The Hanging Gardens

EvEvanstar2,5

This game was fine, but a bit dull. My wife and I did two player, and ended only 3 points apart, but despite the set collection, the nice tiles, and the mildly brain burney way you have to lay your cards down, the whole thing felt a little bleah. The game poses itself as a game where you build a garden, but really all it is, is a game where you have some cards that have to be placed in a certain way. When you connect strings of the same color boxes on the cards, you are allowed to take a tile, which is the thing worth points at the end. The boxes you connect then don't do anything for you, and you can cover them up to create new strings, so long as you follow some low difficulty placement rules. The real thing of this game is, complete sets to get tiles in sets. I don't think this one is a keeper. Neither of us hated nor loved it. ★ Art and components ★ Innovative mechanics ☆ Handles 5 or more players ★ Good with min or max players ★ Low time between turns ☆ Comfortable complexity ☆ Re-playability ☆☆☆ Enjoyment

ToTomstar6,5

I like the game, and the laying card (tiles) aspect is very well done. A great two-player game, even if the interaction is low.