The Hanging Gardens

In The Hanging Gardens, players compete to build the most beautiful garden for King Nebuchadnezzar II over four rounds.

How it works

• Structure: The game plays over 4 rounds. Each round, players use their gardeners to draft and place Garden cards.
• Pyramid Tableau: Players arrange their cards in a pyramid structure (typically a bottom row, a middle row, and a top row) where upper-level cards must be supported by the cards beneath them.
• Drafting & Resources: Cards at the bottom of display columns are free, while cards higher up require spending tools (compasses/building tools). Gold coins can be used to purchase enhancement tiles and fill empty slots.
• Scoring: Points are earned by fulfilling royal objectives, optimizing botanical features (flowers, trees, animals, and irrigation), and smart vertical/horizontal card placement.

Inside the box

• 1 main gameboard
• 2 mini-boards
• 15 Gardeners
• 20 Objective markers
• 75 Garden cards
• 5 Irrigation cards
• 18 Automaton cards
• 10 Objective tiles
• 25 Enhancement tiles
• 20 gold coins
• 30 tools
• 1 first-player marker
• 1 Scorepad
• 1 reference card
• Game rules