Garden Guests: Tower Deck
- 2–6 players
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #13,189
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Garden Guests
2023
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- 2–6 players
- 20–30 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.5/5
For 2 players
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Garden Guests is a board game released in 2023 for 2–6 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Stephen Glenn and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid, Team-Based Game, and Communication Limits.
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About the game
In Garden Guests, players compete to form a continuous path across a garden board that features beautiful paper cut art. On a turn, each player on a team — a team can be one or multiple players — can draw cards, give cards to a teammate, or use their cards to build a tower or extend their path. Towers are necessary in order to create a path between your base and a tower, or from one tower to another — but if you haven't yet connected a tower to your path, your opponents can take it if they have cards to make a larger tower. To make a path, a player must play cards that match the colors of each space in the path. Once a path is made, it is permanent, and your opponent may have to wind their own path around yours. The first team to make a path all the way across the board wins! —description from the publisher
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- Van Ryder Games
Questions and answers
Garden Guests supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Garden Guests is 20–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Garden Guests for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Garden Guests has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Garden Guests belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid, Team-Based Game, and Communication Limits. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Garden Guests are: Stephen Glenn. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Garden Guests as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.