
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,937
- BGG rating
- 6.9
For the King (and Me)
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2021

Rules assistance for The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards is an expansion for The Butterfly Garden released in 2016 for 2–6 players, 20–40 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Steve Finn and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Auction / Bidding.
Randomly choose the Event cards based on player count and add them to the deck per the instructions. They take effect when they are drawn from the top of the draw deck. These promotional cards will not be available in the retail version of the first edition of the game. It is possible that they will be available during future Kickstarter campaigns for Dr. Finn's Games and, in rare cases, at some special promotional events.
The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards 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 The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards is 20–40 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 The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards 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.
The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards belongs to these categories: Card Game, Animals, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Auction / Bidding. 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 The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards are: Steve Finn. 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 The Butterfly Garden: Event Cards as an expansion for The Butterfly Garden. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Butterfly Garden to use it. Check that your edition of The Butterfly Garden is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.