with the short game, which takes 15-25 minutes, and use these new skills in the long game (25-40 minutes) which is significantly more strategic

Or pit your wits playing the more complex “Pitchfork” variant – a game of two halves. Capture and remove snakes and worms in the first part of the game, and fight for control over wide expanses of grass and sand in the remainder. You need to think deeply and strategically in the long version of the game which takes about an hour. The short game takes 25 to 35 minutes.

Finally, a slightly nutty variant “Animals” expands on “Pitchfork” where you have a chance to bet on whether a fly and a frog get eaten by a snake to win bonus points.