The Hanging Gardens
Products title that includes 'PRE-ORDER' is subject to our Pre-order Policy
Couldn't load pickup availability
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
For more details, please refer to our Shipping and Order Information.
Pre-Order Policy
- Pre-order items are charged at the time the order is placed.
- Prices for pre-order items are subject to change based on final landed costs.
- If the final price is lower, the difference will be refunded to the customer in the form of store credit.
- If the final price is higher, customers will be given the option to either:
- Pay the difference, or
- Cancel the item for a full refund.
- Orders containing pre-order items will be placed on hold until all items in the order are available.
- Once all items have arrived and pricing remains unchanged, the order will be automatically shipped.
- Pre-orders are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis.
- If a pre-ordered item becomes unavailable (e.g., the publisher cancels the product), a full refund will be issued.
- Pre-orders may be cancelled and refunded by customers or the store.
- For transactions that are no longer eligible for direct refunds due to payment processor limitations, a store credit will be issued instead.
The Hanging Gardens
Description
Description
| Designer |
Grégory Grard Matthieu Verdier |
| Publisher | Gigamic |
| Players | 1-5 |
| Playtime | 30 mins |
| Suggested Age | 10 and up |
In The Hanging Gardens, players compete to build the most beautiful garden for King Nebuchadnezzar II over four rounds
Objective:
Players act as gardeners for King Nebuchadnezzar II, building a beautiful hanging garden to please Queen Amytis. Over four rounds, players strategically select and place Garden cards, aiming to earn the most victory points by fulfilling objectives, arranging features, and optimizing card placement.
Setup:
Place the main gameboard and mini-board for the player count.
Shuffle the deck of 75 Garden cards and place 12 face-up in 3 columns of 4 cards.
Shuffle and stack Enhancement tiles face up in 3 piles.
Randomly draw 4 Objective tiles and place them at the top of the board.
Each player gets 1 Irrigation card.
Each player takes 3 Gardeners, 4 Objective markers, 2 gold coins, and 4 tools (last player gets 1 extra tool).
The last person to do yard work starts with the first-player marker.
Gameplay Overview:
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.
Player Turn:
Construct your garden by selecting a Garden card, placing it while following placement rules, and resolving any bonuses.
Reveal a new Garden card by sliding cards down the column and adding a new card at the top.
Buy an Enhancement tile (optional) to improve empty cards.
Complete a Royal Objective (optional) by meeting specific conditions and placing an Objective marker.
Scoring:
At the end of 4 rounds, players score points for:
Irrigation cards based on the specified layout.
Largest connected groups of flowers in red, yellow, and blue.
Groups of trees based on size.
Animals placed on their preferred levels.
Visitors' preferences for garden features.
Completed Royal Objectives.
Winner: The player with the most points wins. Ties are broken by tools and coins; tied players share victory if still tied.
Key Strategy:
Plan card placement to maximize connected groups, fulfill objectives, and optimize bonuses while managing resources like tools and gold coins.
—description from the publisher