In Forest Shuffle, players compete to gather the most valuable trees, subsequently attracting species to these trees, thereby creating an ecologically balanced habitat for flora and fauna.

Each player starts with six cards in hand, which depict either a specific type of tree or two forest inhabitants (animal, plant, fungus, etc.), with the latter cards being split in half, either vertically or horizontally, with one inhabitant on each half of the card.

In each round, players can either draw two cards—either face down from the deck or face up from the supply—and add them to their hand, or play one card from their hand by paying its cost, and then place it into the game.

During setup, three winter cards were placed at the bottom of the deck. When the third winter card is drawn, the game ends immediately, and players tally their points based on the trees and inhabitants in their forest. Whoever gathers the most points wins.

Forest Shuffle is the first in a series of Lookout games under the Lookout Greenline label, produced on FSC-certified paper and completely avoids the use of plastic.