2021 · Puzzle

Aqua Garden

Players run a small aquarium and stock six tanks with sea creatures while managing limited funds and a single employee to place them. On each turn the player farthest behind on the shared perimeter moves to an empty space and takes that space’s action: collect sea creatures, gain funds from advertising based on current tanks, or buy items from the sea board. Collected creatures are placed in one or both tanks adjacent to the employee, subject to oxygen limits (four units per tank), seaweed placement to increase oxygen, species separation rules, and other placement restrictions. Rounds proceed as players circle the board; scoring rewards milestones, remaining funds, finish order, and creature sets in tanks.

groupPlayers

1–4 best 4

schedulePlaying time

40–60 min

cakeAge

15+

psychologyComplexity

2.2 / 5