Cover art for The Hanging Gardens

The Hanging Gardens

2025 · BGG
Avg rating
6.58
Bayes rating
5.67
Weight
2.05 (Medium Light)
Players
1-5
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
471

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Description

In The Hanging Gardens, players compete to build the most beautiful garden for King Nebuchadnezzar II. Players act as gardeners for King Nebuchadnezzar II, building a beautiful hanging garden to please Queen Amytis. Players strategically select and place Garden cards, aiming to earn the most victory points by fulfilling objectives, arranging features, and optimizing card placement. The game is played over 4 rounds, with each round consisting of players using their 3 Gardeners to select and place 3 Garden cards. Turns proceed clockwise. The key strategy is to plan card placement to maximize connected groups, fulfill objectives, and optimize bonuses while managing resources like tools and gold coins. After 4 rounds, the player with the most points wins. Ties are broken by tools and coins; tied players share victory if still tied. —description from the publisher

Play mode

Solo

How it plays

Set collection & pattern building Tile, map & route building

Game type

Abstract / puzzle game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Devir Ghenos Games Gigamic Piatnik TLAMA games

Designers

Grégory Grard Matthieu Verdier