2016 · Puzzle

Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden

Players cultivate a six-by-three garden plot by drafting vegetable cards and placing them into specific grid positions. Each choice of vegetable and placement can trigger one of several meddlesome neighbours, who interfere with the garden in different ways, so players balance immediate gains against potential disruptions. Bees act as a resource that grants additional planting flexibility and must be managed alongside the vegetable supply. After the draw deck is exhausted, a scoring phase evaluates gardens based on vegetable types, counts, and spatial arrangements to determine the best layout. The published edition expands the neighbour variety, adds alternate scoring options, and supports a two-player fixed-grid variant.

groupPlayers

1–2 best 1

schedulePlaying time

10–20 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

1.7 / 5