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The Hanging Gardens
2025
Rules assistance for The Hanging Gardens
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 30 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.1/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for The Hanging Gardens
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The Hanging Gardens is a board game released in 2025 for 1–5 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Grégory Grard and Matthieu Verdier and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Tile Placement, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
In The Hanging Gardens, players compete to build the most beautiful garden for King Nebuchadnezzar II. Players act as gardeners for King Nebuchadnezzar II, building a beautiful hanging garden to please Queen Amytis. Players strategically select and place Garden cards, aiming to earn the most victory points by fulfilling objectives, arranging features, and optimizing card placement. 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. The key strategy is to plan card placement to maximize connected groups, fulfill objectives, and optimize bonuses while managing resources like tools and gold coins. After 4 rounds, the player with the most points wins. Ties are broken by tools and coins; tied players share victory if still tied. —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
The Hanging Gardens supports 1–5 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 Hanging Gardens is 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 The Hanging Gardens for ages 10 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 Hanging Gardens has a complexity rating of 2.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
The Hanging Gardens belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Tile Placement, and Solo / Solitaire Game. 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 Hanging Gardens are: Grégory Grard and Matthieu Verdier. 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 Hanging Gardens 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.